"Together, let's reject the lies and nonsense out there," U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said Tuesday, referring to rampant misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, a nun holds her phone and a protective face mask in La Paz, Bolivia. Juan Karita/AP hide caption
As mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg officially had relinquished control of his company. In reality, his former executives say, Bloomberg was in frequent contact and shared his aspirations for growth in China. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Voice Of America defended itself on Friday against criticism from the Trump White House over its coverage of China. The federally funded news agency's headquarters are shown here in Washington, D.C. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images hide caption
The White House's new chief spokeswoman, Kayleigh McEnany, has a flair for confrontational and sometimes untrue assertions on cable news — much like her boss, the president. Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images hide caption
Facebook on Tuesday named the 400 news organizations receiving a first round of grants to help support coronavirus news coverage. Indranil Aditya/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
Kelly McBride of the Poynter Institute has been named the new public editor for NPR. Courtesy of Poynter Institute hide caption
This year's SXSW festival was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Now the films that were scheduled to be shown there have the option to be screened on Amazon. Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Chris Cuomo says he has tested positive for the coronavirus, after being exposed to people who have subsequently tested positive. Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images hide caption
Front Row at the Trump Show, by Jonathan Karl Dutton hide caption
Facebook says it's dedicating $100 million to prop up news organizations pummeled by the financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Alternative weeklies like The Stranger in Seattle and other local papers across the country have taken a big hit as the coronavirus halts the economy. Jason Redmond/Reuters hide caption
ESPN's Karl Ravech reports on the cancellation of the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament on March 12, in Nashville. With no live sports to show, the network is scrambling to fill the time. Its offerings now include diversions like cherry pit spitting and marble racing. Andy Lyons/Getty Images hide caption
Zeynep Tufekci on the TED stage. Ryan Lash/Ryan Lash / TED hide caption
Journalists wearing face masks — in an effort to protect against the coronavirus — gather for a news conference earlier this year in Beijing. Early Wednesday, China said it was planning to pull the press credentials of certain journalists employed by a handful of major U.S.-based newspapers. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The New York Times' exposé of star litigator David Boies' efforts against Jeffrey Epstein's estate and social circle took inspiration from a source who appears to have lied. Did the reporting hold up? Carlo Allegri/Reuters hide caption
PBS fired Smiley, pictured in 2016, after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced against the talk show host. During the civil trial, jurors heard from six women who said they were subjected to unwanted sexual advances from him. Rich Fury/Rich Fury/Invision/AP hide caption
The Trump campaign has filed a lawsuit against The Washington Post. Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a news conference at the State Department, last week. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
A masked paramilitary policeman stands guard alone at a deserted Tiananmen Gate in Beijing following the coronavirus outbreak. China on Wednesday said it has revoked the press credentials of three U.S. reporters over a headline for an opinion column it deems racist and slanderous. Andy Wong/AP hide caption
McClatchy acquired Knight Ridder, the owner of the Miami Herald and dozens of other newspapers, in 2006 but sold off several of those papers. Joe Skipper/Reuters hide caption
Producer Darius Rafieyan holds his betting slip after placing a bet on the Oscars' Best Picture category in Atlantic City, N.J. Darius Rafieyan/NPR hide caption
Radio host Rush Limbaugh says he's been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. Julie Smith/AP hide caption
Gwen Ifill, one of the nation's most esteemed journalists, will be the face of the U.S. Post Office 43rd stamp in the Black Heritage series. USPS via AP hide caption
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, accompanied by (from left) Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., and Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., speak to the media on Capitol Hill about the Senate impeachment trial. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
Jim Lehrer joined PBS in the 1970s and went on to moderate 12 presidential debates and write some 20 novels, three memoirs and several plays. PBS via AP hide caption