Media Spotlight
Court settlement calls for NPR to get $36M in government funds to operate U.S. public radio system
National Public Radio will receive approximately $36 million in grant money to operate the nation's public radio interconnection system under the terms of a court settlement with the federal government's steward of funding for public broadcasting stations.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey urges delay on PBS decision by public TV board
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday urged the board that oversees Alabama Public Television to delay any decision on severing ties with PBS until it has studied Alabamians' opinions on the matter and developed a plan for what comes next.
MSNBC’s name is being replaced, but its leaders insist that its mission will remain the same
Asked what viewers should expect when television's MSNBC makes its corporate divorce from NBC News final this weekend, network president Rebecca Kutler points to a poster on the wall of a conference room at its new offices off Times Square.
BBC: The biased broadcasting corporation
Two friends emailed from London about the editing scandal that led to the resignation of two top officials from the British Broadcasting Corp.
In Trump-dominated media world, editing video takes on new significance — as BBC uproar shows
In the space of a few months, a journalistic skill that might seem straightforward to many viewers - editing tape for broadcast - has been behind a $16 million legal settlement, a network's change in how it offers interviews on a news show and, now, the resignation of two top leaders at the BBC.
Trump’s $1B lawsuit threat casts shadow over the BBC, but it could also be a bluff
President Donald Trump's threat to bring a billion-dollar lawsuit against the BBC has cast a shadow over the British broadcaster's future, but it could also be a bluff with little legal merit.
A timeline of the Trump speech controversy roiling the BBC and other recent scandals
Outgoing BBC Director-General Tim Davie has left a broadcast institution in turmoil after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to sue over the way his speech was edited in a documentary.
BBC scandal reaches highest ranks as Trump threatens lawsuit; Jan. 6 program badly edited
British media outlet BBC is facing a crisis -- internal and external -- after a memo was leaked revealing that its documentary misled viewers by editing President Trump's speech before the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
BBC bosses resign amid criticism of misleading edit of Trump speech
The head of the BBC and the British broadcaster's top news executive both resigned Sunday after criticism of the way the organization edited a speech by U.S. President Trump.
ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ available free on app, X as Disney standoff with YouTube TV continues
ESPN college football pregame show "College GameDay" was available for free on the ESPN app and on the X account of host Pat McAfee for the second straight week Saturday.
Former NFL quarterback, broadcaster Mark Sanchez out at Fox Sports after Indianapolis altercation
Former NFL quarterback and broadcaster Mark Sanchez is officially out at Fox Sports, over a month after his alleged attack on a man in Indianapolis.
Media’s message: Don’t blame Democrats for the shutdown
The media's favorable coverage of Democrats during the record-breaking government shutdown is overwhelmingly one-sided and has shielded them from blame, even though party lawmakers have voted more than a dozen times to block reopening the government, an analysis found.
Former Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle takes up position as U.S. ambassador to Greece
Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former California prosecutor, television personality and close ally of U.S. President Trump, officially took office Tuesday as the first U.S. female ambassador to Greece.
Stanley Cup hero, ex-Capital Smith-Pelly to join NHL Network as studio analyst
Former Capitals winger Devante Smith-Pelly is joining NHL Network as a studio analyst, the league announced on Monday. He'll make his season debut on "NHL Tonight" this week.
Heritage President Kevin Roberts hit with conservative backlash for defense of Tucker Carlson
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts was pilloried by his fellow conservatives for defending podcast host Tucker Carlson after his friendly interview with Nick Fuentes, a far-right influencer known for his anti-Israel and antisemitic commentary.
ESPN, ABC, National Geographic, other Disney-owned content now off YouTube TV
ESPN, ABC, National Geographic, FX and other content were removed from YouTube TV on Thursday night after Disney and Google subsidiary YouTube failed to reach a deal.
CNN’s Tapper says left-wing indoctrination efforts turning students more conservative
CNN host Jake Tapper said a backlash to leftist indoctrination in schools is driving skeptical Gen-Z students to become more conservative.
Wall joins Monumental Sports Network’s Wizards broadcasts as studio analyst
John Wall is coming back to the District of Columbia. The former All-Star guard is joining Monumental Sports Network's Wizards broadcasts after spending 10 years with the NBA team, the network announced Thursday.
Paramount starting to lay off 2,000 workers
Paramount began the process of laying off roughly 2,000 employees, who have been bracing for such a move for months.
World Series viewers drop 14% for first two games of Dodgers-Blue Jays matchup
U.S. viewers for the first two games of the World Series between the Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays dropped 14% from last year's matchup between Los Angeles and the New York Yankees, but Canadian and Japanese audiences set records.
