Journalism

This action is a key step in a coordinated campaign to silence public media, and the latest attempt by this Administration to censor and control speech. We've yet to see any effort to probe, defund, or threaten news outlets that support the government's views, and there’s a reason for that. This has never been about saving money. It’s about silencing those who report the news accurately, without fear or favor. The true cost of this one-sided attack on free speech will be felt most by small and rural communities across the country.

Public television stations will be “forced to make hard decisions in the weeks and months ahead,” PBS CEO Paula Kerger said after the Senate voted in the middle of the night to approve a bill that cancels all the federal funding for the network and for NPR. Radio and TV stations may need to lay off staffers and cut back on programming.

Sens Edward Markey (D-MA) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) wrote to Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr about a “Fox & Friends” June 2024 interview in which then-Presidential Nominee Donald Trump was asked whether he would release the Epstein files if he were elected president. The network aired only a portion of President Trump’s answers, potentially misleading viewers about his intentions regarding those files. In July 2025, President Trump discounted the importance of the Epstein Files on Truth Social.

Media organizations are struggling to break through in an overcrowded and chaotic information environment, and communities aren’t getting the information they need. There is an approach to address this that may seem obvious but is surprisingly under-adopted by media organizations: shaping editorial, content, product, and audience development strategy in direct response to asking communities their needs and what matters to them.

Publishers are stepping up efforts to protect their websites from tech companies that hoover up content for new AI tools. The media companies have sued, forged licensing deals to be 

Paramount Global has agreed to pay $16 million to end President Trump’s lawsuit over edits to a “60 Minutes” interview — a legal tussle that roiled CBS News, spurred high-level departures and threatened to derail the company’s hoped-for sale. The money will be allocated to Trump’s future presidential library. As part of the deal, Paramount did not offer an apology or express regret for CBS News’ reporting or edits. “No amount will be paid directly or indirectly to President Trump,” Paramount said.

U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss in Washington (DC) rejected a request for a preliminary injunction filed by three board members of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting—Laura Ross, Diane Kaplan, and Thomas Rothman—who sued the Trump administration after receiving termination notices via email on April 28.

Although much of the recent focus regarding the press being under siege has been on President Trump’s Federal Communications Commission, FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez cited “an administration-wide effort” involving multiple agencies intended “to chill speech” and stifle dissenting voices. With the FCC under Trump’s handpicked Chairman, Brendan Carr, Commissioner Gomez has few avenues to formally push back against the Republican majority.

MAGA media is seizing on its new influence in Washington—staffing up, enjoying unprecedented access to power, and making market splashes. Corporate America has typically s

A look at Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr's dramatic transformation from a low-key communications policy wonk into one of Trump’s staunchest cultural warriors. Since becoming FCC chairman in late January, Carr has repeatedly poked the corporate owners of ABC, CBS and NBC — networks the president dislikes. In 2024, Donald Trump sued CBS over edits to a pre-election “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump has demanded $20 billion, alleging the interview was doctored to make Harris look better. CBS should lose its licenses, Trump has said.