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NPR and PBS Face Federal Funding Cuts: What to Know

A proposal before the Senate to strip funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting could be catastrophic for local stations, particularly those in rural areas.

Skydance in Early Talks to Acquire Bari Weiss’s Free Press

David Ellison, the founder of Skydance, and Bari Weiss, the co-founder of The Free Press, are attending the annual Allen & Co. conference in Sun…

Paramount to Pay Trump $16 Million to Settle ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit

President Trump sued Paramount over a “60 Minutes” interview with his opponent, former Vice President Kamala Harris.

Trump and Paramount in ‘Advanced’ Talks to Settle ‘60 Minutes’ Suit

The lawsuit has added a layer of complexity to Paramount’s multibillion-dollar merger with Skydance, a Hollywood studio.

He Made Billions on Google and PayPal. Now, He’s Betting on News.

Michael Moritz co-founded The San Francisco Standard, a local news organization. It is acquiring Charter, a start-up focused on the future of work.

The Washington Post Will Ask Some Sources to Annotate Its Stories

The program, called From the Source, will start with articles from the publication’s climate team. It could provide readers with more viewpoints but would also…

Cannes Lions Festival Plays Host to a Messy Business Divorce

Michael Kassan, a ringmaster in the media industry, is going head to head at its top event with United Talent Agency, a company that has…

Washington Post Names Adam O’Neal as Opinion Editor

Mr. O’Neal, a correspondent for The Economist, will be in charge of championing “personal liberties and free markets,” the section’s new direction laid out by…

Warner Bros. Discovery to Split Into Two Companies

The film and television giant will turn its cable networks, including CNN and TNT, into one company and its streaming and studios business into another.

The Washington Post Plans an Influx of Outside Opinion Writers

A new program, known internally as Ripple, would open The Post to journalists at other publications and influential writers on Substack.