First, links to six reports: from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, the Cradle, and the Guardian; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (MEDIA 11-10-25 is HERE, or scroll down. , WEST BANK, GAZA and UKRAINE entries are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM
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Kansas county to pay over $3 million for illegal police raid on local newspaper. Reported by Frank Morris | KCUR / NPR A county in rural Kansas has agreed to pay just over $3 million and apologize for a 2023 police raid on a small-town newspaper. The raid sparked an uproar over press freedom. Click HERE to listen and, later, read, and HERE to read Nov. 11 report from AP.
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FROM OCT. 28 Washington Post editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos’ financial ties. Reported by David Folkenflik | NPR On at least three occasions in the past two weeks, an official Washington Post editorial has taken on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos has a financial or corporate interest without noting his stake. In each case, the Post’s official editorial line . . . Click HERE to read; apparently there is no audio.
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FROM NOV. 11 This podcast says ‘I’ve Had It’ with Republicans — and Democrats who don’t fight back. Reported by Stephen Fowler | NPR It only takes a few seconds of listening to get a sense of who hosts Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan consider their target audience — and the target of their ire. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM NOV. 10 Israeli soldiers confirm Palestinian civilians murdered ‘without restraint’ in Gaza ‘free for all.’ From the Cradle. In a new documentary film, Israeli soldiers have described a “free-for-all” in Gaza, in which they killed civilians “without restraint” with the encouragement of politicians and rabbis, it was reported on Wednesday by the Guardian. READ MORE . . . Click HERE or two lines above for Nov. 10 report from the Guardian.
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