Bill Brown died on Tuesday, May 29, after a long and distinguished career as a broadcast consultant and designer. He was 67. Brown’s consulting career began at Audience Research & Development, […]
TVLine on Wednesday announced the promotion of Matt Webb Mitovich to editor-in-chief, effective immediately. The announcement comes on the heels of TVLine notching its second-best traffic month in its seven-year […]
As news coverage intensifies, and divides, the two biggest Spanish-language U.S. TV networks are taking a stand against the zero tolerance policy that has led to more than 2,300 children being separated from their caregivers at the U.S.-Mexico border. Both networks are calling on government leaders to take action “to resolve this situation immediately.”
AccuWeather has reorganized its broadcast solutions division, which includes its popular StoryTeller touchscreen and StormDirector+ weather software offering.
Exclusives
NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC political commentator Rachel Maddow broke down while trying to read an exclusive Associated Press story about babies and toddlers taken from their parents at the […]
NBC Looking For Digital News In Left Field
NBC’s year-old digital video unit has been pushing the boundaries of what a broadcaster’s news content might look like. Its experimental collaborations with MSNBC and Meet the Press may also soon extend to the network’s O&Os.
Fox News Channel faces a growing backlash among Hollywood creators that intensified Tuesday following Laura Ingraham’s description of “zero tolerance” detention facilities for children separated from their parents as “essentially summer camps.” Among those speaking out were Steve Levitan, Seth MacFarlane, Judd Apatow and Paul Feig.
“Blockchain is a community-driven effort. The idea is that it’s only as successful as the people that are engaged with it and who are joining it.” That is from Jarrod Dicker, the CEO of Po.et. “The people” he’s referring to? Publishers.
Fox News Channel primetime star Laura Ingraham was under fire for calling the detention centers for children “essentially summer camps” on her Monday show before the hourlong program even ended. She wound up the broadcast noting a number of “very upset people” over that comparison, so said she would instead go with “boarding schools” because, she said, that’s how they were described in the San Diego Union Tribune.
The former Associated Press executive will develop strategies and brand opportunities for the Sinclair-owned national news platform, including the Circa website and social, mobile, OTT and other non-linear platforms.
In the television categories, overall excellence awards go to Hearst’s KCRA Sacramento, Calif., for large markets and Quincly Media’s WREX Rockford, Ill., for small markets. The national awards will be presented Oct. 22 at the RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Awards Gala in New York.
Fox News Channel host Laura Ingraham has come under fire for comments she made on The Ingraham Angle on Monday, calling immigration detention centers for children, “essentially summer camps.”
Newsroom Jobs In TX And DC
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Weathercaster Jackie Johnson Leaving KCBS
CBS O&O KCBS Los Angeles (DMA 2) weathercaster Jackie Johnson on Monday announced her decision to leave the station after giving birth to her first child, Bridgette, in January. Johnson has provided […]
In a precedent set under the previous administration, the Department of Justice has made clear its priority is to investigate leaks. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has declined, not once, but twice, to pledge he would not go after reporters for protecting confidential sources. Now, we’ve seen that forewarning realized in the “first known instance of the Justice Department going after a reporter’s data under President Trump,” according to The New York Times, an action RTDNA strongly protested. Journalists would do well to learn about what happened — and what to do to be prepared and protected.
A group of journalists leaves a shrinking daily to start a new outlet, The Colorado Sun, in partnership with a blockchain company.
Pearlstine, a veteran of Time Inc., Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal, was appointed by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, who took ownership of the paper on Monday.
Biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong on Monday will take control of the Los Angeles Times and San Diego Union-Tribune, two historic newspapers rooted in Southern California civic life for more than 135 years — that now must adapt for the digital age. Soon-Shiong is spending $500 million to acquire the news organizations, along with Spanish-language Hoy and a handful of community newspapers, from Chicago-based Tronc.
WRAL’s Bill Leslie Retiring With Farewell Tour
Former WTTW Correspondent Elizabeth Brackett Dies
With the debate around what constitutes fake news continuing to make headlines, Seth MacFarlane has weighed in on how he feels about Fox News’ portrayal of other media outlets. On Saturday, MacFarlane — who has worked with Fox Broadcasting Co. for nearly 20 years, beginning with the creation of Family Guy in 1999 — tweeted that he is “embarrassed to work for” the company.
The president walked to the portion of the White House lawn that reporters frequently use to give stand-up shots and gave an interview with Steve Doocy of Fox & Friends, his favorite morning show. When the Doocy interview ended, Trump talked to other reporters who had been standing nearby — a contentious session of journalists trying to shout over each other to get questions in. Trump occasionally admonished them.
WUSF Adds Jessica Meszaros To News Team
Noncommercial WUSF Public Media in Tampa, Fla. (DMA 13), has hired Jessica Meszaros to report for WUSF-TV and be one of the hosts of the Morning Edition news team. She comes to […]
