Media
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Cable’s MSNBC will change its name later this year as part of corporate divorce from NBC
Aug 18, 2025 11:50 am - Television’s MSNBC news network is changing its name to My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW for short, as part of its corporate divorce from NBC.
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Conservative network Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims
Aug 18, 2025 11:19 am - DENVER — The conservative network Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defaming a voting equipment company by spreading lies about President Do...
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Illinois newsrooms receive $4 million from state through tax creditsAug 11, 2025 12:21 pm - Forty Illinois local news entities operating 120 outlets are receiving $4 million in state tax credits under a new law designed to encourage the retention and hiring of journalists, according to documents released last week.
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NFL and ESPN reach nonbinding agreement for sale of NFL Network and other media assets
Aug 05, 2025 9:15 pm - Ever since the NFL announced it was looking to sell NFL Network and other media assets, ESPN had been seen as one of the favorites to make a deal. Nearly five years later...
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Jim Slusher to speak on ‘News Media, Truth and Trust’ at Gail Borden LibraryAug 05, 2025 12:53 pm - Jim Slusher, the Daily Herald’s managing editor for opinion, will present “News Media, Truth and Trust” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, at the Gail Borden Public Library.
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Jim O'Donnell: Could the Cubs have waded through a worse week?Aug 03, 2025 6:00 am - IN FIVE QUEASY PIECES, the happy blue helium began to seep out of the big beautiful balloon that's been hovering over Wrigley Field this season.
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‘Hit or miss’? Mandated media literacy education lacks consistency across Illinois
Jul 24, 2025 11:59 am - A survey of Illinois educators reveals a significant disparity in how they interpret a three-year-old state law’s requirement to teach high school students a “unit of instruction” on media literacy.
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House gives final approval to Trump's $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid
Jul 18, 2025 7:31 am - The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump's request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid early Friday as Republicans intensified their efforts to target institutions and programs they view as bloated or out of step with their agenda.
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Stephen Colbert says CBS is ending his ‘Late Show’ in May 2026
Jul 17, 2025 7:37 pm - CBS is axing “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” in May 2026, the host told an audience at a taping Thursday. The announcement came two days after Colbert spoke out aga...
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The House is poised to OK Trump's $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid
Jul 17, 2025 1:34 pm - The House is expected late Thursday to approve President Donald Trump's request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid as Republicans target institutions and programs they view as bloated or out of step with their agenda.