The Post and Courier's new five-part investigative series, “Caught in the Cycle,” reveals how South Carolina’s handling of mentally ill defendants delays justice for crime victims, bleeds money from taxpayers and plunges desperate and vulnerable people even deeper into crisis. more

NPR stations are found to be a “sleeping giant” across more than 150 news brands Magid studied in original research conducted for TVNewsCheck’s Programming Everywhere conference last week. more

A deal, which was described by two people familiar with the discussions, would unite two major providers of traditional and satellite radio. more

The multiyear deal with Ms. Winfrey signifies the tech giant’s growing ambitions in video podcasts. more

The Real Estate desk has welcomed Elizabeth A. Harris to the desk as a new reporter. This is a return for Harris, as her first reporting job was on the Real Estate desk, and she later wrote The Appraisal column about real estate for Metro. more

The Second Circuit on Friday declined to revive Jennifer Eckhart’s harassment claims against Fox News, which the court found could not be held responsible for the accused conduct of ex-host Ed Henry. more

A bill advanced by a legislative committee on April 22 would increase the spending authority of Arkansas’ public television network to match up to $550,000 from donors who want to keep PBS programs in the state. more

New data from the Federal Trade Commission show that, in 2025, nearly 30% of people who reported losing money to a scam said that it started on social media, with reported losses reaching a staggering $2.1 billion. more

Sinclair, Inc. announced that Jeffrey Lewis, chief compliance officer, will retire from the company effective May 4. more

Nathan Bekke, president and interim chief executive officer, has been named president and chief executive officer of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:LEE). Concurrently, Josh Rinehults, vice president, interim chief financial officer and treasurer, has been named vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. The board of directors unanimously approved both appointments. more

President Donald Trump was reported uninjured and other top leaders of the United States were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents on Saturday night after an unspecified threat. There did not immediately appear to be any injuries, and one law-enforcement official said a shooter opened fire.

• Correspondents arrive at the White House after Trump announces a news conference
• WHCA president addresses the attendees, says the event will be rescheduled

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E&P Reports went on the road as Mike Blinder hosted a live panel at the New York Press Services’s annual spring conference in Saratoga Springs. Joined by newsroom leaders Casey Seiler, Walter Sanchez and Kirstyn Brendlen, along with voices from the audience, the discussion tackled a question at the heart of modern journalism: are we delivering the news audiences want — or the news they truly need? more

In a blow to independent coverage of the military, the Pentagon has fired the ombudsman for Stars and Stripes, a newspaper that covers the U.S. armed forces and is partly funded by the Defense Department. more

The layoffs affect about 8,000 employees, with Meta also planning to close 6,000 open roles, as the company focuses on artificial intelligence. more

A fed­eral judge is weigh­ing a request by the Las Vegas Sun to revive the last news­pa­per joint oper­at­ing arrange­ment in the United States and force the Las Vegas Review-Journal to resume print­ing and dis­trib­ut­ing the Sun. more

Justice Department officials met with broadcast-television station operators earlier this week as part of its antitrust investigation into the sports-media marketplace, according to people familiar with the matter. more

By expanding the definition of “news” and leveraging AI, Columbia Journalism Review gained a deeper understanding of the city’s civic information landscape. more

Representative Brett Guthrie (KY-02), chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Representative John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), vice chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, have introduced The SECURE Data Act, which would create a new national framework for consumer data privacy. more

Tossed out of Wisconsin with the suggestion of forum shopping, Newsmax returned to the Southern District of Florida a second time. more