Broadcasting

First Newspapers, Now Local TV

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Article in Poynter by Rick Edmonds, 9/2/25

Headline:  “Inescapable technology changes and a migrating audience have local broadcast news in trouble”

Subhead: “For years, local TV looked steady while newspapers flailed. Now the business model creaks, and the challenges feel uncomfortably familiar.”

“The scenario is familiar to any journalist who has worked at a newspaper in the last 15 years. The audience is moving away from the profitable old platform to a hot, new one. The outlet must adapt or at least try to. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2025/is-business-broadcast-journalism-in-trouble/

Show is Too Anti-Trump Now?

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Article in Daily Kos by Oilver Willis, 9/2/25

Headline:  “Alex Jones loses his sh-t after infamous lackey breaks up with him”

“Pro-Trump conspiracy theorist Alex Jones lashed out against former Infowars host Owen Shroyer Monday, describing him as a ‘backstabber’ and ‘snake.’ Shroyer recently left Jones’ Infowars network, alleging that he felt pressure to soft-pedal criticism of President Donald Trump.

Read the full article at:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/9/2/2341509/-Alex-Jones-loses-his-sh-t-after-infamous-lackey-breaks-up-with-him

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Article in Raw Story by Daniel Hampton, 9/1/25

Headline: “InfoWars host abruptly splits with Alex Jones over ‘too anti-Trump’ label”

“A right-wing InfoWars host made what he called a ‘shocking announcement’ Monday night that he was leaving Alex Jones’ signature conspiracy theory show, because he’s “too anti-Trump.”

“Owen Shroyer, best known as the host of the ‘War Room’ show on the far-right website, told viewers in a livestream Monday night that he was making a ‘shocking announcement.’

” ‘I am done at InfoWars,’ he said. ‘This may come as a shocking announcement for you tonight. It may not.’ ”

Read the full article at:

https://www.rawstory.com/owen-shroyer-2673946222/

Simple Trans Math

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Article in Daily Beast by Will Neal, 8/31/25

Headline: ‘It’s Simple Math’: CNN Anchor Shuts Down Trump Aide’s Wild Rant

Subhead:  “Sebastian Gorka got himself ruthlessly fact-checked by the network after claiming there’d been an uptick in mass shootings by transgender individuals.”

“President Donald Trump’s counterterrorism czar got into a fiery clash with a CNN anchor after he was accused of fixating on the trans identity of the Minnesota school shooter. . .”

“But network anchor Brianna Keilar said he ‘missing the bigger picture,’ pointing out that of the 32 school mass shootings that have occurred in the country since 2020, only two others were carried out by perpetrators who identified as transgender or gender-diverse. . .”

” ‘It’s simple math. Two of 32,’ Keilar responded, adding that the network ‘could not stick with your facts because they are not accurate.’

“This appeared to particularly incense Gorka, who accused CNN of making up ‘fake news’ on the spot in order to discredit his argument.  . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/its-simple-math-cnn-anchor-shuts-down-trump-aides-wild-rant/

Someone Likes a Network

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Article in Mediaite by Joe DePaolo, 8/31/25

Headline:  “Trump Goes On Wild Social Media Spree Shouting Out Fox Pundits, Attacking Newsom and Encouraging ‘Major Lawsuit’ Against Major League Baseball”

“President Donald Trump went on a wild social media spree Sunday morning in which he fawned over Fox News pundits, attacked Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and encouraged a ‘major lawsuit’ against Major League Baseball. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-goes-on-wild-social-media-spree-shouting-out-fox-pundits-attacking-newsom-and-encouraging-major-lawsuit-against-major-league-baseball/

The End of History – on the Media?

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Article in New York Times by Mike Hale, 8/27/25

Headline:  “As PBS Stations Confront Cuts, American History Takes a Hit”

Subhead:   “The documentary series ‘American Experience’ begins an abbreviated schedule this week. A victim of the federal funding take-back, it has suspended production and laid off its staff.”

“The effect of the federal assault on public broadcasting in the United States has mostly been expressed in big numbers and dire forecasts: $1.1 billion taken back; the existence of more than 100 television and radio stations at risk.”

“But the cutbacks have already had one smaller, more immediate effect. WGBH, the bellwether public TV station in Boston, has laid off the 13 people who worked on the history series ‘American Experience’ and announced that no new documentaries will be produced for the show until further notice. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/arts/television/american-experience.html

Democracy Now! Documentary

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Article in Democracy Now! by Nermeen Haikh, 8/29/25

Headline:  ” ‘Steal This Story, Please!’: Documentary on Democracy Now! Premieres at Telluride Film Festival”

“A new documentary, Steal This Story, Please!, which tells the personal story of Amy Goodman and her decadeslong career as an independent journalist, is premiering this Sunday at the Telluride Film Festival in Telluride, Colorado. The film highlights some of the monumental stories Democracy Now! has covered throughout the years and the importance of independent journalism. . .”

Read this article at:

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/8/29/steal_this_story_please

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Tribal Radio Stations Need Funding

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Article in Indian Country Today by Jenifer Shutt, 8/29/25

Headline:  “Tribal radio stations wait on $9M pledged in congressional handshake deal”

Subhead:  “South Dakota Republican Sen. Rounds is trusting the Trump administration to move $9.4 million in funding from an undisclosed account to more than two dozen tribal radio stations in rural areas”

“Tribal radio stations that are supposed to receive millions to fill the hole created when Congress eliminated funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting haven’t heard anything from the Trump administration about when it will send the money or how much in grants they’ll receive.

“Unlike most government spending deals, the handshake agreement South Dakota Republican Sen. Mike Rounds negotiated with the White House budget director in exchange for Rounds’ vote on the rescissions bill wasn’t placed in the legislation, so it never became law. . .”

https://ictnews.org/news/tribal-radio-stations-wait-on-9m-pledged-in-congressional-handshake-deal/

Need to Protect Journalists

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Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Josh Hersh, 8/28/25

Headline:  “Hind Hassan Is Sorry We Didn’t Do More to Make Journalism Safe”

Subhead:  “ ‘We’re responsible for what our industry stands for,’ the documentary news reporter says.”

“Earlier this month, Hind Hassan, a decorated documentary news reporter who has covered everything from conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon, and Ukraine to the bizarre underworld of the global wellness industry, spoke at a graduation ceremony for students at Columbia Journalism School. . .”

“ ‘We’re responsible for what our industry stands for,’ she said. ‘I think it is the responsibility of the industry, of those who have the power, of heads of news organizations, to defend journalists when they come under attack, no matter where they are.’ . . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.cjr.org/kicker/hind-hassan-gaza-journalism-safety.php

Controlling Foreign Press

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Article in Daily Beast by Farrah Tomazin, 8/28/25

Headline:  “Trump Reveals Sinister New Plot for Curbing the Media”

Subhead:  “The administration says the changes would prevent the likelihood of ‘visa abuse.’ “

“President Donald Trump has moved to curb the number of foreign journalists who can work in America by significantly reducing the time they can stay in the country.

“After embarking on a mass deportation plan to get rid of illegal immigrants, the administration has now set its sights on legal immigration, with a dramatic shakeup of visas for members of the media, as well as students and cultural exchange visitors. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-reveals-sinister-new-plan-for-curbing-the-media/

Changing From Print to TV

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Article in Poynter by Amaris Castillo, 8/27/25

Headline: “Can a print journalist become a TV reporter? Some face significant challenges. Others find success.”

Subhead: “Behind the scenes of a bold program at Scripps, the promise of reinvention collides with the realities of TV news culture.”

“Three years ago, The E.W. Scripps Company, one of the largest broadcast news organizations in the United States, prepared to launch an ambitious initiative. The Scripps Journalism Journey Initiative, a multiyear program with Google, was designed to transition experienced print journalists into broadcast news careers, at a time when local newspapers were closing and newsrooms were shrinking. . .

Read the full article at:

https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2025/scripps-jji-print-journalists-reinvent-careers-broadcast/