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1 week ago

Adelaide festival did not dump Jewish columnist from 2024 program despite request from Randa Abdel-Fattah and others

Abdel-Fattah and nine other academics sent the Adelaide festival board a letter on 6 February 2024, requesting it rescind the invitation to Friedman, who had published a controversial column days earlier, which compared the Middle East conflict to the animal kingdom. However, in a letter seen by the Guardian, the festival board rejected this petition to remove Friedman. Asking the Adelaide Festival and Adelaide Writers Week to cancel an artist or writer is an extremely serious request, the letter stated.
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3 weeks ago

Bari Weiss defends decision to pull 60 Minutes episode on El Salvador prison

CBS News pulled a 60 Minutes episode on El Salvador prison allegations to ensure coverage met fairness and completeness standards, triggering internal and public controversy.
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