After a federal judge ordered that CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s credentials be temporarily restored last week, the White House sent Acosta a letter saying it had made the “preliminary decision” to suspend his pass. The White House said Acosta would continue to hold his credentials while the 14-day judge’s order was in effect. CNN sought an emergency hearing, saying in a Monday court filing that the administration was creating “retroactive due process.”
A national study by Smith-Geiger for Hearst Television finds that four out of five younger video consumers rely on local news from a TV station — across broadcast and digital platforms — each week.
Journalist Chuck Williams Joining WRBL Columbus
Longtime print and digital journalist Chuck Williams is joining the news staff of Nexstar’s CBS affiliate WRBL Columbus, Ga. (DMA 127), as a digital content producer. Williams, who most recently […]
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Fox promotes him from senior executive producer of news to lead the department at its Atlanta O&O.
Shoeleather is a database aimed at connecting journalists outside the nation’s media hubs — New York City, Washington, Los Angeles and San Francisco — with editors across the country for the purpose of reporting on their home regions. Since it was announced on Twitter in late September, more than 400 reporters representing all 50 states have registered.
Enter To Win A Scripps Howard Award
Tearful Organ Recipient Thanks WJZY With Flowers
Local OTT Pioneers To Share Best Practices
At TVNewsCheck’s annual NewsTECHForum on Dec. 11 in New York, Michael Depp will moderate a discussion among four broadcast experts on how to make the most of OTT content, tech and monetization.
Donald Trump Promises Fox News He Will Toss CNN’s Jim Acosta From Future Pressers If He ‘Misbehaves’
A federal judge temporarily restored Jim Acosta’s White House press credentials, but didn’t rule on the CNN correspondent’s First Amendment claims.
U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly, an appointee of President Donald Trump, announced his decision following a hearing. The judge said Acosta’s credentials would be returned immediately and reactivated to allow him access to the White House. The suit by CNN alleges that Acosta’s First and Fifth Amendment rights were violated by suspending his hard pass. While the judge didn’t rule on the underlying case, he signaled they were likely to prevail in their claims.
WOIO Investigative Reporter Carl Monday To Retire
KSL Apologizes For Airing Racist Dance Clip
Judge Timothy Kelly was set to bring everyone back into DC District Court on Thursday at 3 p.m. ET to announce his decision, one day after CNN and the DOJ spent two hours pitching their side to the judge. Now it’s been put off until 10 a.m. on Friday.
Emanuel Wouldn’t Be First Chicago Mayor To Turn TV Pundit
At NewsTECHForum on Dec. 10 at the New York Hilton, Matt Danzico, NBC; Emily Kassie, The Marshall Project; Matt Pearl, Tegna’s WXIA and Frederic Roux, Dalet North America, will show and discuss examples of their, or in Roux’s case, his clients’ groundbreaking work.
Neil Woulfe Joining WLS As Morning EP
Neil Woulfe will join ABC O&O WLS Chicago’s Eyewitness News as morning daypart executive producer on Dec. 3. Most recently, Woulfe was senior executive producer at WOIO Cleveland, Ohio. Prior […]
