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Hiker Rescued From Mountain Recounts His Big Mistakes

Alec Luhn says he should've turned back from Norway hike after a few hours, instead kept going

(Newser) - In hindsight, journalist Alec Luhn made "a couple of bad decisions" during his solo hike in Norway's Folgefonna National Park, which stretched on for six long days after the Wisconsin native fell and broke numerous bones, leaving him unable to stand. Just a few hours after setting out...

Adams' Adviser Out After Slipping Reporter Bag of Cash

And not that much cash, in a potato chip bag, gets Winnie Greco booted from mayor's reelection campaign

(Newser) - A longtime former aide to New York Mayor Eric Adams has been benched from his reelection campaign after an unusual handoff. More than $100 in cash, stuffed inside a red envelope and nestled in a bag of potato chips, found its way from Winnie Greco to a reporter from...

Is Austin Tice Dead or Alive? We May Never Know
Is Austin Tice Dead or Alive?
We May Never Know
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Aug 13, 2025 12:43 PM CDT

Is Austin Tice Dead or Alive? We May Never Know

Washington Post explores the man, the search, and the mystery, 13 years after disappearance in Syria

(Newser) - It's been 13 years since the last visual proof that Austin Tice was alive. The US journalist believed to have been taken prisoner in Syria by Bashar al-Assad's regime in August 2012, appeared in a video released the following month. But all these years later, Tice's parents...

Jim Acosta Catches Very Real Flak Over AI Interview

Ex-CNN correspondent faces backlash after chat with AI version of Parkland shooting victim

(Newser) - Former CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta has ignited debate after conducting an interview with an AI-generated avatar of Joaquin Oliver, a victim of the 2018 Parkland school shooting. In the video, Acosta speaks to a digital version of Joaquin—animated from a real photo and powered by generative...

Mr. Pinocchio Himself Is Leaving the Washington Post

Head fact-checker Glenn Kessler is accepting a buyout from the newspaper after 27 years

(Newser) - Who'll be in charge of the fact-checking duties at the Washington Post going forward? It won't be Mr. Pinocchio himself, Glenn Kessler, anymore, since he has decided to become the latest journalist to accept a buyout from the newspaper, reports the Hill . "Much as I would have...

'Oh, Shoot': Reporter Stops Broadcast to Help Cyclist

(Newser) - "All eyes right now are on that extreme heat watch for much ... oh, shoot," a reporter for ABC7 in Chicago said during a Wednesday morning broadcast. Christian Piekos then ran out of the frame. He returned to the live newscast a couple of minutes later and explained that...

As Israel Strikes Syrian Military HQ, Journo Reacts on Air

Watch as Syrian presenter flees from live broadcast as Israel attacks Damascus

(Newser) - In Syria on Wednesday, one TV presenter who likely thought she was safely ensconced in her studio experienced the chaos of conflict up close after an Israeli airstrike prompted her to duck for cover during the middle of a live broadcast, reports Deadline . The AP and Times of India have...

Hegseth Scolds Media, a Fox Reporter Especially

'Jennifer, you've been about the worst,' defense chief says, referring to reporting on Iran

(Newser) - Defense chief Pete Hegseth scolded the media on Thursday for playing up a leaked preliminary assessment of the Iran airstrikes, one that suggested a relatively mild setback to Tehran's nuclear program. And during the press conference, he went after a former colleague at Fox News in particular, reports the...

Report: Journo Held by Russia Tortured, Had Organs Swiped

Forbidden Stories says body of Ukrainian reporter Viktoriia Roshchyna offered disturbing clues

(Newser) - Viktoriia Roshchyna is the first Ukrainian journalist known to have died in Russian hands in the three-year-plus war in Ukraine, and now some disturbing details are emerging on captivity and death. Per a new report released by journalism nonprofit Forbidden Stories , in conjunction with more than a dozen other outlets,...

That 'Significant Shift' Costs WaPo a Pulitzer Prize Winner

Columnist Eugene Robinson is leaving after 45 years due to Jeff Bezos' coverage changes

(Newser) - Another big name from the Washington Post is closing up shop as a result of owner Jeff Bezos' recent coverage changes. "The announced 'significant shift' in our section's mission has spurred me to decide that it's time for my next chapter," Pulitzer Prize winner Eugene...

Woman Charged With Murder in Death of Super Bowl Reporter

Danette Colbert already faced property crime charges

(Newser) - The woman arrested in connection with the death of a TV reporter who was found in his New Orleans hotel room while he was in the city to cover the Super Bowl has now been charged with second-degree murder. Danette Colbert, 48, had previously been charged with robbing victim Adan...

Italy: Journalist Reporting in Iran Has Been Arrested
Iran Frees Detained
Italian Journalist
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Jan 8, 2025 9:21 AM CST

Iran Frees Detained Italian Journalist

Cecilia Sala's release is part of an apparent deal that includes Italy releasing Iranian businessman

(Newser) - An Italian journalist detained in Iran last month for murky reasons has been released. The AP reports that 29-year-old Cecilia Sala was freed Wednesday and has already left the country on a flight out of Tehran, after "intensive work on diplomatic and intelligence channels," per the office of...

Muckraking Reporter's Body Found in a Septic Tank

Cops: Mukesh Chandrakar's death may be tied to reports on construction scam

(Newser) - A missing Indian journalist and YouTuber well known for his reports on corruption within the construction industry was found dead on Friday, his body discovered in a septic tank in Bijapur. The Guardian reports on the death of Mukesh Chandrakar, said to be 32 or 33, who was reported missing...

His First CNN Appearance Was on 9/11
His First CNN
Appearance
Was on 9/11
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Dec 31, 2024 9:21 AM CST

His First CNN Appearance Was on 9/11

ABC, CNN anchor Aaron Brown has died at age 76

(Newser) - Veteran ABC News reporter Aaron Brown joined CNN in 2001—and his very first appearance was on the morning of Sept. 11. "Good Lord, there are no words," Brown told viewers as the South Tower of the World Trade Center came down in the terror attacks. Fans are...

Chris Wallace Ditches CNN to Go 'Where the Action Seems to Be'

News anchor, 77, says he wants to explore streaming or podcasting next

(Newser) - Veteran news anchor Chris Wallace wants to go "where the action seems to be." He tells the Daily Beast that he won't be re-upping his contract with CNN, the network he defected to after leaving Fox News three years ago. The 77-year-old journalist hopes to head next...

NBA Star Shoved a Journalist. It'll Cost Him $1M

76er Joel Embiid will sit out 3 very expensive unpaid games, rules the NBA

(Newser) - Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid shoved a newspaper reporter on Saturday over a critical column and got himself an unpaid three-game suspension for his efforts. As ESPN reports, Embiid shoved Marcus Hayes of the Philadelphia Inquirer after a recent column called Embiid out for not being in shape or professional,...

Milton Got a Little Personal With Anderson Cooper

CNN anchor takes a hit to the face as he reports on Florida hurricane

(Newser) - Anderson Cooper went into not quite the eye of the hurricane to report on the devastating and deadly Milton as it roared onto shore in Florida on Wednesday, and as People reports, he took it a bit in the eye for his trouble. The 57-year-old CNN anchor was reporting amid...

BBC Host Won't Go to Prison Over Child Sex Abuse Photos

Huw Edwards gets 6-month suspended sentence, must stay on sex offender registry for 7 years

(Newser) - Huw Edwards, "one of the most recognized faces in British television news," won't be spending time behind bars on charges involving child sex abuse material. The BBC reports that its former BBC News presenter was handed a six-month jail sentence suspended for two years, meaning he won'...

Politician on Trial for Murder Says He Was Framed

Las Vegas reporter Jeff German was stabbed to death in 2022

(Newser) - When Robert Telles took the stand in his murder trial Wednesday in Las Vegas, he told the court it was a moment he'd been "waiting for for nearly two years." He added, "And right now I want to say, unequivocally, I'm innocent." For several...

Russia Frees Americans Gershkovich, Whelan in Swap

About 2 dozen prisoners on both sides are involved in the deal

(Newser) - Russia has freed Americans Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan as part of a large prisoner swap with the West, reports the AP . Turkish officials confirmed the swap on Thursday after reports emerged at Bloomberg and the Daily Beast , among other outlets. Details were still emerging.
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