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Hong Kong hands media mogul Jimmy Lai 20-year prison sentence

The sentence ends Hong Kong's highest-profile national security trial and a legal sagathat has spanned nearly five years.

FILE PHOTO: File Photo: Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily arrives at West Kowloon Magistrates's Courts to face charges related to an illegal vigil assembly commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, in Hong Kong, China November 3, 2020.
 US journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, accompanied by her siblings Annie and Camron, speaks in a video message, addressing anyone who might be holding her elderly mother, Nancy Guthrie, who went missing from her Arizona home several days ago,   released February 4, 2026.

'We received your message,' says Savannah Guthrie, offering to pay for her mother's return

Keshet Neev.

Keshet Neev: Making a career as a journalist in Israel

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Why understanding algorithms matters as much as reading the news


Terrorists use social media to slander; let’s not do the same - opinion

The method represents something far more dangerous than a single smear campaign. It’s a weaponized assault on truth itself.

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'The New York Times' tried to cancel Bari Weiss. Now she's running CBS - comment

From her exit at the New York Times to leading CBS News, Bari Weiss’s rise reflects a deeper fight over power, culture, and who shapes journalism’s future.

The Free Press' Honestly with Bari Weiss (L) hosts Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R) presented by Uber and X on January 17, 2025 in Washington, DC

David Brinn: Stepping back from the news after 30 years at 'The Jerusalem Post' - opinion

The Post has been my home for over three decades, and I’m immensely proud of the service that we provide and the dedication that the staff demonstrates on a daily basis.

Senior Editor David Brinn is seen in his office.

Triumphs and tragedies: Unpacking 2025's top stories from Israel and the Jewish world

From ceasefires to pardons, with missing legal officials thrown in: the headline-making narratives that hit our newsstands this year.

Iranian missiles streak across the night sky above Jerusalem on June 14, 2025, a day after Israel launched a major aerial campaign targeting the Islamic Republic's military and nuclear infrastructure.

'60 Minutes' segment on Trump's deportations, CEGOT mega-prison leaks after being pulled by CBS

CBS pulled a “60 Minutes” report on El Salvador’s mega-prison hours before air, sparking claims of political censorship and debate over government influence on journalism.

The CBS Broadcast Center stands in Manhattan on September 13, 2018 in New York City.

US House reaches bipartisan majority opposing radio performance tax

The Local Radio Freedom Act crossed a key House majority threshold, reflecting bipartisan resistance to new fees on local radio broadcasters.

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Americans tune out news as social media becomes main source of information, Pew finds

When asked about artificial intelligence (AI), a negligible percentage reported regularly receiving news from AI sources such as ChatGPT.

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Bari Weiss names Tony Dokoupil, who defended Israel on-air to top CBS News anchor job

Bari Weiss reshapes CBS News by appointing Tony Dokoupil to anchor, amid a focus on Israel and journalistic integrity.

CBS Mornings co-anchor Tony Dokoupil (r) challenges author Ta-Nehisi Coates about Israel in a controversial on-air interview, September 30, 2024. On December 10, 2025, Dokoupil was named the new CBS News evenings anchor.

International Jerusalem Post publishes final issue: Memories, and the old and new world

MEDIA AFFAIRS: The International Jerusalem Post connected Israel with the Diaspora for generations. Now it's time to say goodbye.

THEN-‘INTERNATIONAL Jerusalem Post’ editor Liat Collins holds a bound volume open at the first edition of the paper, with a letter from David Ben-Gurion in the center, on the occasion of its 60th anniversary in September 2019.

BBC's battle with Trump puts its global credibility at risk

The White House has called the BBC "100% fake news" and a "propaganda machine," terms that countries like Russia usually level at the 103-year-old broadcaster.

US President Donald Trump talks to members of the press next to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on board Air Force One en route to Florida, US, November 14, 2025.