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Katy Tur Talks Covering Donald Trump’s Candidacy for NBC
The presidential hopeful has insulted reporter Katy Tur on national TV, called her names during interviews, and made his campaign seemingly impossible to cover. Here, her no-holds-barred account of trailing the most unlikely candidate in GOP history. by KATY TUR, PHOTOGRAPH BY REBECCA GREENFIELD AUG 10, 2016 20.5k In a speech carried live from Mount Pleasant,…
John Oliver’s right – journalism is in danger, and here’s why that matters | Opinion | The Guardian
In a segment on Last Week Tonight that has now been viewed millions of times, John Oliver turned his attention to changes in the news industry. He highlighted the pressures facing journalists who keep elected officials and institutions honest and imagined a future in which investigations like the one dramatized in the Oscar-winning movie Spotlight…
The Daily Beast Removes Article About Olympic Athletes Using Grindr
On Wednesday, The Daily Beast published an article describing a reporter’s attempts to use several dating apps, such as Tinder and Grindr, near the Olympic Village in the Rio de Janeiro suburb of Barra da Tijuca. The piece, which was written by London correspondent Nico Hines, was widely condemned after readers realized that it was…
A Note From the Editors – The Daily Beast
Today, The Daily Beast took an unprecedented but necessary step: We are removing an article from our site, “The Other Olympic Sport In Rio: Swiping.” The Daily Beast does not do this lightly. As shared in our editor’s note earlier today, we initially thought swift removal of any identifying characteristics and better clarification of our…
Ask Kotaku’s Staff Anything: Senior Week Edition
Next week, Kotaku’s parent company Gawker Media will have a new owner. We don’t expect very much to change around here—we’ll still be bringing you all the latest TV show and snack news you crave—but it’s still the end of an era in many ways, so join us for a senior week Q&A. You can…
The Secret Service Protected Reporter Katy Tur After Donald Trump Singled Her Out at a Rally
Image via Getty. In an essay for Marie Claire, MSNBC/NBC reporter Katy Tur writes that, after Donald Trump launched a personal attack against her at a South Carolina rally, she had to be accompanied out by Secret Service agents. Tur, who’s been covering Trump for the networks for the last year, became the focus of…
