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Chautauqua Institution President Michael Hill poses for a photo in his office the overlooks Bestor Plaza, in Chautauqua, N.Y., Thursday, June 29, 2023. For a single, unthinkable moment last summer, the Chautauqua Institution was a hostile place for the freedom of expression that's been its hallmark for 150 years: As Salman Rushdie was about to speak, an audience member leapt onto the stage and stabbed the celebrated author more than a dozen times. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson)

After an attack on Salman Rushdie, the Chautauqua Institution says its mission won’t change

For 150 years, the Chautauqua Institution has prided itself as a place that invites open dialogue and freedom of expression.

FILE - The headquarters for National Public Radio (NPR) stands on North Capitol Street on April 15, 2013, in Washington. Elon Musk threatened to reassign NPR’s Twitter account to “another company,” according to the non-profit news organization, in an ongoing spat between Musk and media groups since his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter last year. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Elon Musk threatens to reassign NPR’s Twitter account

FILE - The headquarters for National Public Radio (NPR) stands on North Capitol Street on April 15, 2013, in Washington. NPR is quitting Twitter, according to a statement Wednesday, April 12, 2023, after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk stamped NPR's account with labels the news organization says undermine its credibility. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

NPR quits Elon Musk’s Twitter over ‘government-funded’ label

FILE - The headquarters for National Public Radio (NPR) stands on North Capitol Street on April 15, 2013, in Washington. Twitter has labeled National Public Radio (NPR) as “state-affiliated media” on the social media site Wednesday, April 5, 2023, a move some worried could undermine public confidence in the news organization. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

NPR protests as Twitter calls it ‘state-affiliated media’

FILE - Klaus Teuber, a dental technician from Darmstadt, presents his game "The Settlers of Catan", Friday, Sept. 29, 1995, in Frankfurt, Germany. Teuber, creator of the hugely popular Catan board game in which players compete to build settlements on a fictional island, passed away on April 1, 2023 after a short and serious illness, according to a family statement. He was 70. (AP Photo/Bernd Kammerer, File)

Catan board game creator, Klaus Teuber, dies at 70

FILE - NPR's Nina Totenberg, left, and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg appear during a question and answer session as part of the Museum of the City of New York's David Berg Distinguished Speakers Series in New York on Dec. 15, 2018. Totenberg is the author of “Dinners with Ruth” a new memoir that celebrates her relationship with Ginsburg. (AP Photo/Rebecca Gibian, File)

Totenberg tests tenet of journalism with source friendships

Journalists often have to be friendly to sources to get information. But what happens when they are friends?

Audie Cornish, formerly of NPR, to join CNN streaming

Former NPR “All Things Considered” host Audie Cornish is joining CNN to be part of its upcoming CNN+ streaming service, which debuts in the spring.

This undated photo provided by National Public Radio in November 2021 shows Petra Mayer, NPR Books Editor. On Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, the news organization said that Mayer died of what’s believed to be a pulmonary embolism. She was 46. (Allison Shelley/NPR via AP)

National Public Radio books editor Petra Mayer dies at 46

The books editor for National Public Radio has died at 46. Colleagues remember Petra Mayer for her reporting at Comic-Con and helping put together a thorough annual guide that filters books for readers based on specific interests.

Judge: NPR can air recordings of newspaper shooting trial

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — National Public Radio can air audio recordings from the trial of the gunman who killed five Capital Gazette newspaper employees in 2018, a federal judge has ruled in a case challenging Maryland’s ban on broadcasting court proceedings.

FILE - This Aug. 17, 2018, file photo provided by the Alexandria (Va.) Detention Center shows Maria Butina. Butina, who admitted being a secret agent for the Kremlin believed Russian officials would consider her notes and analysis to be “valuable” as she tried to infiltrate conservative U.S. political groups. (Alexandria Detention Center via AP, File)

Russian agent saw political analysis as ‘valuable’ to Russia

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russian gun rights activist who admitted she was a secret agent for the Kremlin and tried to infiltrate conservative U.S. political groups while Donald Trump rose to power says she believed her notes and analysis would be “valuable” for Russian officials.

‘On Point’ radio host Ashbrook facing misconduct allegations

BOSTON (AP) — The host of one of National Public Radio’s most successful programs has been placed on leave while he’s investigated for allegations of wrongdoing including engaging in “creepy” sex talks and unwanted contact with 11 mostly young women and men.

FILE - In this March 18, 2015 file photo, former Associated Press Vice President and Senior Managing Editor Mike Oreskes poses for a photo at AP headquarters, in New York. More than 100 employees of The Associated Press petitioned the company's management on Friday, Nov. 3, 2017 asking if any sexual harassment complaints had been made against former news executive Michael Oreskes while he was employed there. Oreskes, who worked at the AP from 2008 to 2015, was ousted this week as newsroom chief of National Public Radio following reports of improprieties when he worked at The New York Times in the 1990s and later at NPR. (AP Photo/Chuck Zoeller, File)

AP employees ask about any complaints against former exec

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 100 employees of The Associated Press petitioned the company’s management on Friday, asking if any sexual harassment complaints had been made against former news executive Michael Oreskes while he was employed there.

NPR news chief Oreskes ousted after harassment allegations

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Oreskes was ousted Wednesday as National Public Radio’s news chief following sexual harassment accusations, some dating to when he was Washington bureau chief at The New York Times in the 1990s.

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media.