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New: The Washington Post's opinion editor, Adam O'Neal, who oversaw an ideological overhaul, is departing after one year on the job. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Adam O’Neal departs as Post Opinions editor after a yearO’Neal helmed a revamp of the section in a directive from Post owner Jeff Bezos.www.washingtonpost.comNew: Disney and ABC argued in a new filing that the FCC is retaliating against them by calling their broadcast licenses in for early review. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Disney and ABC argue Trump administration is reviewing licenses as punishmentThe media company said the FCC’s renewal process violates the First Amendment and is intended to punish ABC for news coverage it dislikes.www.washingtonpost.com"BuzzFeed laid off more than a third of its remaining staff on Monday, part of an effort by its new owner, Byron Allen, to stem millions of dollars in annual losses." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/b...
BuzzFeed Lays Off a Third of Its StaffThe company’s new owner, Byron Allen, is cutting roughly 180 employees as he looks to reduce its financial losses.www.nytimes.com"Fauci also detailed extended conversations with members of the media, including some journalists who privately praised him, as well as administration officials’ attempts to shape media coverage." www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Fauci’s diary reveals his thoughts on a ‘rambling’ Trump and his own fameDiary entries written by the National Institutes of Health scientist who helped lead the U.S. response to the coronavirus, released by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), reveal a contentious internal battle...www.washingtonpost.com"Executives from [Bloomberg] have been having preliminary talks with investment bankers about a potential IPO or other transaction, people familiar with the matter said." www.semafor.com/article/07/2...
Exclusive: Bloomberg’s post-Mike moves are in motionThe billionaire recently transferred some of his personal stock in the media giant to his foundation, and company executives have had informal talks with investment bankers about a possible IPO or sta...www.semafor.comCNN's Kaitlan Collins on @thedailyshow.com: "What was most surprising to me was the room was filled with a lot of his staffers, his cabinet, his allies, Republicans in Congress. It was so quiet in the room during the president's remarks." www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJiB...
Kaitlan Collins - Focusing on Reporting, Not Trump’s Insults | The Daily ShowYouTube video by The Daily Showwww.youtube.comTrump — who, after a gunman interrupted the initial dinner in April, had promised to deliver “a speech of love” — focused his ire on Kaitlan Collins, telling her to “just smile,” employing a common misogynistic trope. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Trump’s fresh mocking of CNN reporter renews calls to end correspondents’ dinnerThe president posted a doctored image of CNN’s Kaitlan Collins as the network’s future, and that of the correspondents’ dinner, are in limbo.www.washingtonpost.comNew: Donald Trump doubled down on mocking CNN's Kaitlan Collins, renewing calls to end the White House correspondents' dinner. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Trump’s fresh mocking of CNN reporter renews calls to end correspondents’ dinnerThe president posted a doctored image of CNN’s Kaitlan Collins as the network’s future, and that of the correspondents’ dinner, are in limbo.www.washingtonpost.com“If they’re crippling USAID, the agency that feeds kids and saves lives, then VOA is doomed for sure,” she remembers thinking. Two days later, she signed up for real estate license classes. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
They lost their journalism jobs under Trump. Now they’re baristas and grocery clerks.At Trader Joe's, a coffee shop, a military hospital and a real estate firm, top international broadcasters are embracing second acts they never asked for.www.washingtonpost.comNEW: A federal judge paused Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Read more in the @washingtonpost.com: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Paramount Skydance’s $110B merger with Warner Bros. Discovery paused by judgeIn response to an antitrust lawsuit brought by 12 Democratic state attorneys general, a federal judge temporarily halted the blockbuster media deal.www.washingtonpost.comNew on our Washington Post live blog: "ABC, NBC decline to air Trump speech live, drawing White House ire" www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Live updates: Trump to give speech on election securityThe president has called the issue crucial. Democrats say he is recycling debunked claims.www.washingtonpost.comNew: A three-judge panel on the D.C. Circuit said that the Pentagon's escort requirement for journalists can stand, overturning a lower court judge’s decision and marking a blow to a lawsuit brought by the New York Times. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Appeals court keeps Pentagon’s escort policy for journalists in placeA trio of judges sided with the government over the New York Times in a major press freedom case.www.washingtonpost.com"Lettuce supplier is potential source of cyclosporiasis outbreak, investigators say" www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Lettuce supplier is potential source of cyclosporiasis outbreak, investigators sayThousands have been sickened in the outbreak of cyclosporiasis, which has been largely concentrated in southeastern Michigan.www.washingtonpost.comFor those watching the Trump v. BBC case closely, Trump dropped claims against BBC Studios Distribution Limited and BBC Studios Productions Limited, but not the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The Writers Guild of America also sued to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. deal. Comes one day after 12 state attorneys general did the same. Also filed in the Northern District of California. www.wgaeast.org/wp-content/u...
