5 h. ago Top producer at 60 Minutes quits over lack of ‘journalistic independence’ amid Trump feud with long

Bill Owens says in memo to staff that ‘it has become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it’

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6 h. ago 60 Minutes executive producer leaves program over journalistic independence

Bill Owens says in staff memo ‘it has become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it’Bill Owens, the executive producer of 60 Minutes, says he is leaving the flagship news program because he lost his journalistic independence.In a staff memo obtained by the New York Times, Owens said that “over the past months, it has become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it, to make independent decisions based on what was right for 60 Minutes, right for the audience”. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago ‘Moral panic’ about new media’s influence on young voters underplays their interest in politics, creators say

Young Australians want to change the world – they just aren’t relying on traditional media to help them do itPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastYoung Australian voters “do actually care” about politics and current affairs, Konrad Benjamin tells Guardian Australia. “Aussie punters are not disengaged,” he says. “Most of the corporate media and politicians just refuse to talk about the big, systemic things that are broken, and how we can fix them.”The creator behind Punters Politics, with 400,000 followers on Instagram, is a popular source of information in the lead up to the federal election, according to responses to the Guardian Australia young voter callout. He is one of a lineup of independent commentators and journalists creating content on platforms such as Instagram, Yo...

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69 h. ago An incessant crackdown in Belarus hurls dozens of independent journalists into harsh prisons

Dozens of journalists in Belarus have been imprisoned in recent years under a crackdown by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko

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6 d. ago Suspect linked to murder of Dutch journalist arrested on Caribbean island

The man arrested on the Caribbean island of Curacao

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8 d. ago WW3 fears grow as Trump's tariffs spark China feud – how would you cope with war?

World War Three feels closer than ever, with the war between Russia and Ukraine continuing, Trump's tariffs sparking new tensions with China and Iran developing nuclear tech

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9 d. ago Trump adviser Peter Navarro says ‘we’re great’ after Elon Musk calls him ‘moron’

‘I’ve been called worse,’ says top trade adviser after Musk said he was a ‘moron’ and ‘dumber than a sack of bricks’Peter Navarro, a top trade adviser to Donald Trump, said he and Elon Musk are “great” after the president’s multi-billionaire business adviser publicly called him “a moron” who was “dumber than a sack of bricks”.“I’ve been called worse,” Navarro said Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press in some of his most extensive remarks about the insults Musk directed at him days earlier. Praising Musk’s role in the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), Navarro added: “Everything’s fine with Elon.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Musk’s growing public feud with Trump trade adviser over tariffs dismissed by White House: ‘Boys will be boys’

The world’s wealthiest man has been engaging in an online spat with Peter Navarro over the president’s tariff policies

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2 w. ago Meghan Markle fans left disappointed by ANOTHER error in her As Ever launch

The Duchess of Sussex's highly anticipated As Ever lifestyle products finally launched last week and sold out just minutes after going live.

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2 w. ago Get Stanley's 'unsung hero' £33 travel mug for better than half price with clever deal stack

Stanley's giant Quencher cups are all the rage at the minute, but the brand has a 'far superior' product.

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2 w. ago One of Meghan Markle's new As Ever food range products sells out within minutes

Shoppers had criticised the pricing of some of the items.

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2 w. ago Meghan Markle's products sell out in minutes as fans go wild for £15 flower sprinkles

Meghan Markle's As Ever products have gone live to buy on her lifestyle brand website but the raspberry jam, honey, herbal teas and the flower sprinkles all went within minutes

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3 w. ago British Sky News journalist breaks silence after Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Signalgate attack

A British Sky News journalist has broken her silence after Marjorie Taylor Greene launched into a verbal attack on her over Signalgate.

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3 w. ago The telling sign Trump is walking back his public feud with Canada amid trade war

President Donald Trump cited a 'good conversation' with Canada's new PM and said the U.S. would have a 'very good relationship' with the country even amid the growing trade war.

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3 w. ago DHS staffer facing ‘serious punishment’ for including journalist in email thread

This reprimand was made public as the fallout from Signalgate continues with many officials involved in that scandal appearing to escape serious consequences

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3 w. ago Marco Rubio admits ‘someone made a big mistake adding a journalist’ to the Signal bomb chat

Secretary of State Marco Rubio flatly admitted Wednesday that “someone made a big mistake” when a journalist was added to the encrypted Signal chat about bomb plans in Yemen earlier this month.

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3 w. ago King Charles pays tribute to ‘vital’ role of local journalists

Monarch thanks regional press for being ‘cornerstone of our democracy’

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4 w. ago ‘Erdogan wants to be Putin’: Anger on the streets of Istanbul as Turkish president cracks down on protests

Turkish journalists told The Independent they have never seen protests this big - nor such a tough government crackdown

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4 w. ago Sean Connery Foundation to help run summer school for young filmmakers

The foundation is looking for talented Scots, aged 17 to 22, to produce two short films lasting three minutes.

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4 w. ago Journalists arrested in Turkey as protests grow over jailing of president’s main rival

Authorities accused of attacking ‘people’s right to learn the truth’ as president Erdogan seeks to paint protests as ‘movement of violence’

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