David Folkenflik is a Media Correspondent at NPR. He covers a range of topics including media, government and politics, and world affairs, with a keen focus on the impact of business leaders and lawsuits in the context of the media landscape, particularly during the Trump era. David's insights and reporting have been featured in numerous outlets including WNIN Tri-State Public Media, KLCC, and WBUR, among many others.
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By: David Folkenflik
A Florida jury has found that CNN defamed a security consultant in presenting a story that suggested he was charging "exorbitant prices" to evacuate people desperate to get out of Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal in August 2021.
By: David Folkenflik
Security contractor Zachary Young alleges that CNN defamed him in a November 2021 report, shown above, about Afghans'fears of exorbitant charges from people offering to get them out of the country after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. CNN says it will defend the report in a trial set to start in a Florida court Monday.
By: David Folkenflik
Prince Harry is suing Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids, saying they illegally obtained personal information about him over many years. He has blamed the media, and particularly Murdoch's papers, for an increasing divide among the royal family.
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends a candlelight dinner for President-elect Donald Trump at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC, on January 19, 2025, a day before his inauguration ceremony.
President Trump has proposed 19 former Fox News hosts, journalists and commentators for senior positions in his second White House term.
By: David Folkenflik
Rupert Murdoch's team made the offer to resolve the hacking suits from Prince Harry and a British lawmaker as a trial was to begin. A settlement could help Washington Post CEO Will Lewis.
So far, President Trump has selected at least 19 former Fox News hosts, journalists and commentators for senior positions in his second White House term.
By: David Folkenflik
Prince Harry has agreed to settle his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids. The deal ends a years' long battle to hold the newspapers accountable for invasions of privacy.
Prince Harry settled a long-running legal case against Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids over privacy invasions after the media company issued a full-throated apology.
By: David Folkenflik, Kris Connor
President Trump says he wants L. Brent Bozell III, Founder and President of the Media Research Center, to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media, or USAGM. In this 2016 photo, Bozell speaks during a "Climate Hustle" panel discussion at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC.
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