Article in Status news by Natalie Korach, 12/7/25
Headline: “CNN’s Brief Sigh of Relief”
“Netflix’s $83 billion deal for Warner Bros. spaces CNN from a future under Paramount and Bari Weiss, but leaves plenty of new threats on the horizon . . .”
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https://www.status.news/p/cnn-netflix-warner-bros-paramount-bari-weiss
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Article in Poynter by Eric Rynston-Lobel, 12-8-25
Headline: “As local news disappears, new networks are stepping in to fill the void”
Subhead: “TAPinto, The Salt Lake Tribune and The Texas Tribune are expanding into underserved areas — testing new models for restoring local journalism”
“TAPinto provides its franchisees with the backend systems and training necessary to run a successful operation. It’s an efficient way to address the loss of local news, and it’s a variation of a model that other organizations have turned to recently as well. . .”
“There are now 853 local news sites across 52 networks providing original reporting, according to the report. . .”
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Articles in Columbia Journalism Review by various staff 12/8/25
Headline: “Forecasting”
Subhead: “Introducing the Journalism 2050 Issue.”
“We don’t know what exactly the future holds, much as we may want to believe we do. Looking at the transformations of the media industry, and at shifting habits of news consumption, maybe we can do something like meteorology, and put together a forecast. In this issue and an accompanying podcast series, we are watching where the wind blows . . .”
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Article in Poynter by Tom Jones, 12/5/25
Headline: “The New York Times draws a line on Pentagon press limits”
Headline: “The Times sues the Pentagon, highlighting a pivotal moment for press freedom”
“The New York Times did something Thursday we haven’t seen enough of as President Donald Trump and his administration continue to strip away press freedoms.
“They took the fight to the administration.
“In a sign that they are sick and tired and aren’t going to take it anymore, the Times filed a lawsuit against the Pentagon, claiming that their First Amendment rights are being violated by the Pentagon’s new press restrictions. . .”
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https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2025/new-york-times-sues-pentagon-npr-underage-women/
Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Riddhi Setty & Carolina Abbot Galvao, 12/2/25
Headline: “How Students Are Trying to Save Local News”
Subhead: “Across the country, university programs are filling gaps in the coverage.”
At twenty-one, just after her graduation from the University of Vermont, Holly Sullivan became the editor of the Winooski News, the sole paper in Vermont’s smallest city—spanning a mile and a half, with about eight thousand residents who speak more than thirty languages. In the course of a few months, Sullivan went from being a student to editing articles and a newsletter that serve the area at large, written entirely by university students.
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https://www.cjr.org/news/how-students-are-trying-to-save-local-news.php
Article in The Guardian by Narina Dunbar, 11/26/25
Headline: “Trump calls New York Times reporter ‘ugly’ in latest insult to female journalist”
Subhead: “In a Truth Social post, the president lashed out at journalist Katie Rogers after an article questioned whether he was slowing down”
“Donald Trump lashed out on Wednesday against a New York Times reporter, calling her ‘ugly inside and out’ in his latest personal insult against female members of the media after last week calling another ‘piggy. . .”
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/26/trump-insults-new-york-times-reporter-katie-rogers
Article in Axios by Sara Fisher and Kerry Flynn, 11/25/25
Headline: “Trump’s media lawsuits keep falling flat”
“Despite two very visible settlements with ABC and CBS in the past year, President Trump’s legal pressure on media companies has still faced ample pushback in court.
“Why it matters: Lawsuits, even if eventually dismissed are extremely costly and burdensome for news organizations to fight. . .”
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https://www.axios.com/2025/11/25/trump-media-lawsuits-dismissed
Article in Mediaite by Sarah Rumpf, 11/24/25
Headline: “Judge Throws Out Truth Social’s Defamation Lawsuit Against The Guardian“
“A Florida judge granted motions to dismiss to The Guardian and other defendants in a defamation lawsuit filed by Truth Social’s parent company, Truth Media & Technology Group Corp. (TMTG), the latest example of President Donald Trump’s legal actions against media companies not holding up in court.
The dispute arose from two articles published by the UK-based Guardian in March 2023 ‘reporting on a federal criminal investigation related to TMTGs receipt of two payments totaling $8 million,’ . . .”
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Article in Poynter by Tom Jones, 11/24/25
Headline: “What we’re thankful for in media in 2025”
Subhead: “Two dozen Poynter colleagues reflect on 2025’s bright spots, including brave local reporting, ‘Andor,’ meme Fridays, WIRED scoops and … a mug warmer?”
“Let’s face it, when it comes to the press and its place in a healthy democracy, this has been a horrible year. Aside from the continuing economic challenges facing media organizations, we have an administration that is doing all it can to muzzle the media. . .”
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/www.poynter.org/commentary/2025/what-were-thankful-for-in-media-in-2025/
Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Ivan L. Nagy, 11/20/25
Headline: “Adding Insult to Injury”
Subhead: “As Washington braced for the release of the Epstein files, Trump’s red-carpet welcome of Mohammed bin Salman and threats directed at an ABC News reporter made his hostility to journalists chillingly clear.”
“. . .This was Mohammed bin Salman’s first visit to the White House since 2018, when Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist, was brutally assassinated at the age of fifty-nine. . .”
“. . .’US intelligence concluded that you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journalist,’ Mary Bruce, the chief White House correspondent for ABC, said, facing MBS. ‘Nine-eleven families are furious that you are here in the Oval Office. Why should Americans trust you? And the same to you, Mr. President.’. . .”
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Article in The Hill by Tara Sutter, 11/20/25
Headline: “Jon Stewart rips Trump, tech leaders over Saudi crown prince visit”
“. . . ‘Jon, what do you think about all of the CEOs attending the White House dinner for MBS [Mohammed bin Salman]?” Brittany Mehmedovic, Stewart’s producer, asked on his “The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart” podcast.
” ‘What did we think they were? Honestly? Like, I — are people surprised by it? Are people — ‘I cannot believe that the head of Apple, the head of Meta … all the different — would sit at a state dinner with the guy who is funneling billions and billions of dollars into their businesses,’ Stewart replied in the Thursday episode highlighted by Mediaite. . .”
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https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5616043-stewart-trump-tech-ceos-saudi-ties/