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Right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson was fired from his prime-time Fox News hosting gig Monday morning, after nearly 14 years at the network. During that time, he made frequent appearances on […]
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Since February, media business reporter Angela Fu has been reporting on problems at The Buffalo News, a newspaper that had until recently avoided the worst of the cuts and cost-saving […]
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1y ago
After 11 years of high-profile scoops and multiple nods from the Pulitzer Prizes, BuzzFeed News will close, BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti announced Thursday. The company will also lay off roughly […]
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1y ago
As 2022 drew to a close, every other day seemed to bring news of more layoffs. Soaring inflation had media executives speculating about a possible recession, and companies raced to […]
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1y ago
The so-called Media Trial of the Century won’t go to trial after all. Just as lawyers for both sides were about to give their opening statements, Judge Eric Davis entered […]
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1y ago
The so-called Media Trial of the Century isn’t going to trial after all. After the start was pushed back a day, followed by the selection of a jury, Fox News […]
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1y ago
I’m the editorial director and part owner of greaterlongisland.com — a hyperlocal, independent news resource that’s on pace for 6 million reads in 2023. In 2021, we beat million-dollar newsrooms […]
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1y ago
The so-called Media Trial of the Century was supposed to get underway this morning in the case of Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News. The jury was to be selected, […]
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1y ago
An email landed in Massarah Mikati’s inbox on Feb. 13. The subject line read, “Story Pitch: Arab Rachel Dolezal Situation.” Mikati, a reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer, noticed that the […]
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1y ago
Envisioning a future as a journalist can be overwhelming. The many challenges of the digital world and recent layoffs by well-known companies like The Washington Post, CNN, Gannett and, more […]
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