ABC’s decision to switch stations in St. Louis next month is getting scrutiny from Federal Communications Chairman Brendan Carr, who is already engaged in multiple legal battles with the Disney-owned network. more

On Aug. 13, the Community NEWS Act (AB 2222) advanced out of the California Senate Appropriations Committee on a 5–2 vote and is set for a vote by the full Senate. It has already passed the California Assembly with bipartisan supermajority support. more

A Texas court has slashed the $50 million judgment to $1.5 million against Infowars founder Alex Jones over falsely calling 2012 school shooting a hoax. more

Australia passed legislation on Thursday that will force tech giants to pay millions of dollars in levies if they fail ​to strike commercial deals with local media outlets for news ‌on their platforms. more

trusted relationships with local businesses. Duda gives them the white-label technology to transform those relationships into scalable, recurring digital-services revenue. Its enterprise platform helps media organizations deliver sophisticated websites and online tools that strengthen advertiser retention while helping local businesses attract customers and prosper. The publisher owns the brand and customer relationship; Duda supplies the infrastructure, automation and expertise working powerfully behind the scenes. more

A 2023 article incorrectly reported that a University of Alabama basketball player was at the scene of a deadly shooting. A jury awarded $9.25 million in damages. more

CNN has named Emmy award-winning journalist Krishna Andavolu Explainers Correspondent, the network announced. In this expanded role, Andavolu will continue to host CNN Explains, a streaming series for CNN subscribers, that helps audiences understand the forces shaping their lives. more

The prize honors individuals and groups whose extraordinary courage and commitment to inclusive democracy inspire others to exercise their own democratic power. The winners will each receive $100,000 and the Kettering Democracy Prize medal at an event in Washington, D.C., in November. more

Dawn DeAngelis, vice president and chief content officer of New Hampshire PBS, will retire Oct. 2, following a 46-year career at the forefront of commercial broadcasting, public television and the emergence of multi-platform media. more

His 41 years as a national television news anchor surpassed the tenures of Walter Cronkite and Tom Brokaw. more

Salem Media has completed its acquisition by The Christian Community Foundation, Inc., doing business as WaterStone, taking the Christian and conservative media company private. WaterStone acquired all outstanding shares of Salem Media common stock for $1 per share, representing approximately a 250% premium to Salem's trading price before the transaction was announced. more

Whether you’re a reporter or an editor, your inbox has probably seen an influx of pitches, increasingly written with artificial intelligence. They’re likely bad, irrelevant and annoyingly clogging up your email. But one publication is over it. If you want to write for The Food Section, you’ll have to pick up the phone. more

An overview of California’s proposed local journalist employment credit for newsrooms, explaining how the program works, who qualifies and the safeguards designed to prevent misuse more

A recent statewide poll shows Michigan voters trust local newspapers and their digital platforms to provide them with accurate information about the actions of elected officials. more

In a random sample of 10,000 webpages collected in July 2026, one-in-ten show signs of being written or substantially edited by AI. more

There are three parties that reach every dollar a station earns before the newsroom sees a cent.. more

In his August “Innovation in Practice” op-ed, Chad Davis — chief innovation strategist at Nebraska Public Media and E&P columnist — explores what comes after the “filter bubble.” How will artificial intelligence usher in a new era of algorithm-driven information consumption? Drawing insights from Eli Pariser’s latest work, Davis examines the rise of agentic interfaces, the challenges AI poses for journalism, and why news organizations must rethink how they build trust and reach audiences in an increasingly AI-mediated world. more

In this exclusive E&P op-ed, former broadcast journalist and Media Action Center founder Sue Wilson warns that the FCC’s unprecedented handling of ABC’s broadcast licenses could have consequences reaching far beyond Disney. Wilson—whose organization filed a Petition to Deny in the ABC licensing case—argues that Chairman Brendan Carr’s actions threaten broadcasters’ editorial independence and sideline the public from the licensing process. With the agency’s only administrative law judge having quietly retired, she questions who will provide independent oversight. Wilson contends that the dispute ultimately threatens Americans’ First Amendment right to receive news free from government intimidation. more

Sarah Jampel and Tucker Shaw join The New York Times. more