Vendetta Against Reporter?

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Article in The Washington Post by Scott Nover, 7/27/26

Headline:  “Trump’s fresh mocking of CNN reporter renews calls to end correspondents’ dinner”

Subhead:  “The president posted a doctored image of CNN’s Kaitlan Collins as the network’s future, and that of the correspondents’ dinner, are in limbo.”

“President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on the news media over the weekend, following a blistering address at the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner by posting an edited image mocking CNN’s Kaitlan Collins — a personal jab later amplified by an official White House social media account. . .’

Read the full article at:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/07/27/trumps-fresh-mocking-cnn-reporter-renews-calls-end-correspondents-dinner/

Paramount Paused

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Article in The New York Times by Michelle Goldberg, 7/27/26

Headline:  “A Setback for the MAGA Media Takeover”

“. . .Historically, it’s unusual for the states to take the lead on antitrust enforcement actions,” reported Variety. But the case was strong enough that last week, a California judge issued a temporary restraining order putting the merger on hold. And on Friday, Paramount, which had hoped to close the deal this month, agreed to postpone the merger until next June or the end of the trial, whichever comes first. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/opinion/media-ellison-paramount.html

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Article in The Wrap by Roger Cheng & Lucas Manfredi, 7/24/25

Headline: “Why Paramount Delayed Its Warner Bros. Takeover, What the Latest Legal Twist Means | Analysis”

Subhead: “With a costly ticking fee looming, Paramount is banking on a speedy trial”

“It looked like a victory on Friday for opponents of Paramount’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount agreed to push back the acquisition — all the way to as far as next summer.

But, as with everything in this M&A saga, it’s not that simple.  . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/deals-ma/paramount-warner-bros-merger-delay-explained/

Invite Person Who Suppresses Press?

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Article in Status by Jon Passantino, 7/25/26

Headline: “The White House Correspondents’ Disgrace”

Subhead:  “The WHCA sought to reconvene its annual dinner in celebration of press freedom. Instead. it handed Donald Trump a platform to attack the very journalists the organization exists to represent.”

“On Friday night, hundreds of journalists, dignitaries, and members of the Trump administration gathered in Washington for a do-over of the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. . .”

Read the article at:

https://www.status.news/p/the-white-house-correspondents-disgrace

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Article by Jem Bartholomew in Columbia Journalism Review, 7/27/26

Headline:   “A Tale of Two Speeches”

Subhead: “The press’s responsible handling of Trump’s incoherent speech about US election integrity contrasted starkly with Friday’s farcical WHCA dinner.”

“Ever since Donald Trump thudded onto the national political stage, the press has had a difficult time handling the frequency, magnitude, and outlandishness of his lies. . .”

“The thoughtfulness with which the press handled the July 16 speech was worlds apart from the farcical spectacle of the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/a-tale-of-two-speeches-trump-election-integrity-lack-evidence-fact-check-whca-dinner-white-house-correspondents-redo-awkward-wall-street-journal-new-york-times-subpoenas-cnn.php

Losing His Grip on Media?

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Article in Media Matters by Staff, 7/24/26

Headline: “. . .Trump’s grasp on current issues has faded because ‘he’s no longer connected to the media landscape that used to give him that insight’

Subhead:  “. . .Fox News is just echoing back to him what they think he wants to hear. All the people around him are totally sycophantic. … The incentives are just so deeply baked in now that they’ve forgotten how to have their own opinion.”

Listen to the audio at:

https://www.mediamatters.org/ms-now-msnbc/angelo-carusone-ms-nows-line-trumps-grasp-current-issues-has-faded-because-hes-no

Acquisition – True or False?

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Article in The Babylon Bee by Staff, 7/25/25/26

Headline:  “Elon Musk Acquires Total Ownership Of The Economist“

“AUSTIN, TX — Over the course of a ninety-minute transaction, Elon Musk became the sole and absolute owner of The Economist.

“Though Musk had no reported prior interest in the aging magazine, Musk acquired total ownership of the company during a sit-down with The Economist’s Zanny Beddoes.

” ‘Well, that didn’t quite go as planned,’ sighed Beddoes, handing over her employee badge to Musk. ‘Here you go, Elon. I’ll, uh, just see myself out.’

“Musk, for his part, offered Beddoes the option to stay on with the company, on the condition that she do actual journalism. Beddoes made several loud screeching sounds in response, apparently declining the offer. . .

Read the full article at:

https://babylonbee.com/news/elon-musk-acquires-total-ownership-of-the-economist

Covering a Local Disaster

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Article in Poynter by Amaris Castillo, 7/24/26

Headline:  “When the Boundary Waters burned, local journalists answered the call”

Subhead:  “As wildfires spread through one of America’s most cherished wilderness areas, small Minnesota newsrooms became essential for residents and visitors”

“. . .The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness spans more than 1 million acres of forests, glacial lakes and streams in northeastern Minnesota. It is one of the nation’s most cherished wilderness areas. . .”

“As firefighters battled the blazes in an area that is already hard to access, local journalists mobilized to provide their audiences with up-to-date information. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2026/boundary-waters-wildfires-local-journalism-minnesota/

 

Applauding Epstein Revelations?

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Article in Meidas Touch News by Brett Meiselasm 7/24/26

Headline:  “Awkward Moment at WHCD as Trump Applauds Reporters Who Exposed His Epstein Ties”

Subhead: “The White House Correspondents’ Dinner produced one of the night’s most surreal moments as Trump congratulated reporters honored for exposing his Epstein ties.”

“President Donald Trump sat on stage smiling as CNN’s Wolf Blitzer presented The Wall Street Journal with the Katharine Graham Award for Courage and Accountability—an honor recognizing the newspaper’s reporting on Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and the fallout that followed. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://meidasnews.com/news/awkward-moment-at-whcd-as-trump-applauds-reporters-who-exposed-his-epstein-ties

White House Needs Plumbers Again?

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Article in The Washington Post by Michael Birnbaum, 7/24/26

Headline:  “To track down government leakers, Trump supports pursuing journalists”

Subhead:  “Hours before addressing the White House press corps, the president endorsed using subpoenas against reporters in national security leak investigations.”

“President Donald Trump took an aggressive stance toward Justice Department investigations of journalists Friday, saying that the way to pursue ‘treasonous’ leaks was to seek information from the journalists who received the leaked material.

“The comments — which came hours ahead of a rerun of the White House correspondents’ dinner, where the president was to address the reporters who cover him at a gala that honors the freedom of the press — amounted to a presidential endorsement of his administration’s legal battles against journalists. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/24/identify-government-leakers-trump-supports-pursuing-journalists/

30 Years for Box of Magazines

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Article in FAIR by Dorothee Benz, 7/22/25

Headline:  “Prairieland Was a Test, and Corporate Media Failed”

” ‘Thirty-Year Sentence for Transporting Zines Is a Five-Alarm Fire for Free Speech,’ an Intercept headline (6/26/26) shouted days after a federal court sentenced eight anti-ICE protesters to a combined 450 years in prison. . .”

“One of the defendants, Daniel Sanchez Estrada, was not even at the protest. He was, as the Intercept’s headline correctly reported, sentenced to 30 years because he moved a box of zines. . .”

“Yet the extremely harsh sentences for Sanchez Estrada and the others did not set off any alarm bells among corporate media. . .”

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https://fair.org/home/prairieland-was-a-test-and-corporate-media-failed/

Media Merger Clock is Ticking

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Article in Reuters by Brody Godoy, 7/24/26

Headline: “Paramount agrees to pause Warner Bros deal while case plays out”

“. . .​on Friday agreed to pause its acquisition of Warner ‌Bros. Discovery until after a ruling on a challenge by states to the deal, plunging the $110 billion deal into further uncertainty.  . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.reuters.com/world/paramount-agrees-pause-warner-bros-deal-while-case-plays-out-2026-07-24/

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Article in Alternet America by Ryan Rose and Alternet America, 7/23/26

Headline:  “We Have 11 Days Until the Free Press Shrinks”

“They don’t call it censorship. They call it a merger.

“Twelve state attorneys general just sued to block Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. They say the deal would gut competition, raise prices, and shrink an already hollowed-out industry. A federal judge agreed enough to pump the brakes by issuing a 14-day restraining order.

“Three of those days are already gone.It’s not censorship when it’s a merger. That’s the whole trick. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.alternetamerica.com/