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Federal Bureau of Investigation

Former Deadspin editor Timothy Burke (inset picture) from an undated social media image. (Burke photo via LinkedIn, FBI photo by Tim Pierce, Graphic by The Desk)

FBI raids home of ex-Daily Beast editor Timothy Burke

A law enforcement source confirmed the former Deadspin video editor is the target of a criminal investigation, but declined to provide specific information.

Former KNBC-TV producer Phil Drechsler appears in an undated handout mugshot. (Graphic by The Desk)

Grand jury indicts former KNBC producer on child porn charges

A former Los Angeles news producer has been indicted by a federal grand jury on three criminal charges related to child pornography.

Rolling Stone editor-in-chief Noah Shachtman appears at a media event hosted by the U.S. Army in 2018. (Photo courtesy U.S. Army, public domain; Graphic by The Desk)

Rolling Stone editor deleted details of ABC News reporter’s arrest

The editor, Noah Shachtman, removed information about a child sex abuse investigation against ABC News journalist and friend James Gordon Meek from a Rolling Stone story in September.

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