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Editor's note: This article has been updated to include a statement received Friday morning from Scott Christen, associate professor of communication studies and interim chair of the Department of Communication at Tennessee Tech.

A leader of a reported “pink slime” media publication has been hired to teach journalism at Tennessee Tech University, according to a Raw Story review of online records and sources familiar with the situation.

Kyle Barnett, who is publicly cited as a publisher and general manager associated with publications run by Metric Media — a network of more than 1,300 local “pay-for-play” media websites that is reportedly funded by conservative and specialist interest PACs to push political agendas — is slated to teach three undergraduate journalism classes at Tennessee Tech University for the upcoming Spring 2024 semester....

Right-wing media darling James O'Keefe, whose deceptive pranks have caused serious harm to organizations such as ACORN and National Public Radio, found himself on the other side of the stick this week during a visit to Columbia University's school of journalism.