Activists and political figures now often comb through the biographies of journalists at major institutions looking for instances of past behavior that could signal political bias.
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Max Tani,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
Those biographies were not included in the poll release.
Another early closer – this specialty production, in which a rotating cast of celebrities read the (supposedly) unintentionally funny memoirs of other celebrities, was planned for a summer-long run, but audience lack of interest and critics’ lack of luster reviews put the kibosh on that.
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Greg Evans,
Deadline,
20 June 2026
Her account there is excessive and loose, a counterweight to her essays and memoirs, which can seem opaque and professorial.
The Presidential Reading Room is anchored with a rustic wooden study table surrounded by books — many local, Eve Ewing, Daley bios — selected by the Obamas.
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Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
My PhD friend read the bios and listened to the interviews—his take didn’t necessarily select my official contender but helped validate my choice.
The town’s predicament highlights the limits of any ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, and the lingering hardship faced by residents whose lives have been upended by years of conflict.
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Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
The labor of these aging world-builders becomes a blueprint to navigate memory, legacy, and mortality, revealing the divine spirit residing in their daily lives.
Many histories of invasive species concern the life-forms that have been intentionally or accidentally introduced from Europe.
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Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
22 June 2026
Throughout the book, Pryor asks readers to look beneath and beyond public debates and to confront the histories and experiences that give words their power.
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