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WW’s 10 Most Read Stories of 2018

The most read stories on wweek.com show a year of comeuppances, closures and clobberings.

The 18 Greatest Names Suggested for a Portland Baseball Team and the Greatest Things Fox News Said About Portland

Let’s go, Portland Protesters!

Oregon Actor Who Moonlighted as a White Supremacist Agrees to Taped Apology to Student Leader He Harassed Online

The settlement could provide a national model for holding extremists responsible for hate speech and bullying online.

Portland’s Draft Non-Disclosure Agreement Would Have Barred Reporters From Repeating A Laundry List Of Information

No reporters signed the NDA to gain access to the police command center.

Portland’s Mayor Is Struggling on the Job. And It’s About to Get Harder.

Next month will mark Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s second anniversary in one of the highest-profile jobs in Oregon politics—and he is struggling in a remarkably public manner.

The Mayor’s Office Asked Select Reporters To Sign Non-Disclosure Agreements And Let A Police Officer Determine What They Publish

The mayor’s communication director asked a reporter to let a Portland police officer “guide when and what you will be able to tweet and share.”

Despite A Few Small Skirmishes, Saturday’s Rallies Show Portland Police Can Keep Warring Protesters Apart

Portland police managed to keep violence at bay and showed restraint until the very end of Saturday’s protests.

Portland Police Peacefully Keep Apart Far-Right Rally and Antifascist Counter-Protest

The protests cap off a week when city officials tried and failed to expand police authority to control public demonstrations.

Each Time Patriot Prayer Rallies to Fight Antifa, It Can Cost Portland Police $100,000

In 2018, 77 percent of police resources spent on protests has come from Patriot Prayer events and counter-protests.

Portland City Council Rejects Mayor’s Plan to Restrict Violent Protests

The ordinance created a rift between the mayor’s office and local civil rights advocates.