Helen Shaw, who has a deep well of knowledge and a joyous enthusiasm, joins The Times as chief theater critic. more

Vasanth Williams arrives at Condé Nast following leadership roles at Major League Baseball, Amazon and Microsoft. more

Gill Smith has been named the next editor of The US Sun after leading The Scottish Sun for five years. more

URL Media has announced a $5 million investment from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to scale its revolutionary model for sustainable community media. The grant positions URL Media as one of the few national platforms intentionally built to ensure that these trusted outlets serving Black and brown audiences can grow, compete and build long-term economic strength. more

The lawsuit said the Defense Department’s new set of rules for journalists “violates the Constitution’s guarantees of due process, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.” more

The Center for Integrity in News Reporting (CFINR) is pleased to announce that the Stanton Foundation has awarded a $90,000 grant to fund three years of “Integrity in News Reporting Awards” in the six New England states served by the New England Newspaper & Press Association (NENPA): Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Rhode Island. more

“The White House recently launched a Media Bias Portal as a service to truth and transparency,” the West Wing wrote in a communication sent to reporters on Tuesday. “Its purpose is to combat the baseless lies, purposely omitted context, and outright left-wing lunacy of the Fake News Media — a tall task that demands the help of everyone who believes in facts and accuracy over Fake News.” more

Paramount is calling foul in the Warner Bros. Discovery sale process, accusing the company of running an unfair process that it thinks might favor Netflix. more

Officials told staff members at two student-run publications, called Nineteen Fifty-Six and Alice, that they were not compliant with Attorney General Pam Bondi’s memo on diversity programs. more

Hearst Magazines today announced the launch of AURA TV, a new advertising solution that brings the company’s proprietary AURA intelligence to Connected TV (CTV). Powered by Hearst Anyscreen — Hearst Television’s advanced CTV and cross-screen video platform — AURA TV connects advertisers with their most valuable audiences across every screen, combining precise targeting with premium, brand-safe content at CTV scale.  more

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) is demanding CBS and its parent company Paramount provide more information about how it edited an interview with President Trump that aired on “60 Minutes” last month.   more

Connoisseur Media is turning the volume all the way up with the launch of 103.3 The APP, bringing alternative radio back to San Antonio for the first time in nearly a decade. Just launched Monday, Dec. 1, the station is San Antonio’s only alternative radio destination, delivering more than 35 years of iconic and influential music from the genre. more

Bloomberg has announced the launch of its newly redesigned Japanese-language news website, which adopts the modern design elements and enhanced functionality of Bloomberg’s global homepage, while introducing localized features tailored to the preferences of Japanese audiences. more

Jackson Bazley is executive vice president of the Measurement for Marketers practice at the Association of National Advertisers where he leads efforts to strengthen measurement across both emerging and established media channels. more

Hawaii accuses TikTok and ByteDance of addicting children, endangering their mental health and deceiving families about the platforms' safety. more

Veteran media sales strategist Jeff Sleete uses two iconic movie moments — The Blues Brothers and Home Alone — to underscore the power of preparation and precision in sales. Just as Elwood Blues runs his checklist and Kate McCallister realizes what she forgot, Sleete says salespeople need their own checklist to ensure every presentation starts with a clear understanding of the client’s goals. His advice: don’t rush to pitch. Confirm what the client wants to achieve first, then present your solution — a simple shift that turns a pitch into a partnership and consistently leads to stronger results and more renewals. more

If your sales team is using AI only for prospecting and research, you’re leaving its most valuable potential untapped. Industry media sales expert and E&P columnist Shannon Kinney outlines four ways media sales professionals can use AI to close more effectively, follow up more strategically and handle objections with confidence — complete with examples and prompts you can use today. more

ABC News has named Hanna Battah overnight co-anchor of “World News Now” and “Good Morning America First Look,” alongside Sophie Flay. more

A new nonprofit led by journalist and former National Public Radio host David Greene will assume ownership of LNP | LancasterOnline as a gift from current owner Pennon, a transfer that opens the door to philanthropic and charitable giving to bolster local news reporting. more