Category: News and News Media

The Times and Amazon Announce A.I. Licensing Deal

In 2023, The Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. Now its editorial content will appear across Amazon platforms.
Tom Robbins, Versatile Muckraker for The Village Voice, Dies at 76

He exposed corrupt officials and greedy landlords, and his reporting on prison violence was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
Ronnie Dugger, Crusading Texas Journalist, Dies at 95

As founding editor of The Texas Observer, he fought bigotry and exposed corporate greed, political chicanery and government corruption.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial Draws Long Lines and Limited Seating

Without any livestreaming of the often graphic testimony, securing space inside the federal courtroom has meant long lines and long waits.
If You Want a Seat at the Trial of Sean Combs, Leave Yesterday

Without any livestreaming of the often graphic testimony, securing space inside the federal courtroom has meant long lines and long waits.
Jake Tapper of CNN Is Everywhere Promoting, and Taking Hits on, His Book

A book the CNN host co-wrote has received positive reviews and appears to be a sales hit. But it has also generated intense scrutiny of him and his work.
Jake Tapper of CNN Is Everywhere Promoting, and Taking Hits on, His Book

A book the CNN host co-wrote has received positive reviews and appears to be a sales hit. But it has also generated intense scrutiny of him and his work.
How Kara Swisher Scaled Even Higher

The tech journalist and co-host of “Pivot” with Scott Galloway has a novel multimillion-dollar podcast contract with Vox Media, is in talks about a CNN series and has a slew of other ventures.
Who Took the ‘Napalm Girl’ Photo?

Questions about the credit for a famous photograph from the Vietnam War have divided the photojournalism community for months.
Can Paula Kerger Keep PBS on the Air Amid Threats from Trump and Congress?

Paula Kerger, the chief executive of PBS, is used to fights over the public broadcaster’s funding. But to her, the latest threats feel like “all-out effort to take us out.”
Can C-SPAN Pull Off ‘Crossfire,’ but With Civility?

“Ceasefire” will be the low-key public affairs channel’s first new weekly show in two decades. The question is whether Republicans and Democrats will show up.
Stephen A. Smith’s Relentless, Preposterous, Probably Inevitable Road to Political Clout

America’s best-known sports-talker is hosting boldface Democrats and MAGA luminaries and teasing a 2028 run. But what he really wants is Joe Rogan-like influence, and things of that nature.