For today, links to five reports: from the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and National Public Radio; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (MEDIA 11-7-25 is HERE, or scroll down. SYRIA, GAZA and UKRAINE entries are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM
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FROM NOV. 9 Top BBC bosses resign after criticism of the broadcaster’s editing of a Trump speech. From AP. LONDON — The head of the BBC and the British broadcaster’s top news executive both resigned Sunday after criticism of the way the organization edited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump. READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for AFP / AFP report in English and French.
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FROM NOV. 9 Parents worried about their children’s screentime: put your phone down. Reported by Andee Tagle and Ayesha Rascoe | NPR Parents who want their kids to cut back on screen time might want to get a handle on their own by designating specific parameters for their devices. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM NOV. 8 Writing radio obituaries is an art of its own. Reported by Jeffrey Pierre, Sacha Pfeiffer, Don Gonyea, Elizabeth Blair and Jason Fuller | NPR The network’s reporters on the choices and challenges of writing obituaries. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM NOV. 6 50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald, a ‘rock star’ ship, sank in Lake Superior. Reported by Neda Ulaby | NPR No one was more surprised than Gordon Lightfoot when his ballad “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” became one of the biggest hits of 1976, less than a year after the disaster it commemorates. The Canadian musician had . . . Click HERE to listen and read.
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