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CNN and MSNBC decided to skip live carriage of former President Donald Trump’s post-arraignment speech Tuesday night, leaving Fox News as the only major cable news network to cover it live. Fox News not only carried the entire speech, but at one point the network went to a split screen of President…

Donald Trump’s indictment on federal charges last week helped propel MSNBC to a weekly ratings win in primetime. The network averaged 1.52 million viewers in primetime (Monday through Sunday), compared to 1.5 million for Fox News. That ended a 120-week winning streak for Fox News. CNN averaged…

NBC News announced the class of nine journalists who will be deployed to cover 2024 presidential candidates and battleground states, tracking every movement of campaigns as the race unfolds. The embeds, as they are called, serve as the eyes and ears on the ground for the NBCU news platforms, and are…

UPDATE: The judge who will oversee Donald Trump’s arraignment on Tuesday says that cameras are a no-no in the courtroom and the courthouse. In fact, reporters won’t even be allowed to use their cellphones and other electronic equipment inside the courthouse, per an order from the chief district…

The winners of this year’s recipients of the Walter Cronkite Awards had a common theme: Combating misinformation. So when award sponsor USC Annenberg’s Norman Lear Center held a National Press Club luncheon for the honorees last week, there was a bit of reminder of the stakes: During the ceremony…

Fox Nation has scheduled a comedy special with Rob Schneider for June 18 titled Rob Schneider: Woke Up in America. The subscription streaming service from Fox News has previously streamed a stand-up special from Roseanne Barr as the platform has marketed itself with entertainment and lifestyle…

One of the biggest personalities in world media and politics is no more. Whatever you thought of him, Silvio Berlusconi had a seismic impact on the European political sphere and the continent’s broadcasting landscape, in a way that many believe was completely intertwined. Related Story …

Fred Ryan, the publisher and CEO of The Washington Post for the past nine years, is stepping down. Ryan announced to the staff that he is going to lead the Center on Public Civility for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute. Jeff Bezos, the owner of the Post, said that Patty…

Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian Prime Minister and media mogul, has died at 86, according to Italian media reports. Local press said Berlusconi died at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan. He had been in poor health and, in April, was treated for a lung infection linked to a previously undisclosed…

Popular SportsCenter anchor Neil Everett is reportedly leaving ESPN after 23 years. Front Office Sports has written that the 61-year-old Everett is leaving, the latest on-air talent to depart the network. "Bartender…last call," Everett said in a statement to Front Office Sports. “ESPN changed…

The abrupt yet not-all-too-surprising exit of Chris Licht from CNN is a bit of a relief for staffers who thought he was the wrong person for the job, but whoever succeeds him at the cable news network will face many of the same headwinds. Declining ratings and profits are the immediate challenges…

Oregon’s attorney general has launched an investigation into the Fox Corporation board of directors over their responsibility for Fox News’ airing of false election claims after the 2020 presidential election. That led to Fox’s $787.5 million settlement in April of a case brought by Dominion Voting…