Remembering The Time Long Ago When Journalism Actually Meant Something
Adam Buckman: "Robert MacNeil, who died last week at age 93, may have been the last of his generation of broadcast journalists who set …
The Real Story Behind NPR’s Current Problems
Alicia Montgomery: Yes, the broadcaster is a mess. But “wokeness” isn’t the issue.
Pro-Trump Network OAN And Smartmatic Settle 2020 Election Defamation Suit
Voting technology company Smartmatic and the far-right network One America News said Tuesday that they had settled a defamation lawsuit …
NPR Suspends Veteran Editor As It Grapples With His Public Criticism
NPR has formally punished Uri Berliner, the senior editor who publicly argued a week ago that the network had "lost America's trust" by …
Amy Alvarez Named News Director For KULX Salt Lake City
The award-winning local news veteran joins the Telemundo station from the group’s KVDA San Antonio where she was executive producer.
NPR CEO Faces Criticism Over Tweets Supporting Progressive Causes
Katherine Maher, who took over the public network last month, posted years ago on Twitter that “Donald Trump is a racist.” (Armando …
John Sterling Retires From Yankees Radio Broadcast Booth At Age 85 In 36th Season
NEW YORK (AP) — John Sterling, the hyperexcitable New York Yankees broadcaster known for decades of indelible, personalized home run calls, …
Ben Sherwood, Former ABC News President, Will Lead The Daily Beast
Five years after parting ways with the Disney-ABC Television Group, Ben Sherwood is getting back in the media game. The one-time ABC News …
Scripps News In Agreement With Ad Fontes Media To Rate Content For Reliability And Bias
The agreement with Scripps News will allow for Ad Fontes to undertake a more granular audit of content across Scripps News’ TV and digital …
WTTG Ups Jacqueline Matter To ‘Good Day DC’ Co-Host
Fox O&O WTTG Washington has promoted Jacqueline Matter to co-host of Good Day DC. Effective immediately, she will co-anchor the 4 a.m. …
NAB Show: AccuWeather Turbocharges Its WeatherShow Enhancer
AccuWeather is unveiling powerful new updates to its popular interactive touchscreen system, the WeatherShow Enhancer, at the NAB Show in …
NAB Show: Interactive TV News Channel Unveiled Today By ROXi And Sinclair
ROXi’s FastStream technology allows local TV news organizations to create interactive versions of their broadcast TV news where viewers can …
Viewers Say WAVE Documentary About Louisville Mass Murder Is ‘Thoughtful,’ ‘Compelling,’ ‘Real Journalism’
Natalia Martinez, WAVE’s investigative reporter who executive produced the documentary, says “the response has been overwhelming. Viewers …
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for an account executive – trainee/new business development and …
News Orgs Urge Biden And Trump To Commit To Presidential Debates
ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox, PBS, NBC, NPR and The Associated Press are among those that signed on to the letter urging presumptive presidential …
Netflix Acquires ‘Rather,’ Documentary About TV News Icon Dan Rather
Netflix has landed Rather, the documentary about veteran journalist Dan Rather‘s landmark career in news. The film, which premieres April 24 …
Robert MacNeil, Creator And First Anchor Of PBS ‘Newshour’ Nightly Newscast, Dies
MacNeil first gained prominence for his coverage of the Senate Watergate hearings for the Public Broadcasting Service and began his …
NAB Show: AP Storytelling Story-Centric News Production Solution To Be Rolled Out
The Associated Press Workflow Solutions team is introducing the next generation of story-centric news production solutions at the NAB Show …
Community Support For Nonprofit News Continues To Grow Through NewsMatch
Each year as part of NewsMatch, nonprofit newsrooms secure individual donations from Nov. 1 and Dec. 31, and a coalition of national and …
Fired CBS News Reporter Catherine Herridge Accuses Network Of ‘Journalistic Rape’ For Seizing Her Files
Catherine Herridge — the acclaimed CBS News investigative journalist known for her reporting on the Hunter Biden laptop scandal — accused …
How The O.J. Simpson Trial Birthed The TV Industry’s True Crime Obsession
Kayleigh Donaldson: News of O.J. Simpson’s death on Thursday predictably inspired a lot of intense discourse. The footballer-turned-actor …
Sometimes, Local News Just Needs To Know Where To Stop
Time- and staff-starved newsrooms often cling tightly to practices they’ve always had, impeding their ability to take on newer, more …
Here Are The Ratings For Monday’s Solar Eclipse
ABC News was the most watched broadcast network during the two-hour period (2-4 p.m. ET) when the broadcast nets provided live coverage. Fox …
Glass City Talent Acquires NewsBlues.com
Glass City Talent, the holding company for Talent Dynamics, has bought the assets of NewsBlues.com, a broadcast news website, from Reel …
Outside Roles By NBC’s Conde, Others Reveal Journalism Ethics Issue
As NBC News Group chairman, Cesar Conde, is already busy overseeing the network's broadcast and digital news operations, along with CNBC, …
How A Case Against Fox News Tore Apart A Media-Fighting Law Firm
Tensions had been brewing for years inside Clare Locke, a top defamation law firm. Then came the biggest defamation case of them all.
WCPO CincinnatiTV Cutting 2 Anchor Jobs, Adding 5 Reporters
Two anchor jobs are being eliminated at WCPO, as the Scripps ABC affiliate in Cincinnati shifts priorities to invest in five additional …
Scripps Howard Fund Gave Out $8.7M To Community, Journalism Programs In 2023
The Scripps Howard Fund, a public charity established by The E.W. Scripps Co., awarded more than $8.7 million in charitable gifts during …
CBS News Bringing Misinformation Unit To TV With Hiring Of EP Melissa Mahtani
Mahtani, a CNN veteran, will be tasked with figuring out how to present CBS News Confirmed investigations for a TV audience.
Bob Woodruff Foundation: Where Billionaires, Celebrities And The NFL Go To Support Vets
When billionaire philanthropists, celebrities, global embassies, and the National Football League want to lend a helping hand to American …
Richard Leibner Dies: Agent For Top News Anchors Was 85
Richard Leibner, a pioneering talent agent who represented such notable broadcast news journalists as Dan Rather, Diane Sawyer, Mike …
TV Networks To Urge Biden And Trump To Debate, Wading Into A Fraught Topic
In an unusual move, the five major broadcast and cable news networks have prepared a joint open letter that urges President Biden and former …
McMahon Details Community Journalism Expansion At CBS News And Stations
CBS News and Stations is making moves to better unify CBS News, its owned stations and CBS Media Ventures, and better cover breaking news, …