Friday’s arguments mark the second round of litigation after a D.C. Circuit panel in April allowed the Pentagon’s escort requirement to remain in effect. more

Salesforce on Monday announced the acquisition of Fin, an AI customer service platform, as it moves to help companies become agentic enterprises in a next move that ties customer service to media buying. more

Longtime Eyewitness News anchor Bill Ritter announced on Friday he is stepping away from anchoring after he was diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer’s. more

An overwhelming majority of the eligible staff of the Schneps Media Network of hyperlocal news outlets spanning New York City and Long Island announced (June 15) the creation of a union to secure competitive wages, sustainable working conditions and strengthen the news organization’s mission of providing objective local journalism in the public interest.  more

Cumulus Media raced quickly through the Chapter 11 process this spring, securing court approval for its restricting just six weeks after the company entered bankruptcy. But wrapping up the process will take longer. more

Straight Arrow, the independent news publisher dedicated to unbiased, fact-based journalism, has announced the addition of four new reporters to its editorial team: Mark Keierleber, Azi Paybarah, Lauren Pearle and Rosie Thomas. more

Gene Shalit, a movie critic and arts reporter for the “Today” show over four decades who was known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and affection for groan-inducing puns, has died. He was 100. more

Velshi says the show's mission is simple: Help viewers make sense of the day's news and answer the question, “What am I supposed to do about it?” more

Few people in the history of American radio journalism can claim a career as long, as consequential, or as decorated as Harvey Nagler. As such, Radio Ink is proud to name the former CBS News Radio GM as the recipient of our 2026 Lifetime Leadership Award. more

Britain will ban children aged under 16 from using a range of social media apps, including Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube, to protect them from harmful content and excessive screen time, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday. more

A new global study suggests journalism’s biggest challenge may not be AI, declining trust or shrinking revenues. Instead, it may be the widening gap between what news organizations say their priorities are and how their newsrooms actually operate. In a recent E&P Reports conversation, WAN-IFRA CEO Stig Kirk Ørskov and FT Strategies Insights Manager Lamberto Lambertini discussed findings from the Future Newsrooms Study, which surveyed more than 400 newsroom leaders across 86 countries and revealed an industry still spending far more time producing content than building audience relationships. As engagement replaces reach as the defining metric of success, the report raises difficult questions about newsroom culture, strategy and the skills journalists will need for the future. more

The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division signed off on Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros., allowing the blockbuster media merger to move forward. more

More than eight in 10 Institute for Nonprofit News members reported using AI-based tools in 2025, according to the latest INN Index. more

Bari Weiss has tapped Sky News presenter Trevor Phillips as senior global affairs correspondent for CBS News, Weiss and CBS News president Tom Cibrowski announced Friday. Phillips’ reporting will appear on all CBS News programs and platforms. more

For the first time in the Duke Reporters’ Lab count, three-times as many fact-checkers closed their doors as opened them last year. more

With little advance notice or explanation, Paddock Publications has ceased publishing at least 13 of its 20 newspapers in Illinois this month. more

The appointment forms part of the rollout for the BBC’s previously announced international operating model which places greater emphasis on rooting editorial output and accountability in the BBC’s global hubs.  more

Arkansas Today is a new Deep South Today newsroom that will launch in fall 2026. Emily Rappé Fisher brings more than a decade of experience in nonprofit leadership, fundraising, marketing and community engagement. more

Following the scheme’s disclosure, subscribers compared the practice to a grocery store selling loaves of bread for different prices based solely on customers’ shopping habits. more