Kansas Paper And Its Publisher Are Suing Over Police Raids. They Say Damages Exceed $10M
The Marion County Record’s parent company and Eric Meyer, its editor and publisher, accuses the city of Marion, the Marion County Commission …
KCTV Kansas City Adds Melissa Meeder As Afternoon Meteorologist
Gray Television CBS affiliate KCTV Kansas City is adding to its growing weather team, welcoming Melissa Meeder to the First Warn 5 Weather …
Sinclair Names Matthew Galka National Correspondent, Washington Bureau
Sinclair Broadcast Group today announced that Matthew Galka will join the company’s Washington, D.C., Bureau as a national correspondent. …
Telemundo’s KTAZ & KHRR Add Anchor, MMJs
KTAZ Phoenix and KHRR Tucson, Ariz., part of NBCUniversal Local’s Telemundo Station Group, today appointed Gilberto Dorrego lead anchor …
Corporate Polish Meets Partisan Reality For NBC’s News Chief
Cesar Conde, a leader with an MBA but a limited journalism background, is facing the toughest scrutiny of his career.
Biden Takes Press To Task Over Coverage Of His Polls
The media coverage of polls that show President Biden lagging behind former President Trump appears to be getting under the president’s …
Harry Smith Leaving NBC News After 12 Years
Harry Smith is signing off from NBC News after 12 years. The beloved correspondent received an emotional sendoff during Friday’s Today show, …
Anchor Don Alhart Sets Retirement After 58 Years At WHAM Rochester
Guinness World Records saluted Alhart last year for the “longest career as a television news broadcaster.”
‘Every Day Is Hard’: One Year Since Russia Jailed A U.S. Reporter
In a notorious high-security prison, Evan Gershkovich of The Wall Street Journal stays connected with supporters through letters as they …
Network Political Contributors Have A Long History. But Are They More Trouble Than They’re Worth?
Televised political combat existed in earlier times, like Shana Alexander and James Kilpatrick’s “point-counterpoint” segment on “60 …
For Bolstering Local News, Weather Remains The Most Powerful Tool
How a station handles weather — and the caliber and connectedness of weathercasters in a local market — are critical to a successful news …
TV Talkers From Pat McAfee To Rachel Maddow Gain New License To Blast Bosses On-Air
Only a few short steps stand between MSNBC’s on-air protests and ESPN outrage and Howard Beale screaming “I’m mad as hell…”
The Leadership Vacuum That Led To The Ronna McDaniel Fail At NBC
By hiring and then quickly firing the former RNC chair, the organization managed to alienate nearly every constituency that matters. …
Karen Wickre, Walt Mossberg Elected Chair And Vice Chair Of News Literacy Project board
Karen Wickre has been elected board chair of the News Literacy Project and Walt Mossberg has been elected vice chair, bringing decades of …
Ronna McDaniel Eyes Big Payout After NBC Drama
The former RNC chair is in talks with a prominent media talent lawyer about potential legal claims.
Estephany Haro Named Assistant News Director For KSTS San Jose
Telemundo’s KSTS San Jose, Calif., has appointed Estephany Haro assistant news director, effective April 8. In this capacity, she will …
Telemundo Station Group’s ‘Our Planet’ Climate Change Initiative Launches March 28
Telemundo Station Group, part of NBCUniversal Local, is launching a monthlong climate change initiative, Our Planet, tomorrow, Thursday, …
In New Orleans, A Pioneering Nonprofit Newsroom Ponders A Future Beyond Its Founder
Karen Gadbois has kept The Lens alive as other newsrooms have crumbled. Her next move is important not just for her outlet, but a whole …
Palestinian American Sues CBS’s WWJ Detroit After Firing
Ibrahim Samra says he was fired from WWJ-TV has filed suit against the station, alleging he was discriminated and retaliated against after …
Baltimore Bridge Collapse Reinforces The Essential Need For Local Coverage
Local reporters, anchors and news helicopters played an invaluable role in telling the story of Tuesday morning’s shocking disaster in …
NBC Cuts Ties With Former RNC Head Ronna McDaniel After Employee Objections
On Tuesday, NBC News fired former Republican National Committee chief Ronna McDaniel, less than a week after hiring her as an on-air …
Baltimore Mayor Urges News Networks To Stop Showing Video Of Key Bridge Collapse
“No one needs to see a possibility of their family member being severely injured or otherwise over and over again,” Mayor Brandon Scott …
Qatari Royal Invested About $50 Million In Pro-Trump Network Newsmax
Before and after the investment, senior newsroom leaders urged Newsmax staff to soften coverage of Qatar, current and former employees say.
NBC News Execs Expected To Decide Ronna McDaniel’s Fate In Meeting
Former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel has appeared only once on NBC News programming in her new capacity as a political …
Marian Pittman Promoted To President Of Content And WSB-TV
The Cox Media Group veteran will succeed the retiring Ray Carter at the group’s Atlanta ABC affiliate.
Inside Media’s 12 Splintering Realities
You can’t understand November’s election — or America itself — without reckoning with how our media attention has shattered into a bunch of …
Led By NBC, U.S. Corporate Media Is Learning To Live With Trump
For weeks before NBC News journalists exploded into open revolt Sunday over the network’s hire of a top Donald Trump supporter, the media …
Full-Scale Revolt: MSNBC Personalities Object To NBC News’ Hiring Of Ronna McDaniel
The internal furor over NBC News’ decision to hire former Republican National Committee head Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor spread …
Not So Fast On Sidelining The News Anchor
KSTP’s Kirk Varner: To jettison the anchor as one means of averting an “iceberg” facing local TV news would be the absolute worst move, as …