Category: News and News Media

Former CNN Chief Jeff Zucker Has a New Job at RedBird IMI. What Is It?

Mr. Zucker is C.E.O. of a $1 billion investment venture backed by RedBird Capital Partners and International Media Investments, an Emirati firm.
NPR’s Terence Samuel Is Named Top Editor of USA Today

Mr. Samuel, who will start in July, has overseen NPR’s news gathering.
OPEC Plus May Consider Cuts in Oil Production

The group of major oil producers and Russia will meet this weekend to discuss a swoon in oil prices.
Inside Fox’s Legal and Business Debacle

Fox’s handling of the defamation suit brought by Dominion Voting Systems, which settled for $787.5 million, left many unanswered questions.
How DeSantis’s Twitter Spaces Event Compares to Past Livestreams

The Republican presidential candidate’s announcement on Twitter had a high of about 300,000 concurrent listeners during the event and a total of 3.4 million listeners as of Thursday.
DeSantis’s Twitter Event Falls Short of the Reach of Past Live Streams

The Republican presidential candidate’s announcement on Twitter had a high of about 300,000 concurrent listeners during the event and a total of 3.4 million listeners as of Thursday.
2 Top Editors to Depart Wall Street Journal

The changes are the latest under the news organization’s new editor in chief, Emma Tucker.
Police Used Excessive Force on 2 Australian Journalists, U.S. Finds

The Interior Department concluded that U.S. Park Police officers exceeded the “minimum level of reasonable force” during a George Floyd protest in 2020.
With Climate Panel as a Beacon, Global Group Takes on Misinformation

A group of scholars introduced an international panel to study the digital information landscape, inspired by those who had been warning of the effect of global warming.
Semafor Raises $19 Million, Replacing Money From Sam Bankman-Fried

The media start-up’s new backers include Henry Kravis, a founder of the private-equity giant KKR, and Jerry Yang, a Yahoo founder.
New York Times Reaches Contract Deal With Union

The new agreement, if ratified, will give union members immediate salary increases of up to 12.5 percent.
BuzzFeed’s Botatouille Chatbot Puts A.I. Twist on Food Advice

Jonah Peretti, the company’s chief executive, has embraced artificial intelligence more than most publishers. His latest offering: Botatouille, an A.I.-powered kitchen assistant.