Sara Fischer

Washington, D.C., United States

Media Correspondent at Axios

Writer at Axios Media Trends Newsletter

Media Correspondent @Axios, Media Analyst @CNN ([email protected])

Articles

Scoop: Democrats select one media buying platform for all state races

3 days ago | axios.com | Sara Fischer

Illustration: Allie Carl/AxiosThe group responsible for overseeing Democratic Party state efforts is strongly encouraging all its state campaigns to use a single digital ad tech platform called TargetSmart. Why it matters: The move aims to help Democrats streamline their ad buys and save money, but some critics say the one-vendor mandate is anticompetitive and limits innovation.
PBS sues Trump administration over funding cuts

1 week ago | axios.com | Sara Fischer

Photo Illustration: Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesThe nonprofit Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and one of its local affiliates on Friday said they sued the Trump administration over the executive order seeking to cease all federal funding to National Public Radio (NPR) and PBS. Why it matters: The lawsuit follows a similar complaint filed by NPR earlier this week.
NYT reaches AI licensing deal with Amazon

1 week ago | axios.com | Sara Fischer

The New York Times headquarters in New York City. Photo: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesThe New York Times has inked a multiyear AI licensing deal with Amazon to bring its journalism to a number of Amazon-owned products and experiences, the company . Why it matters: It's the Times' first-ever deal with an AI company for its content. The newspaper company is currently engaged in a copyright infringement lawsuit with OpenAI and Microsoft.
Scoop: Nielsen strikes WNBA measurement deal, largest ever for women's league

1 week ago | axios.com | Sara Fischer

Data: Axios research; Chart: Axios VisualsNielsen, the established television measurement company, has struck a new multiyear deal with the WNBA alongside the NBA to measure its television viewership across traditional TV and streaming, a source confirmed to Axios. Why it matters: It's the largest commercial measurement deal that Nielsen has ever struck with a women's sports league.
Journalism under pressure amid fear of retribution

1 week ago | axios.com | Sara Fischer |Christine Wang

Photo illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty ImagesExecutives at major media outlets are reportedly instructing their newsrooms to temper their coverage of President Trump and his administration amid growing fears of political retribution. Why it matters: President Trump may not have the political power to pass laws that hurt the press, but his threats of regulatory scrutiny and private lawsuits have proven just as damaging in silencing his critics.
NPR sues Trump administration over order to cut federal funding

1 week ago | axios.com | Kerry Flynn |Sara Fischer

The headquarters for National Public Radio (NPR) in Washington, DC. Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty ImagesNPR with several of its local affiliates on Tuesday said it sued the Trump administration, challenging President Trump's executive order seeking to cease all federal funding to NPR and PBS. Why it matters: Republicans have recently been targeting the portion of NPR's and PBS's funding that is Congressionally-appropriated.
Scoop: Nielsen strikes WNBA measurement deal, largest ever for women's league

1 week ago | axios.com | Sara Fischer

Data: Axios research; Chart: Axios VisualsNielsen, the established television measurement company, has struck a new multiyear deal with the WNBA alongside the NBA to measure its television viewership across traditional TV and streaming, a source confirmed to Axios. Why it matters: It's the largest commercial measurement deal that Nielsen has ever struck with a women's sports league.
Democrats urge Rubio, Noem to protect USAGM foreign journalists

1 week ago | axios.com | Sara Fischer

The Trump administration has targeted U.S. government-funded broadcasters like Voice of America. Photo: Fatih Aktas /Anadolu via Getty ImagesSens.
FTC investigating liberal watchdog group Media Matters

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Sara Fischer

Signage outside the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) headquarters in Washington. Photographer: Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe Federal Trade Commission is investigating the liberal group Media Matters over claims that it and other media advocacy groups coordinated advertising boycotts of Elon Musk's X, Media Matters president Angelo Carusone confirmed in a statement Thursday.
New way to pay-to-play

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Sara Fischer

ATM CEO Robert Wheeler. Photo: Lisa Berg, At The Moment MediaA new media company called At the Moment Media (ATM) is launching today to give executives across the media, entertainment, advertising, publishing and technology industries the ability to pay for cutting-edge video coverage of their executives, products, events and major moments.