An in-depth podcast series from Meredith’s KTVK-KPHO offers some clues worth following.
KTTV and KTVU, the Fox O&Os in Los Angeles and San Francisco, respectively, will co-host a Pulse of the People Town Hall with Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) on Monday, Aug. […]
According to six people familiar with the situation, as her contract draws to a close, Maddow, 48, is seriously considering leaving the network when her contract ends early next year as negotiations drag on and the temptation to take her brand elsewhere or start her own lucrative media company has grown.
The organization will fete award-winning documentarian, journalist, speaker, author, philanthropist and host of Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien during RTDNA21, Sept. 23-24.
The Times will make 18 of its newsletters available only to subscribers but will keep flagship email offerings such as The Morning free.
Exclusives
Jenn Suozzo, a veteran NBC News producer who has been working as the top producer at NBC Nightly News, will step away from the broadcast and is expected to be the latest high-profile TV-news executive to join CNN’s new CNN+ streaming service, according to a person familiar with the matter.
CBS This Morning is shaking up its co-host lineup, with Nate Burleson joining the show in September. Burleson will join Gayle King and Tony Dokoupil on the show. Burleson had guest hosted the show in May. Anthony Mason, co-host since 2019, will shift to a role as reporter on culture.
BRISTOL, CONN. (AP) — Holly Rowe has been promoted to sideline reporter for ABC’s college football Saturday night games. Rowe, beginning her 26th season covering football at ESPN and ABC, will […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency’s internal watchdog said Tuesday it would investigate allegations that the agency “improperly targeted the communications of a member of the U.S. news media” […]
CNN chief Jeff Zucker announced Hunt’s hiring Tuesday. She is the first new hire for CNN to lead a show for its upcoming streaming offering CNN+.
Dominion Voting Systems has filed defamation lawsuits against Newsmax, One America News Network and Patrick Byrne, the former CEO of Overstock, over their advancement of conspiracy theories that company had a role in rigging the results of the 2020 presidential election. The lawsuits against One America, Newsmax and Byrne each seek more than $1.6 billion in damages.
CNN Must Investigate Chris Cuomo
Erik Wemple: “CNN flouted journalistic ethics in spring 2020 when it allowed Chris Cuomo to host his brother about a dozen times in flattering gab sessions — and then, when the governor’s covid-19 and sexual harassment scandals piled up in early 2021, the network somehow tracked down its internal guidelines and banned Chris Cuomo from covering his brother. That switcheroo is what is unprecedented.”
WBRC Birmingham To Host/Televise Mayoral Forum
Coronavirus misinformation has spiked online in recent weeks after a decline in the spring, misinformation experts say, as people who peddle in falsehoods have seized on the surge of cases from the Delta variant to spread new and recycled unsubstantiated narratives.
In a letter to Senate leadership, all 50 state broadcaster associations are calling for passage of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act. They said the bill “would provide local newsrooms a lifeline that would enable them to sustain, and in some cases, significantly improve the critical public service these local media outlets provide their communities.”
CBS has named Claudia Milne the senior vice president of standards and practices at CBS News and Stations. In her new role, Milne will help determine CBS News’ editorial standards and ensure they are being maintained across CBS News, stations and digital platforms.
Eight of the nine TV news brands examined by Brand Keys showed trust levels declined, with one exception: Fox News. Brand Keys Founder and President Robert Passikoff attributed recent declines in TV news viewership to a distinct lack of what Brand Keys describes as “Trump-tension,” an allusion to his near-daily monopolization of media platforms — particularly television news — during his presidency.
The Telemundo O&O’s 10-minute daily El Break De Telemundo El Paso is designed to offer a more relaxed format to help OTT audiences stay in the know while on the go.”
NBCU Local Adds AR To Weather Coverage Arsenal
Nate Johnson, director of weather operations for NBCUniversal Local, says the group’s NBC and Telemundo stations are using augmented reality to enhance weather reporting. Every tool counts, he emphasizes, since competition for talent is getting stiffer as Fox readies its own weather network. Note: This story is available to TVNewsCheck Premium members only. If you would like to upgrade your free TVNewsCheck membership to Premium now, you can visit your Member Home Page, available when you log in at the very top right corner of the site or in the Stay Connected Box that appears in the right column of virtually every page on the site. If you don’t see Member Home, you will need to click Log In or Subscribe.
