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When Congressmen can visit and leave a high-risk area like Kabul without anyone knowing, something is seriously screwed up.

The Return of Gaslighting During the four years of Donald Trump’s presidency, the press and political pundits frequently made use of the term “gaslighting” to describe Trump’s approach to the truth. Countless articles (and even a book) outlined the myriad ways Trump obfuscated, lied, and misled the public. “Gaslighting” was the runner-up for 2018 word of the year. What a difference a change of administration makes. Not only have outlets like the Washington Postannounced that there is no need to keep an exhaustive, fact-checking database of the Biden Administration’s lies as it ...

The News Leaders Association announced this week that the ProPublica series “The NYPD Files” won its First Amendment Award. The award recognizes the best journalism advancing Freedom of Information principles or overcoming significant resistance to the application of the First Amendment. The series, which investigated abuse and impunity inside the New York City Police Department, started with one question: How does accountability for NYPD officers really work? It became an unprecedented examination of how a veneer of civilian oversight belies the reality that America’s largest police fo...

The Marshall Project. “This year’s winning projects show us the power of justice journalism. As an institution that educates fierce advocates for justice, we are proud to highlight their work,” said President Mason.  “Each of these projects shined a bright light on injustice and inequity and sparked calls for action leading to significant policy changes.” “For the sixteenth year in a row, The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation is pleased to recognize the most compelling journalistic examinations of crime, violence, and justice in the United States,” said Foundation President Da...