Media

Hedge Fund Known For Slashing Newsrooms Poised To Buy Tribune Publishing

7:19am May 21, 2021

by David Folkenflik

Alden Global Capital is poised to win a shareholder vote to assume full ownership of Tribune Publishing – including the Chicago Tribune, the New York Daily News, and other storied metro papers.

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Bob Garfield speaks onstage at a 2016 event.

Arts

WNYC Fires 'On The Media' Co-Host Bob Garfield For Alleged Bullying

6:27pm May 18, 2021

by Elizabeth Blair

According to a statement from New York Public Radio, an outside investigation found that Garfield violated the company's anti-bullying policy. He was the subject of a similar investigation in 2020.

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AT&T has announced a $43 billion deal to create a company that will combine WarnerMedia's entertainment, sports and news with Discovery's nonfiction and entertainment shows.

Arts

AT&T To Spin Off WarnerMedia And Merge It With Discovery

5:58pm May 17, 2021

by Elizabeth Blair

AT&T will spin off WarnerMedia and acquire Discovery Inc. to create a new company that will combine WarnerMedia's entertainment, sports and news with Discovery's nonfiction and entertainment shows.

AT&T Announces Plans To Merge With Discovery

10:21am May 17, 2021

AT&T, which controls Warner Media, has announced it will merge its media assets with Discovery. The $43 billion deal will create a standalone company.

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World News

Russia Cracks Down On U.S. Broadcaster RFE/RL

5:42pm May 15, 2021

by Michele Kelemen

Russia is ratcheting up the pressure on a U.S. funded media organization that had its roots in the Cold War. RFE/RL is facing huge fines and had its bank accounts in Moscow frozen.

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A ball of fire erupts from a building housing various international media, including The Associated Press, after an Israeli airstrike on Saturday in Gaza City. AP staffers and other tenants safely evacuated the building after the Israeli military telephon

World News

Israeli Airstrike Flattens Building Housing AP And Other Media In Gaza City

4:57pm May 15, 2021

by Dustin Jones

A dozen journalists and freelancers were evacuated from the AP offices in the 12-story building before it crumbled to the ground. AP said the military has long known the building housed journalists.

Journalist Masha Borzunova during a taping of the show Fake News in TV Rain's Moscow studios.

World News

Russian Show 'Fake News' Wages Lone Battle Against The Kremlin's TV Propaganda

11:03am May 15, 2021

by Lucian Kim

There is almost no news alternative to government propaganda on Russian television — save for one channel known as TV Rain. But it only streams on the Web after cable dropped.

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NPR At 50: Life Advice From Listeners Who Hit The Half-Century Mark

5:01pm May 09, 2021

In honor of NPR's 50th birthday, we asked listeners who reached that milestone for some life advice. Hundreds answered.

NPR At 50: Founding Mothers Reflect On Radio Past And Present

6:11pm May 08, 2021

To kickoff NPR's 50th anniversary celebration, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with three of NPR's "Founding Mothers" — Susan Stamberg, Linda Wertheimer and Nina Totenberg.

National

Amid Wave Of Anti-Trans Bills, Trans Reporters Say 'Telling Our Own Stories' Is Vital

2:30pm May 07, 2021

by Brianna Scott

Three trans journalists spoke with NPR about their experience covering their community, anti-trans legislation and the idea of objectivity in the media industry.

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