Media Spotlight
FCC chair calls Colbert ‘censorship’ controversy a ‘hoax’ orchestrated for clicks and donations
Brendan Carr, chair of the Federal Communications Commission, says he's not trying to censor anyone and certainly didn't order CBS not to air an interview with Democrat James Talarico.
Media criticism of Iran war sounds like a wish for U.S. failure
As U.S. and Israeli forces continued to pummel Iran during Operation Epic Fury this week, the British Broadcasting Corp. made a peculiar observation about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Leavitt accuses ABC of spreading alarm about ‘false’ report of planned Iran strike on California
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt labeled ABC News' Wednesday report about Iran planning a drone strike against the West Coast "false information to intentionally alarm the American people."
CNN airs four minutes of uninterrupted Iranian state media
CNN aired a full four-minute statement broadcast on Iranian state TV, purportedly from new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
Joe Rogan slams CNN for ‘crazy’ framing of ISIS-linked teens throwing bombs
Podcast host Joe Rogan ripped CNN for downplaying the two teenagers who allegedly hurled explosive devices as if they were victims enjoying nice weather in New York City.
‘Illusion of balance’: Media watchdog dings MSN for freezing out conservative news
Microsoft's news aggregator included articles last month from 70 online publications - but only two of those lean to the right.
CNN admits its report whitewashed alleged terrorist attack in NYC
CNN deleted a social media post on Tuesday that glossed over a terrorist bomb attack by two ISIS-inspired teenagers who have been charged with committing an act of terrorism.
Apple News goes from 0% to 2% content from right-leaning outlets after FTC pushback
Only 2% of the articles on Apple News were aggregated from right-leaning news outlets in February -- but in Apple's defense, that's more than zero.
Judge weighs New York Times bid to block policy limiting journalists’ access to Pentagon
A Pentagon policy limiting journalists' access to the building is depriving Americans of vital information about U.S. military operations while the country is at war, a New York Times attorney argued Friday in urging a judge to block the new rules.
German media group Axel Springer will buy the publisher of U.K.’s Daily Telegraph for $766 million
German media group Axel Springer has agreed to buy the owner of Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper for 575 million pounds ($766 million), the companies announced Friday.
Leavitt, CNN’s Collins argue over network’s coverage of service members’ deaths
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt sparred with CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins on Wednesday over the network's coverage of the six U.S. service members killed in strikes by Iran.
Cracks appear in Trump’s MAGA base as leading figures criticize the Iran war
For President Donald Trump, some of the sharpest criticism he's faced in the early days of the Iran war has come from once-loyal media figures far more accustomed to singing his praises.
‘MAGA is Trump’: President bashes blowback over Iranian strikes from Megyn Kelly, Tucker Carlson
As far as President Trump is concerned, he decides what it means to put America first, not the pundits on the isolationist right.
Elisabeth Hasselbeck returns to ‘The View,’ clashes with co-hosts over Iran strikes
Elisabeth Hasselbeck's return to "The View" took a fiery turn Monday when the conservative personality clashed with her co-hosts over President Trump's strikes on Iran -- and found herself called out on live television for her vote.
The president is calling: Trump uses whirlwind of interviews to sell his Iran war through the media
President Trump hasn't delivered a major address to the public to build support for his war against Iran.
Savannah Guthrie returns to her mother’s home in first sighting there since disappearance
"Today" show host Savannah Guthrie and her sister returned to their mother's home outside Tucson on Monday in their first sighting at the house since Nancy Guthrie went missing a month ago.
CNN chief prescribes calm after staff anxiety over Paramount’s expected purchase of parent company
Word had barely spread about Paramount's apparent victory in the competition to buy Warner Bros. Discovery before CNN chief Mark Thompson wrote to staff members. His message, in effect: Keep calm and carry on.
Growing more complex by the day: How should journalists govern use of AI in their products?
Like so many sectors of the economy, the news industry is hurtling toward a future where artificial intelligence plays a major role - grappling with questions about how much the technology is used, what consumers should be told about it, whether anything can be done for the journalists who will be left behind.
Savannah Guthrie says her family is offering a $1 million reward for her mother’s recovery
"Today" show host Savannah Guthrie said her family is now offering a $1 million reward for information leading to the recovery of her mother, Nancy Guthrie, who went missing from her Arizona home more than three weeks ago.
BAFTA and BBC apologize for racial slur during awards show by guest with Tourette syndrome
The British Academy Film Awards and BBC apologized Monday for a racial slur that was broadcast during Sunday's show while two stars of the film "Sinners" were onstage.
