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News Articles: Media

Federal Communication Commission (FCC) chairman Brendan Carr speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, March 27, 2026.

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ABC argues Trump administration is trying to chill free speech

In a filing, ABC accuses the Trump administration of trying to chill its constitutionally protected free speech. The point of contention: "The View," and whether it's subject to equal time rules.

May 09, 2026
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  • The Associated Press
On June 1, 1980, Ted Turner launched CNN at a converted Jewish country club in Atlanta.

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  • Obituaries

'A trailblazer, a rabble-rouser, a do-gooder': CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87

Turner had a larger-than-life personality, and used it to launch the country's first 24/7 all-news network.

May 06, 2026
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  • David Folkenflik
In this photo illustration, The Onion website is displayed on a computer screen, showing a satirical story titled Here's Why I Decided To Buy 'InfoWars.'

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  • National

The Onion's bid to take over Infowars moves to the Texas Supreme Court

The state's highest court will now consider a deal that would allow the Onion to license the Infowars brand name and turn the show into a mockery of itself.

April 30, 2026
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  • Tovia Smith
First lady Melania Trump attends the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., on April 25.

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  • Television

Melania Trump wants ABC to 'take a stand' against Jimmy Kimmel after 'hateful' joke

Two days before the White House Correspondents' Dinner ended in gunfire, Kimmel delivered a mock Correspondents' Dinner speech during a sketch on his show. The first lady said it was "corrosive."

April 28, 2026
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  • Mandalit del Barco
In this photo illustration, The Onion website is displayed on a computer screen, showing a satirical story titled Here's Why I Decided To Buy 'InfoWars', on November 14, 2024 in Pasadena, California.

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  • News

The Onion has agreed to a new deal to take over Infowars

The Onion says it has a new deal to take over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's Infowars media company. If approved, the satirical news website could turn Infowars into a parody of itself.

April 21, 2026
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  • Tovia Smith
Columbus, Ohio is one of the cities where Nexstar owns and operates two major television stations following its acquisition of rival TV group Tegna.

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  • Media

Judge halts local TV giant Nexstar's takeover of rival Tegna until trial

U.S. Judge Trevor Nunley ruled that consumers could suffer irreparable harm if Nexstar integrated Tegna's stations into its own operations ahead of an antitrust trial.

April 18, 2026
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  • David Folkenflik
NPR has received $113 million in gifts to help it invest in technology and strengthen its ties with public radio stations nationwide.

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  • Media

NPR receives $113 million in charitable gifts

"My hope is that this commitment provides the stability and the spark NPR needs to innovate boldly and strengthen its national network," says Connie Ballmer, who gave $80 million of the $113 million.

April 16, 2026
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  • David Folkenflik
Former NPR President and CEO Kevin Klose died Wednesday at the age of 85. During his tenure, NPR received a multimillion-dollar gift from the late Joan Kroc that enabled the network to weather financial crises.

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  • Obituaries

Visionary NPR leader Kevin Klose, who led network to new heights, has died

Klose led NPR for a decade starting in 1998, a period of incredible growth for the public media network.

April 15, 2026
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  • David Folkenflik
Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr (right), shown in a photo with Acting U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Omeed Assefi. Carr posted the photo just three days after both government agencies green-lit local TV giant Nexstar's $6.2 billion deal to acquire rival Tegna. The move, supported by President Trump, faces headwinds in an antitrust lawsuit in federal court in California.

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  • Media

2 local TV giants merged. Then a court stepped in

Local TV giant Nexstar's $6.2 billion deal to acquire rival Tegna won speedy approval from Trump administration regulators. But it faces a tough challenge from a pair of antitrust lawsuits.

April 14, 2026
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  • David Folkenflik
A satellite image of destroyed planes at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, Iran on March 7.

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  • Technology

How governments have tried to hide information about the Iran war online

Governments are blocking the internet, banning social media posts and cutting access to commercial satellite images. But experts say that efforts to censor information have had mixed results.

April 10, 2026
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  • Geoff Brumfiel

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  • Technology

Why OpenAI bought 'SportsCenter for Silicon Valley'

OpenAI is seeking to shape the public narrative about AI with the purchase of a niche talk show popular with Silicon Valley insiders.

April 08, 2026
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  • Shannon Bond
Infowars founder Alex Jones speaks to the media outside Waterbury Superior Court in Waterbury, Conn., on Sept. 21, 2022. Several victims' families successfully sued Jones for causing emotional and psychological harm after they lost their children in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre.

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  • Author Interviews

Former Alex Jones employee says: 'It was nonsense, it was lies'

Josh Owens spent four years as a video editor and field producer for Jones' Infowars media company. "It was all about making things look cinematic," he says. Owens' memoir is The Madness of Believing.

March 31, 2026
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  • Dave Davies
The U.S. Supreme Court

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  • Law

Supreme Court declines to review press freedom case

At issue was the 2017 arrest in Texas of a journalist who published news stories about a border agent's public suicide and a car crash.

March 23, 2026
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  • Alyssa Kapasi and
  • Nina Totenberg
Trump administration official Kari Lake praised President Trump effusively in a January 2026 appearance on Voice of America's Persian language service. A new lawsuit alleges she has violated federal law that safeguards the Voice of America's editorial independence.

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  • Media

Voice of America staffers sue, alleging Kari Lake put on propaganda

Voice of America staffers are suing Trump administration official Kari Lake, alleging she put pro-Trump propaganda on its airwaves. She has lost numerous rulings of late.

March 23, 2026
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  • David Folkenflik
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on March 2, 2026 in Arlington, Va.

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  • Media

U.S. judge rules against Pentagon restrictions on press coverage

The policy required media organizations to pledge not to gather information unless Defense officials formally authorized its release. A U.S. judge said the rules are at odds with the First Amendment.

March 20, 2026
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  • Jason Breslow
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