Fox News Host Watters Riles GOP Lawmaker Dan Crenshaw

David Muir, Linsey Davis To Moderate ABC News Primary Debate In New Hampshire

David Muir, anchor of World News Tonight, and Linsey Davis, anchor of Prime on ABC News Live, will moderate the Jan. 18 Republican presidential primary debate in New Hampshire. The debate, hosted by ABC News, originates fromat Saint Anselm College in Manchester. Rounding out the broadcast team at Saint Anselm is Martha Raddatz, This Week co-anchor; Jonathan Karl, ABC News chief Washington correspondent and This Week co-anchor; and Adam Sexton, Hearst Television’s WMUR Manchester political director.

WICS-WICD Springfield, Ill. Add Anchor Dawn Sterling

Sinclair ABC affiliates WICS-WICD Springfield, Ill. has hired Dawn Sterling. She will join Stacey Skrysak on the evening news desk. With a background and extensive experience in Central Illinois, “Sterling […]

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Bernie Ritter Named WRIC Richmond News Director

He joins from WNCT Greenville, N.C., to oversee journalism at the Nexstar Virgina ABC affiliate.

Nexstar Appoints Taylor Scott Head Of Product For TheHill.com

WPIX’s Mary Murphy Retires After 4 Decades In Local News

WUSA Washington Adds Extra Hour Of Morning News

Tegna’s CBS affiliate WUSA Washington is an extra hour to its weekday morning show Get Up DC beginning Feb. 12. “We’re meeting our audience’s needs by adding an extra hour […]

Anchor Dia Wall Moves To WFAA Dallas

Simoné Simpson Joins KENS San Antonio News

The Messenger, Which Aimed To Transform Media, Faces Dire Financial Straits

The company, which debuted last year with big plans to disrupt journalism, generated only $3 million in revenue by the end of December.

OpenAI Offers Publishers As Little As $1 Million A Year

OpenAI has offered some media firms as little as between $1 million and $5 million annually to license their news articles for use in training its large language models, according to two executives who have recently negotiated with the tech company. That’s a tiny amount even for small publishers, which could make it difficult for OpenAI to strike deals.

Washington Post Taps Top Axios Editor To Oversee Local Coverage

More City Hall Coverage Won’t Be Enough To Revive Local News

Compared to their counterparts in communities without an election, monthly web traffic to local newspaper websites does not increase as mayoral elections approach.

NBC News Names Paul Ryan Executive Producer Of ‘Dateline’

NBC News announced Thursday that Dateline senior producer Paul Ryan will be the show’s new executive producer. He will oversee the brand’s broadcast, streaming and podcast entities.

Fox News Tops Q4 Cable Network Ratings

Anchor Marvin Hurst Leaves KENS San Antonio After 19 Years

Scripps Selects Print Journalists For Second Journalism Journey Initiative Class

The program recruits mid-career journalists and managers, training them to redeploy their reporting skills for video-driven reporting platforms.

WTAE News Director Jim Parsons To Retire

Jim Parsons, WTAE Pittsburgh news director and investigative reporter will be retiring from the Hearst ABC affiliate on Feb. 29. Parsons has been the station’s news director since 2016 and a WTAE investigative reporter for 15 years.

Fox News Media Ups Scott Wilder To Production & Operations EVP

The 27-year FNC veteran will oversee all technical, field and production operations of Fox News Media’s special events and breaking news coverage, including the 2024 presidential election.

Pavlina Osta Joining WDJT Milwaukee News

Fox News Hosting DeSantis, Haley Town Halls Focused On Women’s Issues

Fox News will host a pair of town halls next week with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley as they look to challenge former President Trump for the Republican nomination for president in 2024. The town halls, which will both air live and be broadcast from Des Moines, Iowa, will feature Haley on Jan. 8 and DeSantis on Jan. 9.

Spectrum News Syracuse Reporter Brad Vivacqua Leaving Local News

Local News Close-Up: Flower Power In San Antonio

Fiesta, Dia De Los Muertos, and the Spur’s Wemby (Victor Wembanyama) give the South Central Texas market reasons to celebrate. Pictured: KSAT anchors David Sears and Myra Arthur deliver the news from San Antonio’s giant Fiesta event.

 

CNN Chief Digital Officer Athan Stephanopoulos To Exit

In a memo, Stephanopoulos says he decided to step aside to give CEO Mark Thompson the “freest hand possible” to shape the organization.

WEWS Cleveland Ups Tessa DiTirro To Weekend A.M. Anchor

Cheddar, The ‘CNBC For Millennials,’ Furloughs Workers

The “post-cable” news network said “unforeseen internal and external factors” caused the sudden work stoppage.

Anchor Camilla Rambaldi Leaving KABB San Antonio After Nearly 8 Years

WPGH Pittsburgh Launching Morning News Next Week

NBC News To Moderate Series Of GOP Candidate Interviews Ahead Of Iowa Caucus

The Iowa Caucus set to take place on Monday, Jan. 15, represents the first major presidential contest of the long election season, and NBC News is preparing for it with Closing Arguments: Iowa, a series of in-depth interviews with a trio of Republican presidential candidates.

The Messenger Plans Layoffs Amid Hunt For Cash

The company, an aggressive entrant to the digital news space, is expected to cut roughly two-dozen employees this week.