Article in Slashdot by BeauHD, 4/23/26
Headline: “Warner Bros Shareholders Approve Paramount’s $81 Billion Takeover”
“Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders have approved Paramount Skydance’s takeover bid, moving the massive Hollywood merger a step closer to completion. It’s not a done deal quite yet, though, as it still faces regulatory scrutiny and fierce opposition from critics who warn it will further concentrate media power. The Associated Press reports. . .”
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Article in Daily Beast by Annabella Rosciglione, 4/23/26
Headline: “CBS Staffers Revolt After MAGA-Coded Anchor’s Wild Lecture”
“CBS News staffers have been fuming over the network’s top talent ever since he released a video complaining about the ‘legacy media.’
Before CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil took over the anchor chair, he posted a video in January accusing the ‘legacy media’ of having ‘missed the story’ by putting ‘too much weight in the analysis of academics or elites, and not enough on you.’. . .”
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Article in Daily Kos by Oliver Willis, 4/23/26
Headline: “Kash Patel’s FBI is mad as hell that this reporter did her job”
“FBI agents investigated a New York Times reporter who uncovered that FBI Director Kash Patel’s girlfriend was being ferried around on taxpayer-funded flights.
“The New York Times reported Thursday that agents probed reporter Elizabeth Williamson in March, following the article about Patel that she wrote in February. . .”
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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/4/23/800026413/media-and-culture/kash-patel-fbi-reporter/
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Article in The Hill by Dominick Mastrangelo, 4/23/26
Headline: “New York Times alleges FBI investigated journalist after report about Patel girlfriend ”
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Article in Media Matters by Zachary Pleat, 4/23/36
Headline: “As gas prices go up from the Iran war, Fox News celebrates the ‘biggest payday in history’ for oil companies”
Subhead: “The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is straining the American and global economies”
“Fox News is embracing the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to President Donald Trump’s war against Iran as an economic boon for U.S. petroleum exports — even though the closure will further increase American gasoline prices. Fox has already tried to downplay the increasing fuel prices that have resulted from the closure, which is currently straining both the U.S. and global economies in numerous ways, including threatening famine and global recession. , ,”
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Article in Poynter by Amaris Castillo, Angela Fu, and Ren LaForme, 4/22/26
Headline: “Opinion | The White House Correspondents’ Dinner guest list keeps raising eyebrows”
Subhead: “Brendan Carr’s planned appearance and Trump’s return complicate an event already fraught with press tensions”
“Federal Communications Chair Brendan Carr plans to attend this weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Oliver Darcy reports in his Status newsletter, adding another controversial name to a guest list that already includes Pete Hegseth, Stephen Miller and Donald Trump. Carr confirmed his attendance in a text message to Status, though it’s unclear what table he’ll join. His presence raises eyebrows because he has used his role to target major broadcasters and float potential actions against journalists. . .”
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https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/brendan-carr-fcc-chair-attending-whca-dinner/
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Article in Daily Beast by David Gardner, 4/22/26
Headline: “Trump’s Plans for ‘Mic-Drop’ Media Confrontation Are Leaked”
Subhead: “AFTER-DINNER SCREECH – The president is planning a rage-fueled moment at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.”
“Donald Trump will launch a ‘revenge’ attack on the White House media when he confronts them in person at a Washington dinner on Saturday night—then flee before there can be revenge.
“He is expected to target publications that he has accused of writing negatively about his administration and his war with Iran, in particular, according to sources.
“The Daily Beast is among the outlets the president and his aides have accused of ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome.’. . .”
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Article in FAIR by Janine Jackson 4/22/26
Headline: “The Wayback Machine Has Been the Best Archive for Preserving Our Digital Lives”
Subhead: “CounterSpin interview with Lia Holland on the Internet Archive”
“Janine Jackson: A recent report by Wired‘s Kate Knibbs leads with the contradiction: USA Today published a story recently on how ICE is misinforming about its detainment policies, a case that the paper built on data from the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, a nonprofit digital library that preserves webpages.
“At the same time, USA Today bars the Wayback Machine from archiving its work. Along with outlets like the New York Times, the paper is trying to block the Internet Archive project from doing their job of preserving reporting. . .”
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Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Riddhi Setty 4/22/26
Headline: “The Post Tries to Regroup”
Subhead: “After announcing major cuts, the paper is delaying layoffs and attempting to hire back former staffers.”
“When the Washington Post announced mass layoffs, in February, the company offered severance packages to the roughly three hundred and fifty staff members losing their jobs. To receive their severance, these employees would have to sign their packages by April 10; they would then begin receiving the payments after April 30. But after the terms were set, something strange happened. Editors who were overseeing the laid-off employees began contacting several of them, asking them to return—not as full-time staff, but to work under what their union called a ‘delayed layoff.’. . .”
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Article in The Nation by Nathan Robinson, 4/21/26
Headline: “The Bezos Post Editorial Page Has Become a Mouthpiece for Pro-Billionaire Propaganda”
Subhead: “Jeff Bezos said The Washington Post would no longer publish opinion pieces critical of free markets. Recent editorials show just how seriously the paper has taken this mandate.”
“During his first 10 years as the owner of The Washington Post, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos reportedly took a fairly hands-off approach to managing the paper, with the Columbia Journalism Review observing that he was ‘not inclined to spend his time on the phone haranguing Post editors about coverage decisions.’ But that was then. Last year, Bezos publicly announced that there would be ‘a change coming to our opinion pages,’ and that henceforth ‘we are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets.’ Viewpoints critical of these ‘pillars,’ he said, would no longer be appearing in the Post. . .”
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Article in Daily Kos by Staff, 4/21/26
Headline: “Trump’s media hitman to rub elbows with his victims”
“Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr, known for using his power to suppress free speech, will be a guest at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25.
“Carr was asked to attend the event by Paramount, the parent company of CBS, which is headed by Republican donor David Ellison.
“CBS News also reportedly invited Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and senior White House adviser Stephen Miller. All three have frequently attacked dissenting speech throughout their careers, particularly since joining the Trump administration. . .”
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Article in AP by Bernard Condon, 3/21/26
Headline: “Trump media company replaces CEO, ex-congressman Nunes after stock plunge that wiped out billions”
“NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump business behind Truth Social is replacing a former congressman and big supporter of the U.S. president as leader of the social media platform after a stock collapse that wiped out billions in investor wealth.
Devin Nunes, a former California congressmen in Donald Trump’s first term, is being replaced temporarily by digital media executive Kevin McGurn as chief executive officer. The company, Trump Media & Technology, didn’t give a reason for Nunes leaving or provide a timeline for his permanent replacement. . .”
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