As honorees were feted at the News & Documentary Emmys on Wednesday evening, a standout moment had to do with the upheaval at CBS News and 60 Minutes. Santiago Campos, a student journalist, accepted the Mike Wallace Memorial Scholarship at the ceremony in New York, expressing thanks but also calling out the network under new […]

UPDATED: SAG-AFTRA called the firing of Scott Pelley and other correspondents “shocking,” characterizing it as management’s “continued assault on the foundations of CBS News.” “Like all workers, journalists have the right under federal law to speak up on behalf of their colleagues about workplace concerns without fear of employer retaliation or punitive action,” the guild […]

Democrat Tom Steyer, still hoping to compete against Democrat Xavier Becerra in November’s California gubernatorial election, has made gains in the vote count, but it may not be enough to overtake Republican Steve Hilton. The latest results after Monday’s vote drop have Hilton with 25% of the vote, and Steyer with 22.3%. Becerra, who on […]

Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that calls for the creation of a voluntary framework in which AI companies would provide the government with access to new models for a 30-day review period before their release. The order signaled a move toward more oversight of AI, in an administration that has generally taken […]

The Walt Disney Co. and ABC are once again pushing back on the FCC, this time over the agency’s demand that it file early renewal applications for its broadcast licenses, a move that the company calls a threat to the First Amendment. “It is an extraordinary demonstration of power and coercion directed at disfavored editorial […]

The U.S. added 172,000 jobs in May, beating expectations, as the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.3%. With gains in leisure and hospitality, health care and local government, the job situation again showed signs of improvement after a lackluster year in 2025. But the gains were not felt across industries. Jobs in movies and music […]

Lesley Stahl says that Paramount CEO David Ellison assured her in a call on Sunday that 60 Minutes will have editorial independence. Stahl, the longest serving correspondent on the show, told The New York Times on Tuesday about the conversation. She also relayed Ellison’s comments to the newsmagazine’s staffers, amid a champagne toast for the […]

Netflix will start its first daily live program next month when it streams the video podcast The Breakfast Club with Charlamagne Tha God, DJ Envy and Jess Hilarious. The daily show will debut on Netflix on June 1, and will simulcast on iHeartMedia, which entered into a partnership with the streamer last year. The radio […]

Donald Trump filed an amended defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over the publication’s reporting on a birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein. A federal judge dismissed Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit in April, concluding that it failed to adequately allege actual malice, but allowed the president to file an amended lawsuit. The new complaint again […]

With one week until the primary election, producer and podcaster Jamie Patricof and political strategist Mathew Littman plan to host what may be a final candidates’ forum for those seeking city, congressional and statewide office. The Zoom forum, to start at noon PT on Tuesday, will feature mayoral candidates Karen Bass, Nithya Raman and Adam […]

UPDATED: The FCC is now taking public comment on whether ABC’s The View should qualify as a “bona fide news program,” and therefore be exempt from the agency’s equal time requirements. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced the public comment period on Friday, with filings due by June 22 and replies by July 6. Earlier this […]

A federal judge dismissed Michael Wolff’s lawsuit against First Lady Melania Trump, concluding that the journalist’s litigation was an “inappropriate level of tactical gamesmanship.” “While Plaintiff and the First Lady have a real dispute, they must litigate it according to the same procedures as everyone else,” U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil wrote in her […]