Grab a whiteboard, list your six or seven key audiences, and be honest about which audiences you feel confident in your communication toward and where your messaging needs help. The gaps are the ones worth building a plan around, not the ones where you’re already comfortable. more

The CW Network and ESPN today announced that their highly anticipated streaming agreement to bring CW Sports’ live events to the ESPN App will officially launch on Tuesday, August 4. More than 800 … more

NPR’s chief business editor will soon lead the world’s preeminent fellowship program for mid-career journalists devoted to the study of business and economics. more

Marcelle Hopkins, a 10-year veteran of The New York Times and a leader in visual journalism, will be joining the Science desk as visual deputy.  more

Alden Global Capital, the hedge fund that became infamous for hollowing out American newsrooms, is now poised to hold a major voting stake in reorganized Cumulus Media. As someone who spent 20 years in radio before becoming publisher of E&P Magazine, Mike Blinder has watched hedge-fund ownership transform newspapers from the inside. Now radio must ask a difficult question: After years of consolidation, automation and cost cutting, what exactly is left to strip away? more

Less than two weeks after winning a major appellate victory, Cumulus Media is back in federal court accusing Nielsen of delaying compliance with a federal court injunction, telling a judge the ratings company has spent two weeks stalling rather than offering a court-compliant price for its Nationwide ratings product. more

People Incorporated, formerly known as IAC, is exploring a possible sale of The Daily Beast as it looks to focus its portfolio around People Inc. and MGM, sources told Axios. more

The rivals endorsed a letter signed by hundreds of AI company employees asking for international diplomacy to slow progress on the technology if it gets too rapid. more

The disclosure represents the latest sign that the country is reversing nearly a decade of Canadian policy. more

Sinclair announced the appointment of Michael Beadnell as vice president and general manager of WRGB/CBS6 and WCWN/CW15 in Albany, New York. more

Alexa Meza brings more than 25 years of financial expertise, operational and strategic leadership experience to support Knight Foundation’s mission and the organizations it funds. more

Under the agreement, Meta will have access to Newsmax's digital news content. Meta will be able to draw upon Newsmax's significant current reporting as well as archived content across its platforms to support AI queries across Meta's apps and devices. more

Liberals remain more likely than conservatives to trust mainstream outlets, but the splintering echoes how conservatives skeptical of their party created a collection of insurgent news sites years ago. more

2WAY, the interactive live video platform devoted to unique conversations, unbiased discourse and open debate, announced “America XYZ,” a live special created in partnership with LookLook, a New York-based insights platform that cultivates communities of real people with unique perspectives and specializes in bringing hard-to-reach audiences into thoughtful online dialogue. more

Members of the Hollywood Foreign Press, which founded and for decades owned the Golden Globe Awards, have sued Penske Media Corporation and others, alleging they engaged in fraud to acquire the valuable awards show in an attempt to create an entertainment industry monopoly. more

The collaborative seeks to expand free, public service and investigative journalism to Appalachian Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia. more

A court in Azerbaijan has convicted nine journalists and founders of a top independent news outlet on charges of financial crimes and sentenced them to prison in what international media rights groups denounced Tuesday as a politically driven case to stifle critical voices in the oil-rich Caspian Sea nation. more

“You blew it — again.” That gut-punch feeling after a decision goes sideways is familiar to anyone who’s ever second-guessed a choice. In this month’s “Corner Office” editorial, E&P columnist Doug Phares argues that strong leadership isn’t always about being right; how you reach those conclusions is a better measurement. more

Ross Douthat, an opinion columnist at The New York Times, will join the CBS News program, along with several other journalists. more