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Ted Turner, cable TV visionary who created CNN, dies at 87

By Adam Bernstein
May 06, 2026 9:26 am - Ted Turner, a mercurial tycoon and gadfly visionary whose “superstation” TBS was a cornerstone of cable TV’s early success, whose 24-hour news channel CNN revolutionized TV journalism, and whose sprawling legacy encompassed conservation, philanthropy and professional sports, died Wednesday. He was 87.
AP, Washington Post, Reuters and Minnesota Star Tribune among Pulitzer winners for 2025 work

By JENNIFER PELTZ
May 04, 2026 5:56 pm - The Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize for public service for scrutinizing the Trump administration’s sweeping, choppy overhaul of federal agencies, and The Associated Press won the award Monday for international reporting about surveillance.
Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsrooms

By ROD McGUIRK
Apr 28, 2026 7:26 am - Australia is proposing to tax digital giants Meta, Google and TikTok a proportion of their revenue to pay for news reporters. The government released draft legislation Tuesday that it intends to introduce to Parliament by July.
Warner Bros shareholders approve Paramount's $81 billion takeover of the Hollywood giant

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
Apr 23, 2026 9:46 am - An $81 billion Warner-Paramount mega merger has received shareholders’ stamp of approval, propelling a deal that could vastly reshape Hollywood and the wider media landscape closer to the finish line.
Trump media company replaces CEO, ex-congressman Nunes after stock plunge that wiped out billions

By BERNARD CONDON
Apr 22, 2026 9:46 am - The Trump business behind Truth Social is replacing a former congressman and big supporter of the U.S. president as leader of the social media platform after a stock collapse that wiped out billions in investor wealth.
FBI Director Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for article that alleged excessive drinking

By DAVID BAUDER
Apr 20, 2026 11:16 am - FBI Director Kash Patel hit The Atlantic magazine with a $250 million defamation lawsuit on Monday, claiming an article that talked about mismanagement at the agency and ...
Judge dismisses Trump’s $10B lawsuit against WSJ, Murdoch over reporting on ties to Epstein

By MEG KINNARD and JOSH BOAK
Apr 13, 2026 9:46 am - A federal judge dismissed President Donald Trump’s$10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch on Monday over a story on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Longtime Paddock Publications executives to retire

By Christopher Placek
Apr 09, 2026 1:27 pm - Two senior executives at Paddock Publications Inc., publisher of the Daily Herald, are retiring after decades of service.
AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper journalism

By DAVID BAUDER
Apr 06, 2026 9:17 am - The Associated Press, one of the world's oldest and most influential news organizations, said Monday it is offering buyouts to an unspecified number of its U.S.-based journalists as part of an acceleration away from the focus on newspapers and their print journalism that sustained the company since the mid-1800s.
Citing First Amendment, federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR and PBS

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Mar 31, 2026 2:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Citing the First Amendment, a federal judge on Tuesday agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end...

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