The New York Times sued the Defense Department on Monday for the second time in five months, arguing that a requirement that journalists be escorted while on Pentagon grounds violates the First Amendment. more

A federal court on Monday dismissed claims filed against OpenAI and its top executives by Elon Musk, who accused them of betraying a shared vision for it to remain a nonprofit dedicated to guiding artificial intelligence’s development for the good of humanity. more

NPR is restructuring its newsroom, including cutting some reporting and editing jobs, as it attempts to keep pace with changing audience habits while adjusting to an era without federal subsidies. more

Two of San Antonio’s largest nonprofit news organizations are joining forces in a move they say will strengthen local journalism and help them adapt to a rapidly changing media landscape. more

Nicole Carroll, executive director of NEWSWELL and professor of practice at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, has been elected as chair of the Pulitzer Prize Board. more

Since the Iran war started late February, the Committee to Protect Journalists has documented a crackdown on the press across the Gulf, and tracked unpublicized cases of arrests, intimidation, legal and financial actions against journalists and their media outlets. The escalation represents a significant and underreported threat to press freedom in the Gulf countries where media freedoms were already severely curtailed. more

Podcast advertising spending increased 28% year-over-year during the first quarter of 2026, according to Magellan AI's newly released Podcast Advertising Benchmark Report. more

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr is signaling that broadcasters should prepare for a more assertive regulatory environment, arguing in an interview Monday that stations operating under government licenses face obligations that set them apart from other media platforms. He also dismissed criticism that politics are what is driving his actions. more

“It’s the most fulfilling work you’ll ever do. And the most fun you will ever have.” — Hannah Natanson, a narrative enterprise reporter at The Washington Post more

The New York Newspapers Foundation works with community organizations to expand understanding of the importance of the First Amendment. … more

NBCUniversal Local Philadelphia has announced that Noé González has been named news director for NBC10 Philadelphia / WCAU and Telemundo62 Filadelfia / WWSI, effective June 15. In his new role, the award-winning newsroom leader will oversee editorial strategy and newsgathering operations for NBC10 and Telemundo62, reporting to Elizabeth Flores, vice president of news. more

Jay Hiett is a veteran broadcast executive with more than 25 years of experience driving station performance across news, sales, digital platforms and audience development. He most recently served as general manager of WFIE (14NEWS), the NBC affiliate serving Evansville, Indiana. more

Indiana Public Media and WFIU/WTIU announced layoffs of four full-time staff and 14 part-timers, the latest cuts in public media nationally after state and federal governments ended funding. more

Gray Media has named Jamie Bremer as the next general manager of WFIE, the NBC affiliate in Evansville, Indiana, effective immediately. more

 Cox Media Group Urban stations are uniting nationwide for a powerful, urgent initiative, “Stopping the Music to Silence the Violence,” a live national broadcast airing Sunday, May 31, from 7-9 p.m. ET across participating stations. The broadcast will originate from WCFB-Star 94.5 in Orlando and is dedicated to raising awareness around domestic violence and its impact on families and communities across the country. more

From sexist political attacks to online harassment and persistent newsroom inequities, many women journalists say the pressures facing them are intensifying. E&P Editor-in-Chief Gretchen A. Peck takes a deep look at the rising misogyny confronting women in media — and the growing network of allies, advocates and newsroom leaders pushing back. more

Noisy Creek has announced that Malik Jackson will be the new publisher of the Chicago Reader starting June 1. Jackson most recently served as executive director and publisher of South Side Media Works, which operates community newspapers South Side Weekly and the Hyde Park Herald. more

Cailey McDermott has been named managing editor of the Chaffee County Times and The Mountain Mail. McDermott’s new role puts her in charge of the content for each paper’s print edition and their respective websites. She was previously the editor of The Mountain Mail. more

Cynthia DuBose, a seasoned journalist and media executive, will advance a growth model for journalism in Middle Georgia. more