The Writers Guild of America called the layoffs at CBS News on Friday an example of the “recklessness and greed of their bosses,” as the union indicated that its membership was impacted by the job […]
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Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday designed to try to prevent the scheduling of rival football games to the Army-Navy Game, which has been held on the second Saturday of December. The executive […]
CBS News Radio, with origins that trace back to the founding of the network nearly a century ago, will be shut down on May 22. CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss and CBS News […]
CBS News announced a new round of layoffs on Friday, the latest for the news division under the network’s new parent Paramount Skydance. In a memo to employees, CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss […]
Nexstar said on Thursday that they had closed their acquisition of Tegna following approvals from the FCC and the Justice Department. The $6.2 billion merger, which will create a broadcast station giant, was given the […]
As content creators and labor unions, First Amendment advocates and politicians increasingly warn of mergers and further consolidation, the battles may be fought by a different set of players than D.C.’s antitrust enforcers. When California, […]
When Donald Trump met in the Oval Office on Thursday with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, he was asked why he didn’t tell U.S. allies about plans to strike Iran. “You don’t want to signal […]
California and six other states filed suit to block Nexstar‘s merger with Tegna, a transaction that will create a broadcast station giant. The $6.2 billion transaction would give the combined company 265 stations covering 80% […]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) has unveiled a draft legislative framework that targets some of the most hot button issues swirling around Hollywood and AI, including the use of copyrighted works in training models and the […]
Voice of America may soon be up and running again. A federal judge ordered that more than 1,000 employees working for government-run broadcasting entities, including VOA, be returned to work, reversing a key part of […]
NBC News is partnering with journalist and author Joanna Stern to expand its coverage of AI and emerging technologies. Stern, who recently left The Wall Street Journal to start her own independent media company, will […]
Writers Guild of America East members at the streaming service CBS News 24/7 are holding a 24-hour walkout on Tuesday after no agreement was reached following the expiration of their contract last week. The walkouts […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is warning FCC Chairman Brendan Carr that he will be investigated “in short order” following his threat to pull broadcasters’ licenses, adding to a list of expected Democratic oversight should […]
The Pitt star Noah Wyle will be among those testifying at a hearing led by Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) on Friday, touching on Paramount‘s proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, as well as the the […]
The board of the Kennedy Center voted on Monday to close the arts complex for two years, proceeding with Donald Trump‘s plans for a massive renovation. The vote, taken at a meeting at the White […]
Pope Leo has seemingly weighed in on media coverage of the U.S. and Israel war with Iran, this time calling on journalists to depict human suffering and to avoid amplifying propaganda. In a social media […]
The Oscars got more political this year, not just with the underlying themes of winners like One Battle After Another and Sinners, but the subtle and overt references to the turbulent times under Donald Trump. […]
Conan O’Brien got in a few digs at Donald Trump in the initial hour of the Oscars, not just in the opening monologue but in between introducing presenters. “We’re coming to you live from the […]
The FCC chairman may be threatening the broadcast networks over their coverage of the Iran war, but Saturday Night Live again went with a cold open that skewered Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth for their […]
Donald Trump‘s FCC chairman threatened broadcaster licenses and warned that news outlets should “course correct” before their renewals come up after the president blasted the media over their coverage of the Iran war. Brendan Carr […]
The Kennedy Center must provide one of its ex officio board members information on Donald Trump‘s plans to close and renovate the arts institution, and to allow her to voice her opinion at the body’s […]
Donald Trump announced that Matt Floca has been tapped to serve as the executive director of the Kennedy Center amid reports that Ric Grenell, who has led the arts institution for more than a year, […]
CNN‘s Frederik Pleitgen recently returned after a week from inside Iran, as part of the first American network team to enter the country since the start of U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on the country. Along […]
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gave another media critique at a Pentagon press conference on Friday, this time singling out a CNN report that the Trump administration underestimated the war’s impact on the Strait of […]
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is calling on the Justice Department to sue to block Paramount‘s proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery unless “substantial and enforceable safeguards are put in place to increase domestic production […]
Donald Trump nominated a senior State Department official to lead the agency that oversees the Voice of America and other U.S. government broadcasters, after a federal judge invalidated layoffs and other actions taken by the […]
Newly released court records have added a twist following Live Nation‘s proposed settlement of the Justice Department‘s antitrust case. Slack messages between two employees, who were tasked with ticketing duties in Florida and Virginia, revealed […]
CNN will debut a new original series, Kara Swisher Wants To Live Forever, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on April 11. The six-episode series follows Swisher as she investigates longevity science and the efforts to avoid […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi headlined a Los Angeles fundraiser on Tuesday evening that raised more than $2 million to boost Democrats in their efforts to win back the […]
Former First Lady Jill Biden will publish her memoir, View from the East Wing, on June 2, in which she she will give her reflections on her husband Joe Biden‘s decision, after much pressure, to […]