WLOX Anchor Dave Elliott Fired After Political Post on Social Media
WLOX anchor David "Dave" Elliott said he was fired Friday morning because of his political posts on X, formerly known as Twitter. "I'm no longer at WLOX as of 10-25-24," Elliott wrote on his Facebook...
View ArticleInside the WSJ, Recriminations Over Gershkovich’s Arrest
Since Evan Gershkovich was grabbed by Russian security agents at a steakhouse in Yekaterinburg, The Wall Street Journal has been silent on a debate festering among its own staff and the community of...
View ArticleTrump Media Worth More Than X After Stock Rallies to New Highs
Shares of former President Donald Trump's social media company surged more than 21% Monday, on the heels of the Republican presidential nominee's campaign rally in New York. (CNBC) Trump Media &...
View ArticleUSA Today, 200+ Gannett Outlets Won’t Endorse
USA Today, the nation's fourth-largest newspaper, is joining The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times in not endorsing a presidential candidate this election. (The Daily Beast) Over 200 American...
View ArticleJon Stewart Extends Daily Show Run Through 2025
Jon Stewart isn't quite ready to let go of his weekly Daily Show gig. Comedy Central announced Monday that Stewart signed an extension that will keep him as a once-per-week host and full-time executive...
View ArticleMeta Develops AI Search Engine to Lessen Reliance on Google, Microsoft
As Meta tries to keep up with OpenAI in developing artificial intelligence, the Facebook owner is working on a search engine that crawls the web to provide conversational answers about current events...
View ArticleKate MacNevin Leaves McCann to Join Stein IAS as Global CEO
Longtime McCann vet Kate MacNevin is leaving the network to join B2B agency Stein IAS global CEO and lead parent company MSQ's B2B division as executive chair. In the role, she will lead Stein IAS's...
View ArticleBezos Defends WaPo’s Non-Endorsement as Editorial Board Resignations...
Jeff Bezos, the billionaire Amazon founder who owns The Washington Post, defended the newspaper's decision to stop endorsing presidential candidates, arguing in part that the move is a way to shore up...
View ArticleGroupM Exceeds Goal to Double Women’s Sports Investment
Earlier this year, Group M, WPP's media investment group, launched a dedicated women's sports marketplace ahead of the upfront, committing to double its annual media investment in women's sports....
View ArticleBrian Cox Goes Back to School in Uber One’s First Ad for Students
Brian Cox returned to university in a new Uber One campaign promoting its student membership benefits across Uber and Uber Eats. The spot, created by agency Special U.S., sees Cox enrolling as a...
View ArticleWWL Anchor Eric Paulsen Has Died
Longtime WWL anchor Eric Paulsen died Saturday morning. The New Orleans CBS affiliate said Paulsen had been away from the anchor desk for more than a month after announcing that he had been diagnosed...
View ArticleWaPo Cancellations Hit 250K–10% of subscribers
Deterioration of The Washington Post's subscriber base continued Tuesday, hours after its proprietor, Jeff Bezos, defended the decision to forgo formally endorsing a presidential candidate as part of...
View ArticleDavid Ellison—Not Father Larry—Will Control 100% of Paramount After Deal Closes
Skydance Media CEO David Ellison will control 100% of the Ellison family's voting interests in Paramount Global when the two companies' $8 billion merger closes in the first half of 2025, according to...
View ArticleSnap Beats Revenue and User Growth Estimates
Snap beat Wall Street expectations for both quarterly revenue and user growth Tuesday, as the parent company of messaging application Snapchat has been able to lure back some advertisers with...
View ArticleAndrea Mitchell to Segue to New Role at NBCU
MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell is moving from anchoring a daily show to a broader role with NBCUniversal News Group. The veteran journalist announced the move on Tuesday's edition of Andrea Mitchell Reports,...
View ArticleNetflix Names Nicolle Pangis as New VP of Advertising
Netflix found its new second-in-command for advertising. The company named Nicolle Pangis vice presdient of advertising Tuesday, with the executive overseeing the U.S. and Canada. (ADWEEK) She will...
View ArticleYouTube Ad Haul Powers Alphabet Q3 Results
Alphabet reported $88.3 billion in revenue, including $65.9 billion in its primary Google advertising business, compared with average analyst projections of $86.4 billion in total sales and $65.4...
View ArticleConservative Commentator Banned From CNN Following Bigoted on-Air Remark
It was a wild NewsNight for Abby Phillip Monday. The CNN anchor broke up a heated on-air verbal brawl after commentator Ryan Girdusky made a bigoted remark about fellow panelist Mehdi Hasan. (TVNewser)...
View ArticleFormer Chicago Anchor Brad Edwards Resurfaces with New Career
Former WBBM anchor Brad Edwards has a new career after leaving the Chicago CBS-owned television station. He told Axios that he was let go from the station and is leaving journalism to start a...
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