scoop with Michael Grynbaum: Chris Wallace has been quietly advising RedBird and David Ellison, the new owner of CBS News www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/b...
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scoop: "All Things Considered" co-host Ari Shapiro is leaving the network.
That makes the third major departure announced in the last several weeks, including founding mother Susan Stamberg and top editor Edith Chapin.
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New, from the Pew Research Center: About half of U.S. adults say journalists are losing influence in society. www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...
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New, from Jim Stewart: A lawyer for Skydance denied that the company had struck a side-deal with President Trump, calling the reports "bullshit."
The lawyer added that his firm "would appreciate it if we were not recounting that to others, especially in the press."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/b...
Why Did Shari Redstone Do It?
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new: inside the $100 million race to rescue PBS and NPR stations (🎁🔗) www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/b...
The Race to Rescue PBS and NPR Stations
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news: MSNBC is renaming itself MS NOW (My Source News Opinion World) www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/b...
Goodbye, MSNBC. Hello, MS NOW.
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scoop: Guy Campanile is being replaced as EP of "CBS Evening News," to be replaced by Kim Harvey, a senior producer, per a source familiar with the matter. He's expected to return to "60 Minutes," where he was a longtime producer.
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scoop: PBS is cutting its budget by 21% to deal with federal funding cuts www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/b...
PBS Slashes Budget by 21% After Federal Funding Cuts
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It's official! After decades of control by the Redstones — and years of will-they-won't-they M&A speculation — Paramount finally has new owners. With @johnkoblin.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/b...
Skydance Takes Over Paramount, and a New Era Begins
