Business
Fox Acquires Firm Behind Conservative and True Crime Podcasts
The Fox Corporation said on Monday that it had acquired Red Seat Ventures, a growing digital media company that has become a go-to partner…
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Cyberattack Disrupts Publication of Lee Newspapers Across the U.S.
Newspapers across the country owned by the news media company Lee Enterprises were unable to print, had problems with their websites and…
Politics
Trump’s Blueprint for Bending the Media Has Nixon Written All Over It
Voters had delivered the president to the White House for a second term, disregarding news about arrests and indictments of former aides…
Politics
Trump and Musk Attack Journalists by Name in Social Media Posts
President Trump has made clear his animus toward mainstream media organizations. Now he’s getting more personal. Mr. Trump and his key…
News
How Emily Sundberg’s ‘Feed Me’ Newsletter Made Her Into a Rising Substack Star
Until recently, almost every edition included a pouting selfie of Ms. Sundberg, even if the headline was about Goldman Sachs interns.…
Politics
Trump Lawsuits Against Media Gain Momentum
Media lawyers scoffed last year when President Trump sued two news organizations for producing journalism that, he claimed, violated laws…
Business
Trump Media Is Moving Into the Financial Services Industry
President Trump’s social media company is moving to position itself as a financial services firm that will allow his supporters to put…
Politics
Trump Amplifies Conspiracy Over U.S. Payments to Politico
President Trump amplified unfounded claims on Thursday that the government had been paying news media outlets to generate positive…
Politics
Leader of Germany's populist BSW slams 'blockade' in mainstream media
The leader of Germany's populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) has complained of a "blockade in the mainstream media" as she tied her…
Politics
Paramount in Settlement Talks With Trump Over ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit
When Donald J. Trump sued CBS for $10 billion days before the 2024 election, accusing the company of deceptively editing a “60 Minutes”…
News
Video compilation shared on social media falsely claims large earthquake hit Turkey in 2025
Turkey has experienced several deadly earthquakes in recent years. A video shared on Facebook claims that a 7.9 magnitude earthquake…
Politics
Karoline Leavitt Invites Content Creators to the White House Press Briefing
In the delicate journalistic ecosystem of the White House’s James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, the seating chart is the be-all, end-all…
News
Conor McGregor Takes Aim at Nurmagomedov Family in Social Media Rant
Conor McGregor did not mince his words as he gave a scathing assessment of not just Usman Nurmagomedov, but his entire fighting family, in…
Business
Financial Advice on Social Media Is Growing. And Risky.
Amy Ryan was panicking about her savings when she went online for advice. It was April 2020, and the stock market had plunged, draining a…
Politics
CNN Cuts Jobs and Shuffles TV Lineup as It Enters New Trump Era
Mark Thompson has promised to reinvent CNN since he arrived in 2023. Now, he is remaking the network’s TV lineup and its work force.…
Celebrity
Brad Pitt's team reminds fans he's not on social media after a woman gets big-time scammed
Brad Pitt’s representatives have responded to reports about a French woman allegedly being scammed out of more than $800,000 by a person…
Politics
News Outlets Batten Down the Hatches for Trump’s Return
Reporters and editors at national newspapers are increasing their reliance on encrypted communications to help shield themselves and their…
Culture
Big media pulls plug on Venu sports streaming service before launch
WALT Disney, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery on Friday (Jan 10) abandoned plans to launch Venu Sports, their live sports joint venture,…
Politics
Singapore engages Australia to study social media age limits
SINGAPORE’S government is open to instituting minimum-age laws for social media use and is in talks with counterparts in Australia over…
Business
Behind Disney’s Deal to Merge Hulu + Live TV and Fubo
Just a week into 2025, the media industry got its first consequential transaction: The Walt Disney Company is buying 70 percent of Fubo,…
News
Matthew Livelsberger, Cybertruck Bomber, Was a Trained 'Drone Pilot' and Decorated Army Veteran; LinkedIn Profile Stuns Social Media
Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old Army veteran, has been identified as the suspect behind the recent Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas.…
Business
Musk’s X, Google yet to apply for Malaysia’s new social media license
ELON Musk’s X and Alphabet’s Google, which operates the video streaming platform YouTube, have not applied for a social media operating…
News
Israeli shells Gaza refugee camp, killing nine, Palestinian media say
Israeli shelling of Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp has killed nine people, among them women and children, according to the Palestinian news…
Politics
Fiji Lawmaker Fired for Misconduct After Her Explicit Video Leaks on Social Media
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has dismissed MP Lynda Tabuya as a minister after an explicit video of her circulated online. Ms…