Links to reports from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, and USA Today; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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FROM APRIL 17  NPR suspends editor who criticized his employer for what he calls an unquestioned liberal worldview. From AP.  NEW YORK — National Public Radio has suspended a veteran editor who wrote an outside essay criticizing his employer for, in his view, journalism that reflects a liberal viewpoint with little tolerance for contrary opinions. Uri Berliner, a . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 17  NPR editor Uri Berliner resigns with blast at new CEO. Mary Louise Kelly of NPR talks with colleague David Folkenflik about Berliner’s resignation after 25 years over differences with Katherine Maher, CEO since January, and others at the network. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM APRIL 17  NPR editor Uri Berliner resigns after essay accusing outlet of liberal bias, by Emily DeLetter | USA Today  A senior business editor at National Public Radio has resigned after writing an essay for an online news site published last week accusing the outlet of a liberal bias in . . . READ MORE . . .