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The police chief who led a raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended
Marion Mayor Dave Mayfield in a text said he suspended Chief Gideon Cody on Thursday. He declined to discuss his decision further and did not say whether Cody was still being paid.
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OPB President and CEO Steve Bass to step down in 2024
Bass has led an expansion at Oregon Public Broadcasting over the last 17 years, despite turmoil across the media landscape.

History-making whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg has died at 92
Ellsberg's release of what were called the "Pentagon Papers" hastened the end of the Vietnam war, prompted a landmark Supreme Court ruling and contributed to the downfall of President Richard Nixon.
Comics and political satire publisher ‘The Nib’ to shut down
After 10 years, the award-winning comics website and independent publisher The Nib is shutting down this summer. OPB producer Donald Orr spoke with The Nib founder and editor Matt Bors and contributing editor Sarah Shay Mirk about the legacy The Nib leaves behind.

Rogue Valley station KTVL to lay off all news employees, staffer says
The Southern Oregon and Northern California TV station KTVL plans to lay off its entire news staff in mid-May, according to a current staff member.
Legendary Portland Trail Blazers announcer Bill Schonely dead at 93
Schonely called games for the NBA team for nearly three decades, including during the team’s historic championship win in 1977.

Oregon-based media group will start up newspaper in Medford, Ashland
On Friday, Oregon-based EO Media Group announced it will open a news outlet that serves Medford and Ashland after the closure of the Mail Tribune.

Portland-based Bitch Media plans to close its doors in June
Portland-based Bitch Media is coming to an end. The feminist media organization announced Tuesday that it’s closing in June.

Joe Rogan apologizes for racial slur after video surfaces
Spotify’s popular podcaster Joe Rogan has apologized after a video compilation surfaced that showed him using a racial slur in clips of episodes over a 12-year span.
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.