Los Angeles Times staffers stage walk-out to protest impending layoffs

Staffers at the LA Times walked out ahead of anticipated massive layoffs.

By Jeremy Barr and Will SommerJanuary 19, 2024

HuffPost presses White House over ‘smear’ of Gaza story

Spokesman John Kirby later made partial amends, saying the White House didn’t mean to “cast aspersions” on Akbar Shahid Ahmed’s journalism.

By Laura WagnerJanuary 19, 2024

Pitchfork undergoes layoffs, merges under GQ

The music publication will now be under GQ magazine, Anna Wintour said in an email Wednesday.

By Samantha CheryJanuary 17, 2024

Baltimore Sun staff clash with new owner: ‘Don’t know how to reason with him’

David D. Smith, chair of conservative Sinclair Broadcast Group, tells new employees he hasn’t read the Sun in years — but finds lots to criticize anyway.

By Elahe Izadi and Laura WagnerJanuary 17, 2024

Baltimore Sun sold to Sinclair’s David D. Smith

Maryland’s largest daily newspaper was purchased by the executive chairman of a family-run media company. Some staff said it came as a surprise.

By Rachel PannettJanuary 16, 2024

Business Insider’s owner stands by reporting on MIT professor plagiarism

Business Insider and its parent company defended recent reporting on Neri Oxman, a prominent former MIT professor, who allegedly had plagiarized some of her work.

By Herb ScribnerJanuary 14, 2024

Inside the Messenger’s money-torching bet to make media great again

The Messenger once touted big dreams and a $50 million investment. Now, eight months after its launch, it grapples with layoffs and struggles to stay afloat.

By Laura WagnerJanuary 14, 2024

Fox News and Mike Lindell’s MyPillow are taking a break

Lindell said he’s been canceled, but a source with knowledge of the situation said he just hasn’t paid his bill.

By Jeremy BarrJanuary 12, 2024

Houston reporters had huge hopes for nonprofit newsroom — until the firings

The Houston Landing dismissed a beloved editor and Pulitzer-winning journalist, raising questions about the future of nonprofit news endeavors.

By Will SommerJanuary 12, 2024

Fox is airing a Trump town hall live. Can its moderators maintain control?

At the Iowa town hall, Fox anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum may have to rebut a Trump torrent of false claims about the 2020 election on live TV.

By Jeremy BarrJanuary 10, 2024

Kevin Merida stepping down as Los Angeles Times editor after short tenure

Merida came to the L.A. Times in 2021 as new owner Patrick Soon-Shiong attempted to push the struggling newspaper to profitability.

By Jeremy Barr, Will Sommer and Laura WagnerJanuary 9, 2024

Business Insider story on Harvard antagonist’s wife draws owner’s scrutiny

Axel Springer plans to review a Business Insider story about alleged plagiarism by Neri Oxman, wife of billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman.

By Will SommerJanuary 8, 2024

Dan Crenshaw has some harsh words for Fox News host Jesse Watters

After Watters implied Crenshaw’s stock market success was unethical, the GOP congressman called the Fox News star a “hack” and a “clown.”

By Jeremy BarrJanuary 4, 2024

Harvard resignation is a win for conservative Washington Free Beacon

The Free Beacon, a conservative publication unusually focused on original reporting, was ahead of the pack on the Claudine Gay plagiarism allegations story.

By Will SommerJanuary 4, 2024

Who is Francesca Street, and why is everyone reading her?

The 29-year-old CNN reporter, who writes about love and romance, was one of 2023′s most popular reporters.

By Paul FarhiDecember 28, 2023

New York Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft for using articles to train AI

The New York Times joins a growing group of creators pushing back against tech companies’ use of their output to train AI without paying for that output.

By Gerrit De Vynck and Elahe IzadiDecember 28, 2023

How a mega-merger could soon shake up the media industry

The potential union of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery is mostly about streaming — and keeping up with Disney and Netflix.

By Jeremy BarrDecember 22, 2023

After Dallas reporter’s sudden exit, colleagues allege ‘culture of fear’

Dallas Morning News reporter Miles Moffeit left his job after a sarcastic email interview with D.A. John Creuzot led to a rare front-page retraction.

By Will SommerDecember 20, 2023

Head of the Economist to take the reins at the Baltimore Banner

After years at the Economist and the Atlantic, Bob Cohn is tackling a new challenge: how to turn a nonprofit news start-up into a self-sustaining enterprise.

By Elahe IzadiDecember 19, 2023

Israel protest letters have grabbed headlines. But how real are they?

The buzz around letters purportedly signed by White House and Capitol Hill interns don’t actually include signatures, leading to questions about their origin.

By Paul FarhiDecember 15, 2023