Friday was the last day for the digital staff of Al Jazeera America as the news organization prepares to completely close. The website led with a valedictory note from Tony Karon, the senior executive producer of digital. The piece is titled “Good night and good luck” after Edward R. Murrow’s […]
Al Jazeera America published and then deleted an opinion piece written by “Prof. Jeff Jarvis” on Thursday. Jarvis is a Twitter account that skewers tech and media figures, especially tech jargon. The account, run by Rurik Bradbury, was most recently in the news for its post claiming that the Eiffel […]
President Obama has announced his choice to be Librarian of Congress. If confirmed, Dr. Carla Hayden would be the first African-American and first female to hold the position. The position was established in 1802, but there have only been thirteen Librarians. Previously, Librarians served for life, similarly to Supreme Court […]
CNN has announced that Roger Stone, a former advisor to Donald Trump, will no longer be allowed on the network. Stone has published several tweets criticizing CNN commentator Ana Navarro. “He will no longer appear as a guest on CNN,” a CNN spokesperson told Politico, who first broke the story. […]
Senator Ted Cruz (R) fired his communications director, Rick Tyler, on Monday. This came after Tyler shared an article from the Daily Pennsylvanian, a student newspaper, where Senator Marco Rubio is seen interacting with a Cruz staffer who is reading the Bible. According to the newspaper, Rubio saw the staffer and […]
