Watchdog: Federal Anti-Terror Unit Investigated Journalists

A special Customs and Border Protection unit used sensitive government databases intended to track terrorists to investigate as many as 20 U.S.-based journalists, including a Pulitzer Prize-winning Associated Press reporter, according to a federal watchdog.

Chris Wallace Leaving Fox News For CNN

Veteran anchor Chris Wallace signed off his Fox News Sunday show after 18 years to join CNN’s new streaming service, dealing a blow to Fox’s news operation at a time when its opinion side has become preeminent. Wallace said he’s “ready for a new adventure.”

Longtime WRC Washington Anchor Wendy Rieger To Retire

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Bianca Beltrán Joins NBC’s WBTS/Telemundo’s WNEU

Fox News Christmas Tree Lit Again After Arson

White House Points Finger At The Press

The Biden White House, plagued by low approval ratings that have weakened the president’s clout and raised fears among Democrats over next year’s midterms, is blaming the media for some of its problems.

WTXF Takes A Community-Focused Approach To Gun Violence

Fox O&O WTXF Philadelphia has launched Save Our Streets, a community-focused, station-wide project that engages with residents, public officials and even ex-offenders to try to resolve the alarming increase in gun violence in the city and the surrounding area.

KSDK St. Louis Adds Anchor-Reporter Brent Solomon

Brian Williams Uses Final ’11th Hour’ To End Era, Sound Alarm

In a noticeable break from the journalistic demeanor he has projected for nearly three decades at NBC News and MSNBC, the veteran anchor used the final minutes of his tenure on MSNBC’s 11th Hour to warn viewers of the frailty of American democracy and urged them to keep it safe — if they could.

WPDE Myrtle Beach Hosts Pizza Party To Mark Quiet Hurricane Season

Lee Enterprises Rejects Alden Takeover Bid

Brian Williams’ MSNBC Show ‘The 11th Hour’ To End Thursday

CNN Grapples With Chris Cuomo Chaos

The question now is whether Cuomo’s reversal of fortune at CNN is a product of extraordinary circumstances or if he’s just the latest in a line of prominent cable-news anchors handed too much leash by their corporate backers due to the viewership they capture in an era when big TV audiences are difficult to find.

Over 200 Papers Suing Facebook And Google

More than 200 newspapers are suing Facebook and Google, alleging that the tech titans have unfairly manipulated the advertising market, siphoning away their revenue and crippling their businesses. The lawsuits are being filed on behalf of some 30 different companies.

Free New Year’s Eve Feed From Times Square

Once again, broadcasters can get free HD satellite and fiber feeds of the celebration from Times Square, New York, as well as behind-the-scenes preparations leading up to the big night.

Monica Pearson Joins WGCL-WPCH Atlanta

Jere Gish Joins WGAL Lancaster Anchor Desk

SSP Sets Misinformation ‘Floor’ For News Sites That Can Be Bought Programmatically

Pittsburgh Cop Charged With DUI After Hit-and-Run Involving WPXI Reporter

WCPO Names Senior Director Of Local Media Content

Barry Fulmer joins from WDRB Louisville, Ky., to oversee news at the Scripps ABC affiliate in Cincinnati beginning Jan. 18.

Gray Television Expands National Investigative Unit

It promotes and adds to its InvestigateTV team that provides innovative, original journalism from a dedicated investigative team and partners.

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WTAE Promotes Pittsburgh Native To Traffic Reporter And Anchor

Alyssa Donovan Joins WGN As Reporter And Meteorologist

Chris Cuomo’s Upcoming Book Scrapped By HarperCollins

EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH ROBERT CORN-REVERE

Corn-Revere: Broadcasting Deserves Full 1st Amendment Protection, And Social Media Should Keep Theirs

Robert Corn-Revere, a veteran First Amendment attorney and former legal assistant to late FCC Commissioner James Quello, argues that the right case might just unlock FCC ownership restrictions and that social media platforms deserve no less protection from government censors and regulators than any of their predecessors.

RTDNA Accepting Entries For 2022 Murrow Awards

The Murrow Awards recognize excellence in broadcast, digital and student journalism. Only work published between Jan. 1, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2021, will be eligible for entry. The deadline for entry is 5 p.m. ET, Feb. 10, 2022. Regional winners will be announced in late spring 2022 and national winners will be announced in summer 2022. National winners will be honored at the 2022 Edward R. Murrow Awards Gala on Oct. 10, 2022, in New York City.

Saudi Man Linked To Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Detained

A Saudi man accused of being a member of the hit squad that murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been detained in Paris while boarding a flight to Riyadh, French media reported Tuesday.

WPIX Reporter Says She Quit Because Of Islamophobia

NBC News Hires Yamiche Alcindor As Washington Correspondent

James Rosen Joins Newsmax As Chief White House Correspondent

Newsmax announced today that veteran Washington reporter James Rosen will join the network as Chief White House Correspondent. As a top correspondent at Fox News and the Sinclair Broadcast Group over the last two […]