As China Cracks Down on Coronavirus Coverage, Journalists Fight Back
Date: 14 March 2020
By Javier C. Hernández
Javier Hernández
The Communist Party is trying to fill the airwaves with positive stories about its battle against the virus. Chinese reporters, buoyed by widespread calls for free speech, are resisting.
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Trump Tests Negative for Coronavirus, His Doctor Says
Date: 14 March 2020
By Annie Karni and Maggie Haberman
Annie Karni
The statement came more than 12 hours after the White House physician released a statement saying that because the president had no symptoms, a test was not necessary.
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Seeking Advice on the Coronavirus, Jared Kushner Enlists a Doctor in the Family
Date: 14 March 2020
By Mike Isaac and Maggie Haberman
Mike Isaac
Dr. Kurt Kloss, whose daughter, the model Karlie Kloss, is married to Mr. Kushner’s brother, solicited suggestions from a medical Facebook group.
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How CNN Is Planning a Safe Debate (One Step: Six Feet Between the Lecterns)
Date: 15 March 2020
By Michael M. Grynbaum
Michael
Lots of hand sanitizer and a closed set are part of the cable network’s preparations for a debate between two septuagenarian Democrats.
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When Facebook Is More Trustworthy Than the President
Date: 15 March 2020
By Ben Smith
Ben Smith
Social media companies are delivering reliable information in the coronavirus crisis. Why can’t they do that all the time?
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Fox Business Benches Trish Regan After Outcry Over Coronavirus Comments
Date: 14 March 2020
By Michael M. Grynbaum
Michael
The host of “Trish Regan Primetime” told viewers this week that concerns about the coronavirus were “yet another attempt to impeach the president.”
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Trump Says He’s ‘Strongly Considering’ Pardoning Flynn
Date: 15 March 2020
By Annie Karni and Adam Goldman
Annie Karni
Amid increasing anxiety over the coronavirus, the president said he expected to pardon Michael T. Flynn, his former national security adviser who had pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I.
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Cap and Gone? College Commencements Confront the Coronavirus
Date: 14 March 2020
By Christopher Mele
Christopher Mele
The University of Michigan canceled its planned ceremony while students at the University of Maine threw an impromptu “Coronamencement.”
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Biden Builds a Lead as Sanders Presses On: This Week in the 2020 Race
Date: 14 March 2020
By Matt Stevens and Maggie Astor
Matt Stevens
The coronavirus has dominated the news and is wreaking havoc on the political world. Nonetheless, the race for the Democratic nomination continues (with some modifications).
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Trump Supporters Know Where to Turn in a Crisis: To Him
Date: 14 March 2020
By Elaina Plott and Dionne Searcey
Elaina Plott
They’re confident, for perhaps the first time in his presidency, that the experts on call aren’t out to sabotage the president.
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