The Latest: ‘Ask better questions,’ McAuliffe tells reporter; Sean Penn’s Washington Post companion

October 20, 2021

■ McAuliffe cuts off interview with local reporter, suggests he 'ask better questions’ (KCBY) / McAuliffe campaign disputes claim he 'abruptly ended' interview with local journalist (Newsweek)

■ Longtime former TV anchor turned Trump ally emerges as early frontrunner in Arizona GOP governor contest (Yahoo)

■ Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto tests positive for Covid (CNN) / 'God has a purpose': News reporter puts her faith first after losing job over vaccine mandate (CBN)

■ CNN's John King after MS revelation: Had 'trouble functioning' during 2020 election coverage (The Hill)

■ How Rachel Maddow, Robin Roberts and other TV anchors are pivoting to compete in the streaming wars (Variety)

■ Fact check: Bill Gates didn't hand journalist a blank check on TV (USA Today)

■ The tech billionaire aiding the Facebook whistleblower (Politico) / Facebook plans to change company name to focus on the metaverse (The Verge)

■ Hacking tool linked with Russian crime ring used in Sinclair ransomware attack , analysts say (CNN)

■ Sean Penn's mystery companion is a Washington Post reporter (Washingtonian)

■ Star Tribune reporter Libor Jany named Journalist of the Year by National Association of Black Journalists (Star Tribune)

■ The McGregor Mirror ends 117-year run after death of longtime editor (KWTX)

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Lester Holt, anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News and anchor of Dateline NBC, with the esteemed Fourth Estate Award
Detroit native Danny Fenster, managing editor of Frontier Myanmar, with the John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award (domestic)
Haze Fan, a Chinese citizen working for Bloomberg News, with the John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award (international)
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