Dems to Tar and Feather FCC Chair?

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Article in Insideradio by Staff, 11/11/26

Headline:  “Democrats Put Brendan Carr On Notice.”

“There is the clearest signal yet that the Democrats plan to put pressure on FCC Chair Brendan Carr when they take control of Congress in January. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the top Democrat on the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, is renewing his push for information into decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission. And while Blumenthal says the request for records and other information is currently voluntarily, failure to comply will leave him with ‘no choice but to consider alternative measures to obtain compliance.’. . .”

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https://www.insideradio.com/free/democrats-put-brendan-carr-on-notice/article_42d20102-fb2c-421b-8770-bb621e600fac.html

Political Ads – TV vs. Streaming

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Article in The Wrap by A.J. Katz, 11/11/26

Headline:  “Political Ad Spending Nears $12 Billion as Streaming Chips Away at TV’s Dominance”

Subhead:  “Broadcast spending grew, cable declined and streaming gained ground ahead of the 2028 election”

“More than $11 billion in political advertising spending recorded ahead of the 2026 midterms revealed a widening divide within traditional television. It is surprising enough that broadcast advertising continued to grow, but it’s even more unusual that streaming more than doubled its take to overtake cable as the second-largest destination for campaign dollars. . .”

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https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/tv/political-ad-spending-2026-streaming-tv/

Trump’s Lawsuit Against BBC Continues

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Article in Mediaite by Zachary Leeman, 11/10/26

Headline:  “Trump Declares ‘HUGE VICTORY’ as Judge Allows $10 Billion BBC Lawsuit to Move Forward”

“. . .Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday evening to celebrate a federal judge rejecting the British Broadcasting Corporation’s attempt to get the president’s lawsuit tossed out of court.

“U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Kuntz, who was appointed by Trump, got a shoutout in the president’s message. . .”

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https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-declares-huge-victory-as-judge-allows-10-billion-bbc-lawsuit-to-move-forward/

Some Media Defend Legacy Pols

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Article in FAIR by Ari Paul, 1/11/26

Headline: “Center and Right Media Unite to Defend Schumer and Jeffries”

“. . .It isn’t just centrist media going to bat for the current Democratic congressional leadership. Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post editorial board (11/5/26) called incoming progressive senators and congressmembers who are demanding new congressional leadership “pipsqueaks”. . .”

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https://fair.org/home/center-and-right-media-unite-to-defend-to-schumer-and-jeffries/

Judge Rules For Press Freedom

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Article in Mediaite by Zachary Leeman, 11/10/26

Headline:  “Sources Praised By Press Advocacy Group: ‘A Big Deal’”

“A federal appeals court blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from accessing LinkedIn records for a group of journalists, unanimously ruling that the move would deal a ‘damaging blow’ to the First Amendment. A major press advocacy group praised the decision, calling it a ‘big deal.’

“Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, appointed by late President Ronald Reagan, wrote the decision from the three-judge panel, calling the confidentiality of sources the ‘lifeblood’ of journalism. . .”

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https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/federal-court-ruling-protecting-journalists-sources-praised-by-press-advocacy-group-a-big-deal/

FCC Chair Carr to be Impeached?

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Article in The Hill by Finya Swa1, 11/10/26

Headline: “Reporters Without Borders calls for Carr to be impeached for ‘weaponizing’ FCC”

“. . .The organization, which advocates for journalists worldwide, claimed Carr has repeatedly used the FCC’s regulatory authority to pursue politically motivated investigations and influence media mergers in ways that benefit Trump and his allies. . .”

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https://thehill.com/homenews/media/6212455-rsf-urges-impeachment-brendan-carr/

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Article in Reporters Without Borders by Staff. 11/10/26

Headline:  “USA: RSF urges Congress to impeach FCC Chairman Brendan Carr”

“Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges the incoming Congress to impeach Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr and prioritize the agency’s independence in its oversight agenda. Under Carr’s leadership, the FCC has been weaponized against independent journalism, systematically targeting media, undermining their editorial independence, and threatening media pluralism. . .”

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https://rsf.org/en/usa-rsf-urges-congress-impeach-fcc-chairman-brendan-carr

Coverage can get you fired, but. . .

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Article in The Wrap by A.J. Katz, 11/9/26

Headline: “Karen Attiah Won’t Return to Washington Post Despite Winning Reinstatement”

Subhead: “The former columnist settled with the Post after winning reinstatement over her Charlie Kirk posts”

“Karen Attiah will not return to The Washington Post despite winning reinstatement through arbitration, reaching a settlement that ends her dispute over her firing following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

“The agreement closes a contentious chapter for the Jeff Bezos-owned newspaper, but also underscores the tensions surrounding its changing editorial direction. . .”

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https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/karen-attiah-washington-post-settlement/

Shall Reporters go or Should They Stay?

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Article in Status by Oliver Darcy, 11/9/27

Headline: “The CBS-CNN Cashout”

Subhead: “Skydance’s buyout offers at CNN and CBS News are triggering an exodus of veteran staffers ahead of looming cuts. But the process hasn’t been without some unintended consequences, Status has learned.”

“For the past two weeks, many employees at Skydance’s CNN and CBS News have been weighing a difficult choice: take the buyout packages offered by management, or gamble on the round of forced layoffs expected to follow.

“The offers landed on October 26, just as newsrooms were heading into the frenetic final stretch of the midterms, which meant staffers had until Sunday to make a consequential decision about their futures while covering one of the biggest stories of the year, and with little certainty about what awaited them if they stayed. . .”

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https://www.status.news/p/cbs-news-cnn-buyouts-bari-weiss-mark-thompson-skydance

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Article in FAIR by Raina Lipsitz, 11/6/26

Headline:  “Corporate Media Warn Democrats of the Perils of Winning”

Subhead:  “Fool’s gold of midterms success”

“. . .The results call into question the knowledge and expertise of the corporate press, and some of their favorite political scientists and think tank experts. While conceding in its post-election analysis that ‘Democrats won in a lot of red states,’ NPR (11/4/26) then issued a muddled warning to Democrats regarding 2028: . .”

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https://fair.org/home/corporate-media-warn-democrats-of-the-perils-of-winning/

Is News a Gamble in the Future?

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Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Emily Bell and Heather Chaplin, 11/9/26

Headline: “The Future of Journalism When Prediction Markets ‘Financialize Everything’”

Subhead:  “Companies like Kalshi and Polymarket are reaping huge profits and reshaping journalism to fit their business interests.”

“. . .Kalshi and Polymarket have already cut deals with several big newsrooms, offering money and data in exchange for publicity. At the same time, one of their core promotional claims—that their products can reveal what’s happening more accurately than journalists or pollsters—represents a frontal assault on the very outlets they call “partners,” and on the journalists those organizations employ. . .”

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https://www.cjr.org/kicker/the-future-of-journalism-when-prediction-markets-financialize-everything-kalshi-polymarket-profits-business-interests-reshape-journalism-knibbs-wired.php