Category: News and News Media

Fox News Producer’s Suit Says Network Set Her Up in Dominion Testimony

The New York Times – Business:
The producer, Abby Grossberg, said in a pair of lawsuits that the effort to place blame on her and Maria Bartiromo, the Fox Business host, was rooted in rampant misogyny and discrimination at the company.
Inside the 3 Months That Could Cost Fox $1.6 Billion

The New York Times – Business:
The decision by Fox News executives in November 2020 to treat the more hard-right Newsmax as a mortal threat spawned a possibly more serious danger.
Justice Dept. Investigating TikTok’s Owner Over Possible Spying on Journalists

The New York Times – Business:
The inquiry appears to be tied to an admission by the app’s owner, ByteDance, that employees had inappropriately obtained Americans’ data. The company said it had fired the workers involved.
CNN’s Prime-Time Experiment Is Off to a Slow Start

The New York Times – Business:
Viewership is down in the early going of CNN’s new 9 p.m. programming strategy, as the network tries to reinvent itself.
The New Prime Time for TV News: Afternoons

The New York Times – Business:
The biggest draw on Fox News is no longer Tucker Carlson or Sean Hannity; it’s “The Five.” And daytime shows on CNN and MSNBC are outranking evening programming.
The Week in Business: Fox News Anchors’ Private Messages

The New York Times – Business:
President Biden offers a proposed budget. Jobs numbers once again soared past analysts’ forecasts. And we’ll get a new inflation figure this week.
Making Deepfakes Gets Cheaper and Easier Thanks to A.I.

The New York Times – Business:
Meme-makers and misinformation peddlers are embracing artificial intelligence tools to create convincing fake videos on the cheap.
Fox’s P.R. Woes May Not Directly Translate to Legal Ones

The New York Times – Business:
Some of the unflattering private messages among the network’s hosts and executives may never become evidence when Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation case against Fox News goes to trial.
BBC Suspends Host Gary Lineker Over Immigration Comments

The New York Times – Sports:
Mr. Lineker, one of England’s best-known sports personalities, had accused the British home secretary of using language reminiscent of Nazi Germany to promote a plan to stop asylum seekers.
The Messenger, a Media Start-Up, Aims to Build a Newsroom Fast

The New York Times – Business:
The company, which will begin operating in May, plans to have around 550 journalists covering entertainment, politics and sports within a year.
Lachlan Murdoch Defends Fox News’s Chief Executive Amid Defamation Suit

The New York Times – Business:
“Suzanne Scott has done a tremendous job,” Mr. Murdoch said in his first public remarks since damaging revelations about the inner workings of the news network.
Politico’s Executive Editor Steps Down After a Year in the Job

The New York Times – Business:
Dafna Linzer is leaving after disagreeing on strategy with the publication’s top editor.