independence

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Corporate promises of editorial independence have been tested by business interests before, as staff at crypto news site CoinDesk alleged in 2024 when the crypto exchange that owns it ordered an article removed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

"As a disabled person, my independence could be taken away as a result of a non-disabled person's actions," Day says.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

It may also be due to “lower foreign demand or concerns about Fed independence, including the possibility that the Fed could in the future raise the inflation target, leading to greater inflation variability,” Slok said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

He has asked her to bring him books by Nelson Mandela, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and José Martí, who fought for Cuba’s independence from Spain.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

She had gotten used to having her afternoons to explore the house and visit with Clara; it had become the only bit of independence she had in her life.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland