Paramount launched a hostile takeover offer for Warner Bros. Discovery Monday, taking its case for acquiring the storied entertainment company directly to shareholders just days after Warner agreed to a deal with Netflix.  more

A new report from WPP Media says global ad revenue will reach $1.14 trillion this year. more

It appears that as of Dec. 5, 2025, only one independent news organization has called for the impeachment of President Trump. more

The National Federation of Community Broadcasters will be launching the Rural Research Study in 2026, a first-of-its-kind national effort designed to bring rural, tribal and community stations into the center of the data that shapes the field. more

Reducing investment in diversity programs may simplify operations today, but it can limit access to emerging audiences and weaken trust metrics that directly influence advertising performance, subscription growth and overall market resilience. more

Vanity Fair is parting ways with West Coast editor Olivia Nuzzi amid ongoing controversy over her relationship with profile subject Robert F. Kennedy Jr. while she was the Washington correspondent for New York magazine. more

Michael Leibel has joined The Atlantic as senior editor for community. He will lead efforts to engage with readers more closely, including building a larger forum for conversation on the website and app. more

Nonprofit and for-profit news networks are expanding local news in places that need it. more

New measurement tools and shifting media habits are giving marketers a clearer picture of the return on investment from audio advertising, which continues to expand across traditional radio, podcasts and streaming platforms, according to a report by the Association of National Advertisers. more

Texas history is putting on its Sunday best this January when “AMON! The Ultimate Texan,” the acclaimed one-man play about legendary Fort Worth newspaperman Amon G. Carter, rides into Theatre Arlington for a four-show limited engagement, Jan. 9–11, 2026. more

Berkshire Hathaway investment manager Todd Combs is leaving to join JPMorgan Chase, as Warren Buffett's conglomerate announces a series of leadership changes. more

Unionized journalists at the Los Angeles Times voted 156 to 23 on Dec. 2 to ratify a three-year contract deal with Media Guild of the West (The NewsGuild-CWA 39213) — a hard-fought resolution to more than three years of contentious negotiations with Times management. more

Plans to transfer The Spokesman-Review to a nonprofit are going slower than some expected but a surge of Tuesday donations helped. The transfer is now expected to happen “in the first half of 2026,” according to a Sunday update by Rob Curley, the Spokane newspaper’s executive editor. more

If you think young people aren’t paying attention to the news, think again — they are, and they have thoughts. A new study reveals just how skeptical today’s teens are about the press, and the results should make every newsroom take notice. From questions of fairness to fears of fabrication, Gen Z is forming strong opinions about who to trust. In this episode, we dive into what teens really believe — and why it matters for the future of journalism. more

The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University has named longtime media innovator Andy Pergam as the new executive director of the Knight Center for the Future of News. more

Some on the right in Denver might have reason to celebrate the holidays a little early this year. more

European Union regulators on Friday fined X, Elon Musk’s social media platform, 120 million euros ($140 million) for breaches of the bloc’s digital regulations, in a move that risks rekindling tensions with Washington over free speech. more

Ian Stewart, who was instrumental in launching “The Headlines,” has been promoted to supervising producer. more

Michael Cooper, a New York Times colleague who has played a role in the paper's coverage of most of this century’s presidential elections, has been named as the paper's next politics editor. more