Category: News and News Media

Tucker Carlson, a source of repeated controversies, is out at Fox News.

Mr. Carlson has been one of the network’s top-rated hosts for many years.
Don Lemon, CNN Star Anchor, to Leave the Network

Mr. Lemon, one of the network’s most recognizable stars, had been under scrutiny since making remarks about women and aging in February that were widely perceived to be sexist.
Fox News Parts Ways With Tucker Carlson

Mr. Carlson has been one of the network’s top-rated hosts for many years.
Gail Christian, Trailblazing News Correspondent, Dies at 83

An on-air career seemed unlikely for a Black woman in the 1970s. It didn’t help that she had been imprisoned for armed robbery. But she broke barriers.
Will the Fox-Dominion Settlement Affect Its News Coverage? Don’t Count on It.

There is little reason to think Fox News will adjust its coverage after paying a $757 million defamation settlement to Dominion Voting Systems. Its audience won’t let it.
Twitter Removes ‘Government-Funded’ Labels From NPR and Other Media Accounts

NPR and public broadcasters in Canada, Australia and New Zealand had criticized the label as misleading. The CBC and NPR have suspended the use of their Twitter accounts in protest.
Why BuzzFeed Is Closing Its News Division

The publisher ultimately couldn’t surmount the challenges facing digital journalism — and many of its peers are still struggling as well.
Lachlan Murdoch Drops Libel Suit Against Australian News Site

His lawyer said the website, Crikey, intended to exploit the outcome of the Fox-Dominion defamation case in the U.S.
How Hard Lines in Fox-Dominion Deal Talks Suddenly Softened

The $787.5 million settlement, believed to be the largest in a defamation case, came together quickly.
BuzzFeed Shuts Down Its News Division

BuzzFeed News, which won a Pulitzer Prize but never made money, is “beginning the process of closing,” the company’s founder, Jonah Peretti, said in a memo to employees.
A Tax Break Could Save Fox Millions In Its Dominion Settlement

The payout by Rupert Murdoch’s media empire to settle defamation claims by the voting machine company may be less costly than first thought.
After Fox Settlement, Assault on Media Protections Is Likely to Continue

Those who argue that the news media should pay a steeper price for mistakes are pushing to have a landmark Supreme Court ruling overturned.