Politics Aug 31 Public media stations struggle with Trump-fueled government funding cuts When Congress decided this summer to eliminate $1.1 billion allocated to public broadcasting, it left some 330 PBS and 246 NPR stations, each with unique issues related to their communities and history, to figure out what that means.
Nation Aug 18 MSNBC will change its name to MS NOW as part of split from NBC The network runs second in cable news ratings to Fox News Channel with personalities like Rachel Maddow, Nicole Wallace and Ari Melber.
World Aug 12 Targeted killing of journalists in Gaza sends chilling message The targeted killing of an Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza over the weekend was a notable moment even for a war that has been remarkably blood-soaked for journalists.
Nation Jul 02 Paramount will pay $16 million to settle Trump lawsuit over '60 Minutes' interview with Harris Paramount is seeking approval from his administration for a proposed merger, and the case was widely seen as a referendum on how far organizations would go to curry favor with Trump. Paramount and CBS said the case was "completely without…
Politics Jun 25 WATCH: Trump adviser Kari Lake testifies in hearing on U.S. agency that runs Voice of America Kari Lake, the former Arizona newscaster turned Republican politician, testified that the U.S. Agency for Global Media is “rotten to the core” and that any salvageable parts should be put under the control of the U.S. State Department.
Nation May 30 PBS suing Trump administration over defunding, three days after NPR filed similar case PBS filed suit Friday against President Donald Trump and other administration officials to block his order stripping federal funding from the 330-station public television system, three days after NPR did the same for its radio network.
Arts May 05 New York Times, New Yorker and Washington Post among Pulitzer journalism winners The New York Times showed its breadth with awards honoring reporting from Afghanistan, Sudan, Baltimore and Butler, Pennsylvania. Doug Mills won in breaking news photography for his pictures of the Trump assassination attempt, including one that captured a bullet in…
Politics May 02 PBS chief slams Trump's executive order aiming to cut federal funding for PBS and NPR as unlawful The broadcasters get roughly half a billion dollars in public money and have been preparing for the possibility of stiff cuts since Trump's election.
Politics Apr 16 White House starting new media policy sharply curtailing wire service access The White House has put forward a new media policy that sharply curtails access to Donald Trump by the news agencies that serve media outlets around the world.
Politics Apr 09 AP wins access to White House events after judge rules government can't bar its journalists U.S.. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden, an appointee of Donald Trump, ruled that the government can't retaliate against the AP's decision not to follow the president's executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico.