US media

California Governor Gavin Newsom says he will drop his lawsuit against Fox News if the network issues a retraction and its network host Jesse Watters apologises for its report on the recent Los Angeles riots.

Expect more US politicians to sue the news media

This is a troubling era in which politicians of both parties use lawsuits as weapons against media outlets in the war to control the narrative

The new proposal will separate Warner Bros Discovery's offerings into two companies: one for its streaming assets and film studios, and another for its legacy cable TV channels.

Warner Bros discovers it can’t be everything

Large media conglomerates attempt to be every kind of entertainment company at once, but then struggle to do much of it particularly well

The VOA headquarters, formally known at the Wilbur Cohen Federal Building, sits just south of the National Mall and is two blocks from the US Capitol.

Voice of America building latest federal property up for sale

The sale of the VOA building could leave employees and contractors of the government-run international news networks without a home

Even the big news organisations, such as the Washington Post, face economic problems and end up being financially dependent on the support of billionaires.
THINKING ALOUD

Gloomy days ahead for American journalism

I RECENTLY returned from the reunion celebrations of my (1980) class at Columbia University’s School of Journalism in New York City with a sense that American journalism is facing a major crisis.

AP journalists and photographers have been barred from the Oval Office and from travelling on Air Force One since Feb 11 because of the wire service’s decision to continue referring to the “Gulf of Mexico” - and not the “Gulf of America” as decreed by Donald Trump.

Judge orders White House to lift restrictions on AP access

[WASHINGTON] A US federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to restore the Associated Press’s access to President Donald Trump’s official events, saying it had no right to bar media for their “...

“It costs a lot of money to do it, but we have to straighten out the press,” Trump told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort.

Trump vows to pursue more defamation claims after ABC News settlement

ABC News agreed to give US$15 million to Trump’s presidential library to settle the lawsuit

David Zaslav, the CEO of Warner Bros, expects companies to look to joint ventures and acquisitions as their next steps in the upcoming years.

Warner Bros CEO says Paramount takeover ‘good for the industry’

A chance for deregulation can spur consolidation within the space and boost company performance, the executive notes

Ronna McDaniel, former chair of the Republican Party, was ousted by NBC four days after being hired as a paid contributor.

Perks and perils of partisan talk on TV

NBC’s hiring of ex-Republican Party chair Ronna McDaniel, an election denier, has sparked backlash