Becket Adams

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CNN finds a way to link Prince’s death to the 2016 election

Becket Adams · April 22, 2016 5:50 pm

‘Purple reign’: Here’s how the 10 biggest U.S. papers covered Prince’s death

Becket Adams · April 22, 2016 4:00 pm

Fusion was aimed at courting the 16-25 demographic and became known for running controversial stories. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

Disney dumps money-losing, left-wing news group

Becket Adams · April 22, 2016 12:44 am

On Thursday, Sederstrom took the blame for the entire ordeal. (Screengrab/CNN)

Editor fired over plagiarism cites ‘formatting glitch’

Becket Adams · April 21, 2016 9:49 pm

Former RNC chair: Conservative media are the worst critics of the Right

Becket Adams · April 21, 2016 6:34 pm

Palin defended his criticism of transgender people in Facebook post. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Palin: ESPN ‘screw up’ to fire Curt Schilling over transgender remarks

Becket Adams · April 21, 2016 3:00 pm

Tubman died on March 10, 1913, and the Times made only three brief mentions of the noted civil rights activist in the following nine months, according to a search of the newspaper's online archives. (H.B. Lindsley/Library of Congress via AP)

103 years later, Harriet Tubman gets her due from the New York Times

Becket Adams · April 21, 2016 12:00 am

North Korea, led by dictator Kim Jong Un, ranked 179 out of 180 countries in press freedoms. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Report: Freedom of the press fades in face of ‘new era of propaganda’

Becket Adams · April 20, 2016 9:57 pm

UnitedHealth, which had plans in 34 states, lost a reported $425 million last year due to its involvement in the Obamacare market, and the company projected an estimated loss of $650 million for 2016. (Mike Bradley/Bloomberg)

Press ignores major insurer’s exit from Obamacare

Becket Adams · April 20, 2016 7:16 pm

"No. I did not plagiarize [The Daily Beast] or [FiveThirtyEight] or anyone else," King said. He produced emails showing that his original drafts had included proper attribution. (Photo courtesy of Facebook)

Editor fired over claims a BLM organizer plagiarized

Becket Adams · April 20, 2016 1:41 am

Hannity and Cruz get into testy exchange over GOP primary victories

Becket Adams · April 19, 2016 10:40 pm

MSNBC dedicated 246 minutes covering the Republicans presidential hopefuls and their supporters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Cable news prefers GOP to Dems in primary race

Becket Adams · April 19, 2016 5:00 pm