Category: News and News Media

Fox Must Face Smartmatic’s $2.7 Billion Defamation Lawsuit, Court Rules

The complaint, which arose out of Fox News’s promotion of vote-rigging conspiracy theories after the 2020 U.S. presidential election, is on track to proceed to trial.
Richard M. Cohen, News Producer Who Wrote of a Health Challenge, Dies at 76

When he was 25, he learned that he had multiple sclerosis. He coped with the disease throughout a long career at several networks, recalled in a best-selling memoir.
Facebook Shifts Content Moderation to Its Users. Are You Ready?

Meta is joining X and YouTube in shifting moderation to users. Are you ready?
Washington Post Lays Off 4 Percent of Its Work Force

The layoffs will affect employees across The Post’s business operations, not its newsroom.
Meta Moves to End Fact-Checking Program

The social networking giant will stop using third-party fact checkers and instead rely on users to add notes or corrections to posts. It is likely to please the Trump administration.
Journalists at The Athletic Move to Join New York Times Union

The NewsGuild of New York asked The Times to voluntarily recognize journalists from the sports news website as part of the newsroom’s union.
Washington Post Cartoonist Quits After Jeff Bezos Cartoon Is Killed

The cartoon, by Ann Telnaes, depicted the owner of The Post, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires genuflecting toward a statue of President-elect Donald Trump.
‘It Ends With Us’ Actor and Director and His Publicists Sue The Times for Libel

Justin Baldoni claims that The Times defamed him and his team in an article about the actress Blake Lively’s allegations that she had been the victim of a smear campaign.
Aaron Brown, CNN Anchor During the Sept. 11 Attacks, Dies at 76

He was still in training when he was rushed into live coverage of the collapse of the World Trade Center, and his broadcast became one of the enduring records of the day.
The Atlantic Beefs Up Politics Coverage Under Trump

The magazine is recruiting from a crosstown rival, The Washington Post, to bolster its political staff.
NPR and PBS Stations Brace for Funding Battle Under Trump

Republicans in Congress have tried to defund public media for decades. With the help of Elon Musk, could they finally make good on their threat?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wants to Ban Drug Ads on TV. It Wouldn’t Be Easy.

Attempts to restrict pharmaceutical advertisements have failed many times over the years, often on First Amendment grounds.