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Philadelphia TV anchor arrested, charged with assault of girlfriend
Dray Clark of WCAU-TV was arrested on Friday over allegations he harassed, threatened and choked his girlfriend.
Reporter who drew ire over man’s decade-old tweets loses job
A reporter who unearthed a local man's past controversial tweets — only to have his own brought to light — has been fired.
Source comes to defense of embattled Iowa newspaper reporter
Carson King has come out in defense of embattled Des Moines Register reporter Aaron Calvin, saying he felt coverage of his prior tweets was fair.
Des Moines Register grapples with how to handle reporter’s past tweets
Staffers at the Des Moines Register say the newsroom is split over whether "trending" reporter Aaron Calvin should keep his job after offensive tweets surfaced.
Al Franken returns to radio with comedy-politics show on SiriusXM
He's back — the former senator who resigned amid allegations of unwanted sexual advances from women is getting a show on SiriusXM.
Robin DiMaggio, former “Arsenio” music director, convicted of embezzling
A drummer who once worked as a musical director for the Arsenio Hall Show was convicted of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from a children's charity.
After reporter digs up old tweets on viral man, social media users dig up old tweets on reporter
A journalist whose reporting forced a beer company to sever ties with a local celebrity became the subject of his own controversy after social media users began surfacing his own controversial tweets.
Judge: American journalist can’t challenge placement on militant “kill list”
A federal judge on Tuesday sided against an American journalist who filed a lawsuit over his alleged placement on a government "kill list."
Associated Press photographer shot by politician in Haiti incident
A photographer working for the Associated Press was injured on Monday after being shot by a Haitian senator.
Feds: American soldier threatened to bomb local news station, CNN
An Army soldier is accused of plotting to bomb a local TV station and a major news network, according to FBI officials.
Nexstar explores sale of some newly-acquired Fox stations: source
Nexstar is exploring the sale of four once-Tribune Fox affiliates to Fox Broadcasting Group, according to a source.
NBC is launching a BuzzFeed for local TV news
NBC will soon launch a digital TV network for millennials who, like, don't really "get" local news.