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Goodbye Colbert, hello Bari Weiss? Paramount stands at fork in the road after finally winning FCC approval

After the merger's Aug. 7 closing date, the new leaders will be watched most closely for how they deal with CBS News, particularly given the $16...

26.07.2025 4

David Bauder

While Trump celebrates the demise of Stephen Colbert’s show, the economics of late-night TV are crumbling

As recently as 2018, broadcast networks took in $439 million in ad revenue for its late-night programs. Last year, that number dwindled to $220...

19.07.2025 0

David Bauder

Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart are angry about their parent company Paramount’s $16 million Trump settlement—a ‘big fat bribe’

Colbert's “bribe” reference was to the pending sale of Paramount to Skydance Media, which needs Trump administration approval.

16.07.2025 40

David Bauder

NPR is suing Trump, saying his executive order to cut funding to its network of 246 stations is based on authority he doesn’t have

"The executive order seeks to force NPR to adapt its journalistic standards and editorial choices to the preferences of the government,” NPR's CEO...

28.05.2025 30

David Bauder

CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon quits as potential Trump lawsuit settlement looms

McMahon has made clear she opposes settling with Trump — just like “60 Minutes” executive producer Bill Owens, who quit last month.

20.05.2025 3

David Bauder

Rachel Maddow will return to her nightly MSNBC perch five nights a week to cover the early months of the second Trump administration

Maddow stepped back from her five-night-a-week television schedule in 2022.

13.01.2025 5

David Bauder

Trump sues Des Moines Register and pollster for ‘brazen election interference’ over pre-election poll that showed his losing Iowa

The Register's parent Gannett dismissed the lawsuit as meritless and said it would vigorously defend its First Amendment rights.

18.12.2024 5

David Bauder

MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ hosts ask critics ‘Why wouldn’t we?’ meet with Trump

MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski say they traveled to Mar-a-Lago for a meeting with Trump to reopen lines of communication.

19.11.2024 3

David Bauder

Washington Post has lost over 250,000 subscribers since Jeff Bezos decided not to run a presidential endorsement

The Post's owner, Jeff Bezos, said presidential endorsements create a perception of bias at the newspaper while having little real influence on how...

31.10.2024 30

David Bauder

‘Did you just say I should die?’: CNN bans conservative pundit after heated on-air clash with Mehdi Hasan

The panel discussion devolved into back-and-forth bickering and after a commercial break, the guest was gone.

29.10.2024 1

David Bauder

Harris and Trump give legacy media the cold shoulder as they turn to podcasts to spread their message

Few outlets offer the opportunity to zero in on an audience better than podcasts, which have essentially doubled in listenership since 2016.

24.10.2024 2

David Bauder

Trump had ‘shifting explanations’ for why he snubbed ’60 Minutes,’ CBS News says

For a half century, “60 Minutes” has held back-to-back interviews with the leading presidential candidates in the last month of the campaign.

10.10.2024 3

David Bauder

News site that debunked story about immigrants supposedly eating dogs and cats of Springfield won’t back down from harassment and hate messages

Haitian Times has debunked and aggressively covered the aftermath of the claims spread by Donald Trump and JD Vance.

19.09.2024 3

David Bauder

Nikki Haley’s new weekly SiriusXM talk show will last until a new president takes office

Haley says it may continue beyond that "if Americans like what they hear."

18.09.2024 10

David Bauder

6-in-10 Americans say they need to limit their political news to avoid feeling fatigued

While about half of Americans say they are following political news “extremely” or “very” closely, about 6 in 10 say they need to limit how much...

13.09.2024 10

David Bauder

Why New York Times, Washington Post and Politico won’t print leaked emails from inside the Trump camp

The emails from a person identified as “Robert” include a 271-page campaign document about JD Vance and a partial vetting report on Sen. Marco...

13.08.2024 3

David Bauder

Trump and Harris to face off in high-stakes debate

Trump also said he wants his vice presidential candidate, JD Vance, to debate Harris' choice for veep, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, on CBS.

09.08.2024 6

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Goodbye Colbert, hello Bari Weiss? Paramount stands at fork in the road after finally winning FCC approval

David Bauder

While Trump celebrates the demise of Stephen Colbert’s show, the economics of late-night TV are crumbling

David Bauder

Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart are angry about their parent company Paramount’s $16 million Trump settlement—a ‘big fat bribe’

David Bauder

NPR is suing Trump, saying his executive order to cut funding to its network of 246 stations is based on authority he doesn’t have

David Bauder

CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon quits as potential Trump lawsuit settlement looms

David Bauder

Rachel Maddow will return to her nightly MSNBC perch five nights a week to cover the early months of the second Trump administration

David Bauder

Trump sues Des Moines Register and pollster for ‘brazen election interference’ over pre-election poll that showed his losing Iowa

David Bauder

MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ hosts ask critics ‘Why wouldn’t we?’ meet with Trump

David Bauder

Washington Post has lost over 250,000 subscribers since Jeff Bezos decided not to run a presidential endorsement

David Bauder

‘Did you just say I should die?’: CNN bans conservative pundit after heated on-air clash with Mehdi Hasan

David Bauder

Harris and Trump give legacy media the cold shoulder as they turn to podcasts to spread their message

David Bauder

Trump had ‘shifting explanations’ for why he snubbed ’60 Minutes,’ CBS News says

David Bauder

News site that debunked story about immigrants supposedly eating dogs and cats of Springfield won’t back down from harassment and hate messages

David Bauder

Nikki Haley’s new weekly SiriusXM talk show will last until a new president takes office

David Bauder

6-in-10 Americans say they need to limit their political news to avoid feeling fatigued

David Bauder

Why New York Times, Washington Post and Politico won’t print leaked emails from inside the Trump camp

David Bauder

Trump and Harris to face off in high-stakes debate

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