After a group of former FCC chairs and commissioners petitioned the agency to repeal its news distortion policy last November, the current chairman Brendan Carr never acted on it. Last month, they asked an appellate court to compel him to do so. On Wednesday, a three-judge panel gave the FCC 30 days to respond to […]

(Updated with Karen Bass & Spencer Pratt statements) Donald Trump’s election conspiracy temper tantrum on NBC’s Meet The Press aside, the roller coaster drama in the Los Angeles Mayoral remains unmatched almost a week after polls closed in the City of Angels. In a true Hollywood reversal of fortune that could end up in a […]

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 […]

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 […]

After Freedom 250 announced a lineup of performers for the Great American State Fair this week, some are already pulling out of the event. Morris Day, Young MC and The Commodores have said that they will not perform, even though they were on the roster of artists announced for the June 25-July 10 event on […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Fired 60 Minutes veteran Scott Pelley hasn’t quoted poet John Masefield in any of his scathing statements since embattled CBS News chief Bari Weiss and new newsmagazine EP Nick Bilton canned him for rejecting their regime earlier this week. However, the ex-Evening News anchor sure captured the spirit of the past British Poet Laureate’s famous […]

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 […]

Jimmy Kimmel weighed in on reality show star Spencer Pratt’s unexpected rise in the polls as he wages a run for Los Angeles mayor, warning that the candidate was in it for the attention. On his ABC late-night show on Wednesday, Kimmel said, “Are we really going to risk repeating that mistake we made with […]

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 […]