Arts Nov 06 Online magazine Salon announces it is shutting down By Ted Anthony, Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press
Politics Oct 26 6 citizens sue Trump over media ban, saying it deprives them of news as audience stakeholders In the increasingly bitter legal standoff between President Donald Trump and media outlets whose reporting he dislikes, a new and crucial third party has emerged: citizens who watch and read the news and need it to do their jobs. By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press
Politics Sep 26 CNN says it was left off Air Force One for Trump's Saturday trip to a college football game CNN, a member of the U.S. network video pool that rotates duties shooting and sharing video coverage of the president, reported it had been scheduled to fly aboard the president’s plane Saturday for a scheduled visit to a college football… By Sarah Rankin, Hallie Golden, Associated Press
World Sep 22 Watch 6:55 What the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger settlement means for Hollywood A day after Paramount Skydance and a group of state attorneys general announced a settlement clearing the way for its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, questions remain about whether the deal does enough to protect consumers and competition. Geoff Bennett… By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas, Bridget Craig
World Jul 22 European Union gives its greenlight to Paramount and Warner's mega merger with some conditions The European Union approved Paramount's $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery this week, effectively clearing another regulatory hurdle for a mega merger that could vastly reshape the entertainment and media landscape worldwide. By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press
Jul 20 Judge says Paramount and Warner Bros. must halt merger for at least 2 weeks as states challenge deal By Associated Press welve states, led by California, sued to block Paramount’s pending buyout of Warner last week— alleging that such a combination would “extinguish competition” in Hollywood and lead to fewer choices for consumers. Continue reading
Apr 24 What a combined Paramount-Warner would mean for streaming, movies and news By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press While the deal still faces regulatory review, the megamerger would vastly reshape Hollywood and the wider media landscape, further consolidating power in an industry already run by just a handful of major players. Continue reading
Apr 14 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette finds buyer to keep newspaper open By David Bauder, Associated Press Owners of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said they have found a buyer who had agreed to keep the newspaper open, less than a month before it was due to shut down. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 3:39 Evan Shapiro and Geoff Bennett explore the future of media on 'Settle In' By Geoff Bennett, Sam Lane The media industry has been navigating substantial turmoil in recent years. On our PBS news podcast, “Settle In,” Geoff Bennett explored this upheaval with Evan Shapiro. He’s an award-winning producer who now writes about the industry for his Substack, “Media… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 4:45 The concerns and implications of Paramount's Warner Bros. buyout By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas, Bridget Craig Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery reportedly signed an agreement on a $110 billion deal. The merger would make one of the largest media empires in the world. Paramount could now control two key movie studios, multiple streaming platforms, and two… Continue watching