Alliance For Women In Media Foundation Extends Deadline For 2023 Gracie Award Entries
The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) has extended the deadline to submit entries for the 48th Annual Gracie Awards through Jan. …
Debra Alfarone Joins Gray’s Washington News Operation
Gray Television has hired Debra Alfarone as an anchor for Local News Live and as a national correspondent for Gray’s stations. She begins on …
LX Adds Daily Program Taking Viewers To Stories Across The Country
LX News, the streaming news network of NBCUniversal Local, has introduced a daily program that takes viewers on a cross-country journey of …
CNET Forced To Add Corrections To AI-Written Stories
The tech site CNET sent a chill through the media world when it tapped artificial intelligence to produce surprisingly lucid news stories. …
TV Weather Presenters On The Hell And Horror Of The Climate Crisis
What is it like to have a front row seat for the worst show in the world? Four meteorologists describe how they are explaining the reality …
MSNBC Taps Rebecca Kutler To Oversee Streaming, Digital And Audio Efforts
MSNBC announced Tuesday that Senior Vice President of Content Strategy Rebecca Kutler will now oversee all of MSNBC’s non-linear editorial …
WGRZ Promos Unite And Inspire The Buffalo Community
It’s been tough for the city of Buffalo, N.Y. First, a city used to snow gets a crippling blizzard. Then, a member of the Buffalo Bills …
Court Dismisses Herring Claims In Suit Over DirecTV Dropping OAN
DirecTV said a California judge has stricken the central claims in a breach of contract lawsuit filed by Herring Networks over DirecTV’s …
CNN Is Serious About Getting Into Comedy
CNN is considering hiring a comedian to host one of its prime time shows. The “news entertainment” personality could fill the 9 to 11 p.m. …
Nexstar Ends Free Live Streaming Of Local News
Nexstar Media Group’s stations are halting live streaming their newscasts and other locally produced lifestyle programming as of Jan. 12. In …
So Much For Primetime. Fox’s 5 P.M. Chat Fest Is The New King Of Cable News
How The Five surpassed Tucker Carlson in the ratings: It’s the “Avengers of Fox News” — but at an hour that reflects the increasing …
Let C-SPAN’s Cameras Back Into The House
Watching Congress has been boring last week, and not just because the speaker drama got resolved. When the House came back into session last …
The Biden Documents Scandal Is A Test For The Media — And An Opportunity
After two years of relative quiet, the Washington press corps mounted familiar battle stations this week as a Biden administration scandal …
KFVS Sportscaster Gets Story On Air With Help From Cable Access Channel After Flight Is Canceled
When a visit home for the holiday became extended as Southwest Airlines canceled dozens of flights, Joseph “Jess” Todd found himself in a …
Barry Diller Explores Sale Of The Daily Beast
The tech mogul’s company has hired Whisper Advisors, an advisory firm, to find potential buyers for the digital publication.
WISH Indianapolis Finishes Studio Renovations
DuJuan McCoy, owner-president-CEO of Circle City Broadcasting, announced the completion of studio renovations at its CW affiliate WISH …
KTMD Houston Names Freddy Oldenburg VP Of News
He will be responsible for the overall performance of the Telemundo station’s local newscasts and news department, as well as other local …
CBS News Boss Neeraj Khemlani Faces Internal HR Review, Sources Say
The cost-cutting CBS News boss who clashed with Norah O’Donnell is facing an internal human-resources review over complaints about his …
MSNBC Shakes Up Daytime, Weekend Anchor Duties As Hallie Jackson Adds Streaming Hour
Meanwhile, Chris Jansing will get two hours on the cable news outlet’s weekdays while layoffs have hit the news division of the TV network.
Talking TV: What Will TV News Hiring Look Like In ’23?
Gary Brown, owner and CEO of Talent Dynamics, talks with TVNewsCheck’s Michael Depp about on-air journalists’ continued pursuit of a better …
RTDNA Announces 2023 First Amendment Award Honorees
The RTDNA Foundation will honor nine individuals at the 32nd annual First Amendment Awards, recognizing their efforts to promote responsible …
Layoffs Hit NBC News And MSNBC
NBC News and MSNBC were undergoing a round of layoffs on Thursday, although the impact appeared to be less severe than the staff reductions …
Scripps And Cox Partner To Expand Local And Statewide News In Florida
The Scripps Florida 24 Network, which covers local and state news in Miami, Tampa, West Palm Beach, Tallahassee and Fort Myers, will add …
LX News’ ‘My New Favorite Olympian’ Podcast Wins 2 Signal Awards
LX News’ multiplatform podcast My New Favorite Olympian earned gold in two categories of the inaugural Signal Awards, presented by the …
CNN Shuffles Anchors Across Daytime Schedule
CNN says it will shuffle anchors across its weekday and weekend daytime schedules, grouping them together in new ways the network hopes will …
CBS’s ‘On The Dot’ Makes Climate A Vehicle For Newscast Change
On the Dot with David Schechter, a new reporting brand from the CBS Local News Innovation Lab, aims to shake up the O&O’s local …
Noah Oppenheim Leaves NBC News In Unorthodox Shake-Up
Noah Oppenheim, president of NBC News since early 2017, will leave the organization in an unorthodox shake-up that will elevate three …
Law&Crime Network Hires Two Execs In Push For Digital Expansion
Law&Crime, a live trial and true crime network, has hired Eileen Holliday and Matt Zarrell as part of the network’s push to expand …
Scripps Selects Six Veteran Print Journalists For Journalism Journey Initiative’s Inaugural Class
The E.W. Scripps Co. has placed six veteran print journalists across its local and national media newsrooms, officially launching its …
Prince Harry: ‘Evil’ Rupert Murdoch’s Political Views ‘Just To The Right Of The Taliban’s’
Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, unloads on Rupert Murdoch in his new memoir, saying he has long believed that conservative media mogul is …
Prince Harry’s ‘60 Minutes’ Scores Season High of 11.2 Million Viewers, Best Next-Day Streaming Since Trump’s October 2020 Interview
Prince Harry’s Sunday 60 Minutes interview with Anderson Cooper brought in a season-high audience for the CBS newsmagazine, drawing 11.2 …
CNN Plans Major Daytime Overhaul With ‘Newsroom Headquarters’ Concept
The Warner Bros. Discovery-backed news outlet intends to roll out a new, kinetic on-air format that will take many of its personnel out of …