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2 weeks ago | 
poynter.org | Angela Fu |Rick Edmonds |Amaris Castillo
By Angela Fu, media business reporter CBS News top executive Wendy McMahon announced she would resign Monday as the network and its parent company Paramount fend off scrutiny from President Donald Trump and his administration. McMahon, the president and CEO of CBS News and Stations as well as CBS Media Ventures, told staff in a memo that the past few months have been “challenging.” “It’s become clear that the company and I do not agree on the path forward,” McMahon wrote.
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3 weeks ago | 
poynter.org | Ren LaForme |Rick Edmonds |Amaris Castillo |Angela Fu
Good morning, everyone. Tom Jones is off today, but the team at Poynter is keeping tabs on the latest media news and analysis. Here’s what you need to know. After decades of navigating technological upheavals, the battered and resilient news industry is realizing it’s time to raise its gloves once more — this time against an insurgent troupe of artificial intelligence companies.
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3 weeks ago | 
editorandpublisher.com | Ren LaForme |Rick Edmonds |Amaris Castillo |Angela Fu
Posted Friday, May 16, 2025 10:28 am After decades of navigating technological upheavals, the battered and resilient news industry is realizing it’s time to raise its gloves once more — this time against an insurgent troupe of artificial intelligence companies. While doomsdayers have long predicted that AI would threaten journalism, it’s finally feeling real this month as reports emerge of a sharp decline in search traffic — a once-reliable source that brings an audience to news sites. Alex...
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4 weeks ago | 
poynter.org | Tom Jones |Angela Fu
The white smoke came on Thursday. As far as news events go, the naming of a new pope is still pretty rare, and a really big deal when it happens. Consider this: there have been only 10 — well, now 11— popes since 1903. For comparison’s sake, there have been 21 U.S. presidents in that timeframe. That’s one of the reasons there was so much excitement when we saw the white smoke on Thursday.
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1 month ago | 
poynter.org | Tom Jones |Angela Fu |Rick Edmonds
Antonia Hylton is 32 years old, but already has an extensive and impressive career in journalism. The MSNBC correspondent was one of the driving forces behind NBC News’ “Southlake” podcast, the compelling story of Southlake, Texas, a suburb that became the epicenter of the growing national crusade against critical race theory. The pod was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for Audio Reporting in 2022. She has won an Emmy. She has won an Edward R.
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1 month ago | 
poynter.org | Tom Jones |Angela Fu
Lots to get to today, but first, I wanted to tell you about the latest episode of “The Poynter Report Podcast,” which is out today. On Feb. 24, 2022, Russian troops invaded Ukraine in a war that continues to this day. Over that time, the Pentagon has been seemingly and fully transparent about the weapons that the United States has provided Ukraine in its efforts to fight Russia — more than $66 billion worth. But what was not known was the United States’ full involvement in the war. Until now.
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1 month ago | 
poynter.org | Ren LaForme |Tom Jones |Angela Fu
By Ren LaForme, managing editor Once upon a time — back in the hazy days of 2016 — platforms like Facebook and Twitter looked inward and spotted a problem. Their systems were infected with a wicked, fast-spreading virus. It was time to do something about it. The problem? Mis- and disinformation. Election hoaxes. Distortions of basic science. Wild claims like the one that a pizza place in Washington, D.C., was secretly hosting a child sex trafficking ring.
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1 month ago | 
poynter.org | Angela Fu |TyLisa Johnson |Amaris Castillo |Ren LaForme
By Angela Fu, media business reporter On Tuesday, the for-profit Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington, reported it would convert to a nonprofit. Hours later, the nonprofit Houston Landing had its own announcement: It would shut down after less than two years of operation. The diverging announcements reiterated a central truth in the news business — nonprofit status is not a silver bullet.
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2 months ago | 
poynter.org | Angela Fu |Rick Edmonds |Tom Jones
The battle between the Trump administration and the press continued this week, including Thursday’s court hearing involving The Associated Press and the White House over press access. So let’s start today’s newsletter there. My colleague, Angela Fu, reports on Thursday’s news. Associated Press journalists told a federal judge Thursday that the White House’s ban on the outlet has hampered its coverage and led to a chilling effect among other outlets, the AP and CNN reported.
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Mar 4, 2025 | 
poynter.org | Rick Edmonds |Angela Fu |Tom Jones |Ren LaForme
Just two days after owner Jeff Bezos declared that Washington Post editorials would henceforth focus on “personal liberties and free markets,” the new way of doing things faced a tough stress test. It was an inauspicious debut. The Oval Office blowup that ended with Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy being shown the White House door was the sort of big and totally unexpected news that demanded comment.
