Media Jobs Drought

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Article in The Wrap by Casey Loving, 8/28/26

Headline: “Longtime WNBC Investigative Reporter Reveals Network Eliminated Her Position, Cites Changing Media Landscape”

Subhead: ” ‘ No, I’m not retiring,’ Sarah Wallace says while teasing her next move”

“After parting ways with New York-based news station WNBC, longtime investigative journalist Sarah Wallace wants to clear the air: She’s not retiring.

“Instead, the seasoned journalist, whose resume boasts 19 Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award, revealed in a direct-to-camera social media video on Friday that her position was entirely eliminated from the company, citing the changing media landscape as the cause for her career change. . .”

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https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/longtime-wnbc-investigative-reporter-position-eliminated/

Wall Street Journal Gets Wet

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Article in Status by Brett LoGiurato, 8/28/26

Headline:  “The WSJ Crosses the A.I. Rubicon”

Subhead: “The Journal’s opinion editor defended the use of A.I. in a recent column, but some newsroom staffers, and the publication’s union, are raising concerns about the precedent, Status has learned.

“Inside The Wall Street Journal’s newsroom this week, reporters’ group chats have been buzzing a bit more than usual. . .”

“On Monday, billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller stunned much of Wall Street by offering a pointed critique of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in the hallowed pages of The Journal’s opinion section—only to later admit that he had used a large-language model to help draft the piece. . .”

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https://www.status.news/p/wsj-ai-op-ed-stanley-druckenmiller

Rt Wing Media Bomb

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Article in Media Matters by John Knefel, 8/28/26

Headline:  “The delusional right-wing media figures declaring victory in Iran”

Subhead:  “The Trump administration’s war of aggression against Iran has failed to achieve its stated objectives. Just don’t tell that to its most die-hard sycophants.”

“Fox News’ Sean Hannity, as reliable a hack for the Trump administration as you can find on cable news, argued on August 19 that the president hadn’t gotten enough “credit” for stopping Iran’s ability to build a nuclear bomb. (Of course, an obvious consequence of bombing a country, assassinating its leadership, and threatening to destroy its entire civilization is that the new government, entirely rationally, is more interested than ever in developing a nuclear deterrent to avoid such attacks being repeated.). . .”

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https://www.mediamatters.org/index%2Ephp/us-iran-relations/delusional-right-wing-media-figures-declaring-victory-iran

Blocking Media Mega-Merger

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Article in Free Press by Staff, 8/27/26

Headline:  “Block the Merger Coalition Urges State AGs to Hold Strong in Antitrust Suit, Launches No Concessions Platform”

“WASHINGTON — The Block the Merger Coalition is launching a new public-facing petition thanking the 12 state attorneys general who sued to block the dangerous Warner Bros. merger and calling on them to hold strong in their suit. That includes rejecting empty concessions from Paramount before the March 2027 trial.

“Any unenforceable concessions the Ellisons propose in a backroom are a losing proposition, assert the organizers behind http://NoParamountConcessions.com. They ask state AGs to uphold the antitrust laws so workers in the entertainment industry, consumers and the general public get their day in court. . .”

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https://www.freepress.net/news/block-merger-coalition-urges-state-ags-hold-strong-antitrust-suit-launches-no-concessions

Legacy Media Not Adapting?

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Article in Poynter by Tom Rosenstiel, 8/26/26

Headline:  “Opinion | To survive, journalism must become indispensable”

Subhead:  “News organizations need to understand what audiences actually need — and build their journalism around those needs”

“One of the most important and misunderstood reasons for the crisis in journalism has little to do with revenue or technology. The problem is the journalism itself.

“. . .what made newspapers, radio newscasts and TV news programs indispensable to people in the 20th century was not the journalism but what surrounded it. . .

“Today, people find nearly all of that elsewhere. . . .”

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https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/journalism-must-become-indispensable/

Report Problems, Get Fired

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Article in The Guardian by Robert Mackey, 8/27/26

Headline:  “Three journalists sue Pentagon after being fired from military news outlet”

Subhead:  “Three employees of Stars and Stripes, a government-funded news service, allege they were fired after reporting on USS Abraham Lincoln”

“Three journalists who were fired by the Pentagon from a US government-funded news outlet sued the Department of Defense in federal court on Thursday, arguing their dismissals were illegal and violated their first amendment rights to free speech.

“The three journalists were all employees of Stars and Stripes, which their court filing calls “the U.S. military’s independent news source since the Civil War with a long history of editorial independence, free from news management or censorship by military command”. . .”

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/journalists-sue-pentagon-stars-and-stripes

Murdoch Grooming Fox

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Article in Reuters by Reuters, 7/27/26

Headline: “Rupert Murdoch’s wish to re-merge Fox Corp and News Corp ‘could happen in future,’ court documents and video show”

“Rupert Murdoch’s longstanding wish to reunite his Fox Corp, . . . and News ​Corp. . . could happen in a potential merger that would unite a TV company with a widespread news operation, cementing the family’s control ‌over a smaller empire, court documents and video show.

“Discussions of a possible re-merger were revealed during the last few weeks in unsealed court documents and an attorney’s testimony related to a family succession saga that began in 2023. The judicial official overseeing the matter released the findings at the end of July. . .”

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https://www.reuters.com/world/rupert-murdoch-considering-re-merger-fox-corp-news-corp-court-documents-video-2026-08-27/

Why Are Cameras Off Now?

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Article in FAIR by Louise Liu, 8/26/26

Headline: “Networks Were Ordered to Stop Filming Trump—and They Didn’t Protest the Illegal Censorship”

” ‘Cameras off the president right now.’

“This direct command could be heard this weekend on the live broadcast of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, an IndyCar street race orchestrated by President Donald Trump’s administration . . .”

“At one point, the presidential couple engaged in heated conversation—possibly regarding, some speculated (Mercury News, 8/24/26), the presence of Trump’s personal assistant Natalie Harp, with whom he has an unusually close relationship. As this discussion transpired, a terse command to the camera operator could be heard: ‘I need the cameras off the president right now. Cameras off the president right now. Turn the cameras.’. . .”

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https://fair.org/home/networks-were-ordered-to-stop-filming-trump-and-they-didnt-protest-the-illegal-censorship/

NYT Spinning the Wheel?

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Article in Status by Oliver Darcy, 8/25/26

Headline:  “The Times’ Kalshi Gamble”

Subhead: “News that The Athletic is in talks with Kalshi on a potential partnership has prompted unease inside the broader New York Times Co. over the reputational risks of getting into bed with the controversial company, staffers tell Status.”

“. . .One of those partners, I am told, is Kalshi, the controversial prediction markets company, where users can bet on topics ranging from elections to finance to culture—and yes, sports. According to Front Office Sports, which first broke the news, The Athletic and Kalshi are in “advanced talks” to strike up an agreement, . .”

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https://www.status.news/p/the-athletic-kalshi-new-york-times-sports-betting

Media Sharks Want to Feed

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Article in Poynter by Tom Jones, 8/24/26

Headline: “Opinion | Why the media has reason to focus on Natalie Harp story”

Subhead:  “Influential aide to President Trump who shapes information he receives wrote personal letters, defended him on social media after Jan. 6”

“Perhaps the most publicized name on the national political scene over the past couple of weeks has been Natalie Harp, the White House aide who never seems more than a few steps away from President Donald Trump.

“And there’s a good reason for all the attention and coverage she is receiving. . .”

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https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/why-the-media-has-reason-to-focus-on-natalie-harp-story/