How David Zaslav Pulled Off the Sale of Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount
Not long ago, Mr. Zaslav was widely criticized for his management of Warner Bros. Discovery. He overcame the doubters, cementing a blockbuster sale to Paramount.
The New York Times > MediaFor CNN, a Takeover by Paramount Means a Suddenly Uncertain Future
Paramount’s apparent victory over Netflix in securing Warner Bros. Discovery has led to concerns within the CNN newsroom about editorial independence.
The New York Times > Media32.6 Million Watched Trump’s State of the Union Address, Nielsen Says
The audience was roughly on par with former President Biden’s final State of the Union address in 2024.
The New York Times > MediaBBC to conduct fast-track investigation into broadcasting of racial slur from Baftas
Corporation says broadcasting of N-word by Tourette syndrome campaigner was ‘serious mistake’ as anger at error risesThe BBC is to undertake a fast-track investigation into how a racial slur broadcast during its coverage of the Bafta film awards was not edited out, amid rising anger inside the corporation over the error.Tim Davie, the outgoing director general, has now instructed the corporation’s complaints unit to investigate what the BBC describes as a “serious mistake”. Continue reading...
The Guardian > MediaPolice and MI5 waged campaign of illegal interference against BBC journalist, tribunal told
Former Northern Ireland correspondent Vincent Kearney subjected to ‘unprecedented’ surveillance, says lawyerPolice and MI5 subjected a BBC journalist to a “long and consistent campaign of unlawful interference” by obtaining communications data from his mobile phone, a tribunal has heard.The surveillance was targeted at Vincent Kearney, who was the BBC’s Northern Ireland home affairs correspondent, and occurred over an eight-year period as authorities sought to identify his sources. Continue reading...
The Guardian > MediaIsrael responsible for two-thirds of record 129 press killings in 2025, says CPJ
Committee to Protect Journalists report says Israel also to blame for 81% of ‘intentionally targeted’ journalist killings The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza warA record 129 journalists and media workers were killed in the course of their work in 2025, two-thirds of them by Israeli forces, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).It was the second consecutive year in which killings of members of the press reached unprecedented levels, and the second year running in which Israel was responsible for roughly two-thirds of the total, the New York-based independent organisation, which documents attacks on journalists worldwide, said in its annual report published on Wedn..
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