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Aisha Hassan is a Malaysian writer and entrepreneur. Her fiction and journalism have appeared in publications such as Quartz, Harper's Bazaar Malaysia, Barren Magazine, and XRAY Literary Magazine. She is the co-founder of Dia Guild, an e-commerce platform that supports artisanship, and also works for a charitable foundation in Malaysia. She has a BA in English Language & Literature from the University of Oxford and a Masters in Journalism from Columbia University. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram @aishabhassan. 

By City News Service Apr 21, 2021 LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The ACLU of Southern California warned Southern California police agencies today that it will closely monitor how law enforcement treats media at protests, following instances in which reporters were detained, arrested or harassed. The warning came one day after a coalition of journalism groups sent a letter to Los Angeles law enforcement agencies and government leaders, demanding that media be given appropriate access to cover public protests and not be arrested while working in areas where dispersal orders have been issued. “The publ...

Being owned by a billionaire is a struggling newsroom’s dream. But it can turn into a nightmare Not all rich people spend their money on space travel and charities. Some also want to own media companies. Jeff Bezos has The Washington Post. John and Linda Henry have The Boston Globe. Marc and Lynne Benioff have Time magazine. Laurene Powell Jobs has The Atlantic. And soon, most likely, Stewart Bainum Jr. will have The Baltimore Sun. Bainum Jr., a businessman and former politician, is planning to take over The Baltimore Sun Media Group, a part of Tribune Publishing, and turn it into a nonpro...

Southern California News Group papers announced plans to unionize and to fight for wage increases.

Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong is not looking to sell the paper less than three years after he bought it, despite a Friday report to the contrary, according to a Times spokesperson. "Dr. Soon-Shiong and his family continue to invest in and plan for the future of the Los Angeles Times, and do not plan to sell," Hillary Manning, a spokeswoman for the Times, told TheWrap. The Wall Street Journal said Friday that the billionaire is...