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F&F Productions Rolls Out 4K-UHD OB Vehicle

Lawsuit Alleges Fox News Fabricated Quotes

A private investigator who was put at the center of a controversial report on the death of a murdered Democratic National Committee operative is alleging he was placed there against his will by employees of Fox News Channel.

Oops, Best News Bloopers Of July

BRAND CONNECTIONS

Distrust, Business Models Changing News?

New forces are threatening journalism and forcing writers and editors to adapt to a new set of norms.

Program Links Newsrooms With Minority Journos

Report: CNN, ESPN, NBC News Rule Twitter

Since the first tweet went over a decade ago, Twitter has become a universally known brand, and more importantly, a tool that has become an essential communications tool to millions across the globe. With that in mind, here’s a closer look at the state of journalism on Twitter in 2017.

Sinclair–And 2 Maine Stations–Under Fire

Portland, Maine, CBS affiliate WGME and Fox affiliate WPFO each carry commentary segments by Boris Epshteyn nine times a week on orders from their owner, Sinclair Broadcasting Group, the nation’s largest owner of local television stations and an aggressive, unabashed disseminator of conservative commentary supporting the Trump wing of the Republican Party. The  commentaries are raising some eyebrows among viewers and others in the state.

OPEN MIKE BY DICK REINGOLD

Jim Vance And The Role Of Local TV News

While the late Jim Vance of WRC Washington achieved extraordinary success and tenure as a local news icon — a dominant anchor in a Top 10 market at the same TV station for 45 years — his story is also a reminder of the value that local TV news still has across the country. Local TV news remains a vital and highly regarded source of information and a cornerstone of the community fabric, thriving in an age of iPhones, Facebook and Twitter.

 

DMA 1: NEW YORK

WNBC Names Kuperstein Weekend Evening Anchor

NBC-owned WNBC New York (DMA 1) on Monday named veteran journalist Adam Kuperstein as the station’s new weekend evening anchor, joining Jummy Olabanji for the 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts […]

Media Institute To Honor Lougee, Herbst

The Media Institute will honor Tegna President-CEO Dave Lougee and Newseum President-CEO Jeffrey Herbst at its annual Friends & Benefactors Awards Banquet Sept. 27 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington, […]