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Rupert Murdoch, shown in London in July 2011, sought for years to acquire full control of Sky. His British newspaper arm now faces allegations its tabloids hacked into Cabinet ministers' voice mails to pressure them to allow the deal to go through. Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images hide caption

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Dave Davies began covering local politics and government for WHYY in Philadelphia in 1982. WHYY hide caption

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Longtime 'Fresh Air' contributor Dave Davies signs off (sort of)

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Journalists, relatives and friends pray over the bodies of journalists Sari Mansour and Hassouna Esleem after they were killed in an Israeli bombardment at Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip on Nov. 19. Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption

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Gaza war is deadliest conflict for journalists in over 30 years, press advocates say

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Maria Emilia Martin created the radio show Latino USA. Conocimientos Press hide caption

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Pioneering Latina public radio journalist Maria Martin dies at 72

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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court in Moscow, on Oct. 10. A court in Moscow on Tuesday extended his detention until Jan. 30, Russian news agencies reported. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption

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Former first lady Rosalynn Carter discusses a report on mental health and addiction during the 21st annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy at the Carter Center, Nov. 3, 2005, in Atlanta. The advocacy of Carter, who died Nov. 19 at age 96, created a framework for much of the progress on mental illness in America. Ric Feld/AP hide caption

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Palestinians evacuate the area following an Israeli airstrike on the Sousi mosque in Gaza City on October 9, 2023. Images of suffering, violence and death in Gaza and Israel have flooded the news since Oct. 7. MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Mike Shuster joined NPR in New York then went on to London and Moscow, his home bases as he covered German reunification and the collapse of the Soviet Union for the network. Stan Barouh/NPR hide caption

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As mayor, F.L. "Bubba" Copeland spurred the designation of a historical site, and the creation of an outdoor community center and a public works department. He also led the city through the pandemic. The city of Smiths Station hide caption

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A man, left, carries two Israeli flags during a pro-Israel rally outside of the Israeli Embassy on Oct. 8, 2023, in Washington, D.C., and people, right, wave flags during a rally in support of Palestinians in Houston, Texas, on Oct. 21, 2023. Samuel Corum/Getty Images; Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Women began reporting and covering TV news when the first Spanish-language network went on the air in the 1960's in the United States. Jaclyn Nash/Smithsonian's National Museum of American History hide caption

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Members of the press wait on an overlook in Sderot, Israel, to report on the fighting in Gaza on Oct. 21. Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images hide caption

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At least 24 journalists have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza

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A woman holds a pillow near the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, the site of a blast that killed hundreds on October 17. In the aftermath, Hamas and Israel traded blame. Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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In this handout, Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty editor Alsu Kurmasheva poses for a photo during a work break in Prague, Czech Republic, on March 6, 2013. Claire Bigg/Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty via AP hide caption

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The public cannot ordinarily visit Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif. But the company is hoping the physical retail, dining and entertainment locations it plans to open starting in 2025 will attract many people. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption

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The front page of The Washington Post newspaper from Aug. 6, 2013, the day after it was announced that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos had agreed to purchase the newspaper from the Graham family. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Legendary editor Marty Baron describes his 'Collision of Power' with Trump and Bezos

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People enter The Washington Post's headquarters. The newspaper is cutting nearly 10% of its jobs through voluntary buyouts. ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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'The Washington Post' will cut 240 jobs through voluntary buyouts

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