One of the biggest health IT stories from the past few months has been the fallout of people using artificial intelligence-driven chatbots for companionship and mental health services. Here are a few ways to find fresh angles on this evolving story.  more

As Americans get ready to celebrate Thanksgiving, President Donald Trump took to social media Wednesday morning to dispute an article published by The New York Times that said Trump is showing “signs of fatigue” as the 79-year-old “faces realities of aging in office.” more

TelevisaUnivision, the world’s leading Spanish-language media company, today announced a new multi-year agreement for distribution on YouTube TV. more

Kristina DiMatteo, an industry leader, joins to head Opinion’s design team. more

Writers in U.S. prisons will have a new path to getting their work seen through a website managed by PEN America that includes information on publishers, agents, journalists and other potential contacts. more

The E.W. Scripps Company’s board of directors has approved the adoption of a limited-duration shareholder rights plan following the public disclosure of an unsolicited, non-binding acquisition proposal for the company. more

The BBC has confirmed plans to save at least £100M ($132M) by radically reimagining its workforce to compete with tech giants. more

E&P columnist Rob Tornoe says a recent viral video featuring a former NFL head coach left him more uneasy than amused. For the first time, he couldn’t immediately tell if what he was watching was real or a convincing AI-generated deepfake. That moment, he writes, underscored how blurred the line between fact and fabrication has become — and how even seasoned journalists now struggle to trust their own eyes. As Tornoe explores in his latest column, deepfakes are no longer crude internet novelties but powerful, accessible tools reshaping political campaigns, public perception and the fragile foundation of media trust. more

Public media is running out of quarters. Once a thriving ecosystem of independent stations, the system now faces shrinking audiences, stagnant revenue and looming federal cuts — a real-life Pac-Man moment. Just as the mobile phone and cable industries consolidated when growth stalled, public broadcasters may have to follow suit, merging or sharing services to survive. Across the country, station leaders are experimenting with new models — from Vermont’s and Rhode Island’s mergers to Penn State’s recent deal transferring WPSU to WHYY for $1. The message, writes Tom Davidson, is clear: if public media wants to stay local, it may first need to think bigger. more

Tuesday (Nov. 24) marked an emotional and long-awaited milestone for the labor movement in Pittsburgh. Post-Gazette journalists have officially returned to the newsroom after more than three years on strike. more

Jo Lambert has been elected by the NPR board of directors as chair of the board. Lambert joined the board as a public director in 2022 and previously served as vice chair. more

A new X feature over the weekend revealed that several pro-Trump accounts with large followings are not U.S.-based, despite content and some bios suggesting otherwise. more

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) on Monday pressed President Trump for details about a deal to keep TikTok available in the U.S.  more

The E.W. Scripps Company has received an unsolicited acquisition proposal from Sinclair, Inc. more

New revelations about the tense relationship between Fox News and Donald Trump in the fall of 2020 have emerged in a trove of thousands of court documents released on Sunday as part of a massive defamation lawsuit filed against the network by voting technology company Smartmatic. more

The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY has announced a new name and renewed mission for its Tow-Knight Center: the Tow-Knight Center for Journalism Futures. The relaunch comes alongside the appointment of Gina Chua as executive director, positioning the Center at the forefront of exploring how generative AI is transforming journalism. more

Connoisseur Media is continuing to divest former Alpha Media markets outside of the company’s vision for the future, as the broadcast group will sell its Luverne, Minnesota, and Madison, South Dakota, radio stations into local broadcast ownership. more

CNN has announced that British TV broadcaster and entrepreneur Laura Jackson will host the second installment of its new multiplatform series “Seasons,” airing from Dec. 13 on CNN International. more

Washington legislators will have two opportunities in their upcoming session to support the local news industry, if they’re not completely focused on growing the state budget. more