This was a bad week to work in mainstream media. Between cable news firings, network restructurings, and major layoffs decimating the once-influential leading media startups of the 2010s, the media landscape today looks incredibly different than it did just seven days ago. Summary This was a bad week to work in mainstream media. Between cable news firings, network restructurings, and major layoffs decimating the once-influential leading media startups of the 2010s, the media landscape today looks incredibly different than it …
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Fox News parted ways with top-rated primetime host Tucker Carlson on Monday. Summary Fox News parted ways with top-rated primetime host Tucker Carlson on Monday. Carlson’s sudden ouster comes less than one week after Fox settled …
NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell is leaving his position, effective immediately, after an internal investigation into his professional conduct. Summary NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell is leaving his position, effective immediately, after an internal investigation into his professional …
Fox News agreed to pay $787.5 million to Dominion Voting Systems on Tuesday to avert a defamation trial in what legal experts have deemed the largest settlement ever agreed to by an American media company in …
Media outlets and lawmakers from across the political spectrum are criticizing Tucker Carlson for airing “cherry-picked” footage designed to downplay the Jan. 6 riots. Summary Media outlets and lawmakers from across the political spectrum – including …
The long-running Dilbert comic strip was dropped by its distributor and hundreds of U.S. newspapers after creator Scott Adams made racially charged remarks on his YouTube show. Summary The long-running Dilbert comic strip, famous for poking …
James O’Keefe, the founder of Project Veritas, a conservative investigative nonprofit known for hidden camera stings, announced he had been removed as CEO by the group’s board in a video posted online Monday. Summary James O’Keefe, …