Category: News and News Media

U.K. Opens Inquiry Into Jeff Zucker’s Emirati-Backed Bid for The Telegraph

British regulators announced a review into whether the bid, backed mostly by funds from the United Arab Emirates, could result in adverse foreign influence over the British press.
Jezebel to Be Resurrected by Paste Magazine

The pioneering feminist website is being sold to Paste by G/O Media, which had shut down the site this month.
Popular Science Shuts Online Magazine in Another Sign of Decline

The decision came three years after the publication ended its storied print edition, which began in 1872. It will still publish articles and videos on its website.
For Sports Illustrated, Report About Fake Authors Is Latest Stumble

The venerable magazine has experienced management upheaval and staff complaints in recent years. Now there’s a question over who wrote product reviews on its site.
Can Taiwan Continue to Fight Off Chinese Disinformation?

Ahead of a presidential election in January, Taiwanese fact checkers and watchdogs say they are ready for Beijing. But they are still worried.
Charles Peters, Neoliberal Founder of The Washington Monthly, Dies at 96

His political journal challenged liberal and conservative orthodoxies for decades and added an important perspective for Washington’s cognoscenti.
Jeff Zucker Nears Major Deal to Re-enter the News Business

The veteran TV executive is poised to take control of two prominent British news outlets, The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator, and may expand them into America.
As Bedbug Anxiety Spreads to Asia Exterminators Turn Profits

Outbreaks in France and South Korea have people across Asia on high alert for bedbugs. Exterminators in the region say business is booming.
Goodbye, Jezebel. Hello, Feminist Content Creators?

Young women are more feminist than ever, as are big brands and Hollywood franchises. But what happened to the online community blogs and zines once offered?
Jezebel, the Oral History: ‘There Was This Riotous Sense of Fun’

The site defined an era of feminism for millions of readers. According to its editors and writers, it was also an exhilarating place to work.
How R.F.K. Jr.’s Causes Made Him Millions of Dollars

The causes Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has championed have brought him admiration, criticism — and tens of millions of dollars.
Behind CNN Turmoil, a Series of Shattered Friendships

David Zaslav, the chief executive of Warner Bros. Discovery, was friends with some of the network’s biggest names. That didn’t matter when their jobs were on the line.