Journalism

Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is sick of Rudy Giuliani’s television appearances and wants them to stop. In a letter sent Sunday to top executives, producers and anchors at the broadcast and cable news networks, two key Biden advisers pressed the outlets to stop booking Giuliani, who has appeared frequently in the last few weeks to allege Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, of a pay-for-play in Ukraine.

The second annual honors in four categories will be presented on Dec. 16 at TVNewsCheck’s NewsTECHForum.

It’s an ongoing quest whose outcome may determine the future of video journalism: the hunt for those elusive younger viewers. The latest venture comes from NBC’s owned stations. LX launched on Monday with a modest amount of content but ambitious plans to grow into a new linear channel for young people. It’s a dramatic example of how local TV stations are using digital platforms for experiments that might not sit well with traditional broadcast viewers but could point the way to the next generation of news reporting.

The NBC News correspondent, who on Tuesday night received a lifetime achievement award during the 40th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, also discussed the recent impeachment inquiry.

The Las Vegas Sun filed a new federal lawsuit against the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The civil complaint filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas alleges unfair trade practices. The federal antitrust lawsuit adds to a breach-of-contract complaint filed in state court more than a year ago.

The cable news veteran and current host and moderator of Gray Television’s Full Court Press with Greta Van Susteren, will explore the growing complexities and polarization of political reporting in an interview at the seventh annual NewsTECHForum in December.

Fox News led the news channels in the special coverage Tuesday of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announcement of an impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump.

The 40th edition of the News & Documentary Emmys were presented Tuesday night at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in New York with awards in 49 categories. The evening’s biggest winner was HBO with 10 awards (including one for I Am Evidence, above). PBS grabbed nine honors during the ceremony, and CBS came in third place with six win.

ABC is finishing the season with its largest lead over NBC in 23 years, and 27 years for CBS. It’s the third consecutive year that ABC has won the ratings competition.

It marks the newest expansion of major market local news streaming services from CBS and features local news content produced by WBZ-TV.

The 2019 Large Market Television winner for Excellence in Video is a uniquely creative piece of journalism telling the story of a community, its history and its future through the eyes and voices of those who’ve known it longest and best. We asked KUSA DenverDMA’s Corky Scholl to tell us more about the Murrow-winning “Five Points.”

CNN appears to have been the target of yet another planned attack that was struck down by the FBI. According to CNN, an Army soldier discussed bomb-making techniques and bombing a major American news network’s headquarters.

He joins the Little Rock, Ark.-based group owner from KCBS-KCAL Los Angeles.

Its new digital news brand and soon-to-launch over-the-air and streaming network is targeted to adults 18-45. LX stands for ‘Local X’ the ‘X’ signifying the “exponential abilities that LX has in telling our communities unique stories,” according to the company. LX offers opportunities for local and national advertising through its dedicated digital site and social channels, and through its over-the-air linear TV and streaming network.