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It's been quite a decade for the business of news

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Feb 4, 2019
Former New York Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson's new book chronicles changes in the media business model.
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The Trump Foundation is done. What happens next?

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 18, 2018
David Fahrenthold of the Washington Post explains where the charity's money came from and where it's headed.
The shutdown of President Donald Trump's family charity is the latest development in the ongoing dispute between the foundation and the state of New York.
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How a writer's disappearance could damage economic relations between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia

by Justin Ho
Oct 15, 2018
The disappearance of a Saudi columnist for the Washington Post has erupted into a diplomatic dispute, and potentially an economic one. President Donald Trump said Saudi Arabia could face “severe punishment” if the government is shown to have been involved in Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance. Sanctions could be one form of punishment, to which the Saudi […]
Jamal Khashoggi looks on during a press conference in the Bahraini capital Manama, on Dec.15, 2014.
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How a writer's disappearance could damage economic relations between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia

by Justin Ho
Oct 15, 2018
The disappearance of a Saudi columnist for the Washington Post has erupted into a diplomatic dispute, and potentially an economic one. President Donald Trump said Saudi Arabia could face “severe punishment” if the government is shown to have been involved in Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance. Sanctions could be one form of punishment, to which the Saudi […]
Jamal Khashoggi looks on during a press conference in the Bahraini capital Manama, on Dec.15, 2014.
MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images
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For its tax plan to succeed, the GOP may need a better pitch to the middle class

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Nov 8, 2017
Elections, it’s been said, have consequences, and last night’s local contests were no exception. The Republican losses come at an awkward time in the politics of the American economy — specifically, the tax overhaul plan the GOP’s trying to get through Congress. And even more specifically, in light of the results last night, making the […]
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The numbers for October 22, 2014

by Tony Wagner
Oct 22, 2014
Four in 10 people say they've been harassed online. Let's do the numbers.
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Final Note

It's time to break out the decorative gourds

by Kai Ryssdal
Sep 26, 2014
It's pumpkin-spice latte time.
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President Obama is about 35 hours behind schedule

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 7, 2014
The Washington Post added up how late he's been through 2014.
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Syrian Electronic Army hacked U.S. media companies using Outbrain

by Molly Wood
Aug 16, 2013
The group supporting Bashar al-Assad hacked a service called Outbrain in order to target WaPo, CNN, and Time.
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Jeff Bezos' prime target: Prestige?

by Sally Herships
Aug 6, 2013
What does Jeff Bezos get out of his purchase of the Washington Post for $250 million? (Besides a struggling media business, of course).
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