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Speaking truth to power - and the angry mob.
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chief investigative reporter. duPont, Peabody awards. Pulitzer finalist. TIPS: phil.williams@newschannel5.com
Media & News CompanyNashville, TNnewschannel5.comJoined August 2010
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On the day of the Covenant School shooting, I was in D.C. to accept the Toner Prize for our Revealed investigation of Tennessee’s Capitol Hill. In accepting, I urged news organizations all across the U.S. to treat statehouse reporting as an investigative beat.
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VIDEO POSTED: Glenn Funk hadn't acknowledged the TBI search of his offices was based on a search warrant. Now that we've broken that story, he's joined
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's motion to unseal the search records. He wants to see the AG's probable cause for the search.
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Search of Nashville DA's offices was based on warrant - not 'invitation,' as DA Glenn Funk suggested
TBI agents were executing a search warrant issued by a Davidson County judge, authorizing them to look for evidence of criminal activity.
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Tennessee politicians reacting to news of writers’ strike and SNL going dark!
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‘Saturday Night Live’ Goes Dark in Writers Strike variety.com/2023/tv/news/s via @variety
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Joe Walsh
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I wish my former political party would just call itself the Authoritarian Party. Would make everything so much easier.
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Trump Vows to Seize Endowments From Universities Practicing ‘Discrimination Under the Guise of Equity’ mediaite.com/politics/trump
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VIDEO POSTED: Glenn Funk hadn't acknowledged the TBI search of his offices was based on a search warrant. Now that we've broken that story, he's joined
@NC5
's motion to unseal the search records. He wants to see the AG's probable cause for the search.
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Search of Nashville DA's offices was based on warrant - not 'invitation,' as DA Glenn Funk suggested
TBI agents were executing a search warrant issued by a Davidson County judge, authorizing them to look for evidence of criminal activity.
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ICYMI: 'It feels as if they are trying to buy my silence' We've got the receipts from the Scotty Campbell sexual harassment scandal
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REVEALED: 'It feels as if they are trying to buy my silence' We've got the sexual harassment receipts newschannel5.com/news/newschann
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On the E. Jean Carroll case…
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But it’s also because of what a victory in her case could signify for victims writ large. If a 79-year-old woman can hold a former president and the dominant figure in Republican Party politics liable, other women might find it less daunting to voice their own truths.
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This is a question I get quite a lot from folks outside the church--why the extreme emphasis on some biblical commands in the public square and an almost total disregard of others? I propose that we're much more eager to talk about "they" problems than "we" problems. /1 twitter.com/WifeWorst/stat…
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“These two teams just don’t like each other.” Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada’s COS weighs in; undoubtedly, current Speaker
@CSexton25
will say things are done differently under his administration. Also, Sexton is expected to be witness in Casada/Cothren federal trial.
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Despite the claim of “protected information” and feigned ignorance, the truth is that the Speaker’s Office is involved in every facet of the sexual harassment complaint process, from beginning to end. twitter.com/NC5PhilWilliam…
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Marilyn Calfee
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Maybe with all the turmoil going on with our governing bodies, people will start speaking to someone. You can’t have that many people of all ages in one building, interacting on a daily basis and not have harassment issues, it just doesn’t add up. Thank you
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If you know of any valid sexual harassment complaints/findings not listed here, message me confidentially. DMs open. 5/5
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UPDATE: Tennessee legislature completed my request to search state rep files since '16 for discrimination/harassment findings. Only case unknown to me: Rep. Mike Carter, now deceased. The timing suggests it may be related to a racially charged remark for which he apologized. 1/
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Last Thursday's resignation of Tennessee Rep. Scotty Campbell was such a whirlwind, just now dissecting images from House floor when our breaking news story first appeared online. Lots of lawmakers, including Campbell, engrossed in their phones. 1/
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A humble user recommendation for
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: Since the legacy verified system has been blown up, sort RT and Like lists based on number of followers (highest to lowest). It would give users a better idea of where traffic is coming from.
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Congrats
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you, your team and your station deserve the recognition! I hope people watch this and realize #LocalJournalismMatters and that everyone will subscribe to at least ONE local media outlet in their area…truth dies in darkness.
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On the day of the Covenant School shooting, I was in D.C. to accept the Toner Prize for our Revealed investigation of Tennessee’s Capitol Hill. In accepting, I urged news organizations all across the U.S. to treat statehouse reporting as an investigative beat.
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Deanna Troust
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Next time you hear someone trash “the media,” send them this clip of a Nashville TV reporter whose reveal of corruption in the statehouse is benefitting all Tennesseans. Support your #localnews outlets!
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On the day of the Covenant School shooting, I was in D.C. to accept the Toner Prize for our Revealed investigation of Tennessee’s Capitol Hill. In accepting, I urged news organizations all across the U.S. to treat statehouse reporting as an investigative beat.
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President Joe Biden’s car didn’t display the Italian flag during his Ireland trip, he didn’t address an “invisible” audience there, and former President Donald Trump did not refer to his former lawyer Michael Cohen as a “cereal liar.” And more…
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Partisan bunk, conspiratorial nonsense and AI: This week’s misinformation review
Here are just a few of this week’s falsehoods, featuring misleading partisan claims and conspiracies involving everything from bees to Bud Light. Let’s take a look at the facts.
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