Top news of the week: 28.08.2022.
The horribly timed defenestration of Brian Stelter
<p>In the spring of 2018, CJR’s Pete Vernon profiled Brian Stelter, CNN’s chief media correspondent. It was the height of the Trump era, so the media—and Trump’s relentlessness in attacking ...
The changes at CNN look politically motivated. That should concern us all
Brian Stelter’s very popular and commerically successful show was axed. The reason? Follow the money
Journalism Competition and Preservation Act
Bill would require Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft to pay and link to right-wing news
Emily Maitlis says BBC rebuke over Dominic Cummings remarks made no sense
The BBC said the then-Newsnight host broke impartiality rules with remarks about Dominic Cummings.
Journalism That Holds Power to Account
In the largest known political advocacy donation in U.S. history, industrialist Barre Seid funded a new group run by Federalist Society co-chair Leonard Leo, who guided Trump’s Supreme ...
Opinion | Final edition of ‘Reliable Sources’ raises questions about CNN’s future
Stelter’s final words on CNN: 'The free world needs a reliable source.'
Guardian Media Group appoints Anna Bateson as chief executive
Former interim chief, who helped develop voluntary contributions strategy, returns to company
Final ‘Reliable Sources’ Is CNN’s Most-Watched Sunday Show
Maybe people are interested in watching a show about the media. The final broadcast of CNN’s long-running “Reliable Sources,” a show that examines the media industry and has aired…