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How close is FCC chair Brendan Carr to the Trump White House? New records offer a look.
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1726+ words) U.S. territories.” But it’s pretty clear that under FCC chair Brendan Carr, the agency has been acting on...the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The FCC is looking into whether ABC’s “The View” is subject...equal-time rule for politicians. And, most…...
Poynter, Public Media Company launch national initiative on the future of public media
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (610+ words) ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (September 8, 2026) — A year after the federal government upended public radio and television stations by defunding public media, a partnership of the Poynter Institute and Public Media Company is launching the Future of Public Media Initiative — a national…...
Who will hold the next White House press briefing?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1550+ words) Who will be the next White House press secretary? NBC News chief White House correspondent Garrett Haake reported Tuesday that the White House will hold a press briefing Thursday. What we don’t know is who will hold the briefing. Karoline…...
Is Indy news biased? Here???s my advice for finding reliable sources
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1744+ words) This column is part of the Indianapolis Public Editor project, a pilot program designed to test whether the presence of a public editor who analyzes local coverage can elevate audience trust in journalism and promote media literacy. Hoosiers aren’t alone…...
As 'perfect storm' hits public media, initiative seeks a reimagined system to serve communities
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (1235+ words) A little more than a year ago, the federal government delivered a devastating blow to a critical part of our media landscape: It defunded public media. The move, under the direction of President Donald Trump, stripped important funding from public…...
US fact-checkers launch collaboration debunking deceptive 2026 midterm ads and election disinformation
3+ week, 2+ day ago (338+ words) messages and trends in midterm elections and voting The FCC is supposed to operate as an independent agency....
Meta???s new teen restrictions could become a blueprint for social media
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1040+ words) Red and blue states don’t agree on much these days — except that unrestricted social media access is harming kids’ health. And they just got a big win. Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion in…...
More than 200 AI-generated???local news??? sites just went dark
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1527+ words) Prism News has suspended its network of more than 200 AI-generated “local news” sites following investigations from multiple outlets that exposed plagiarism and falsehoods. Over the last few weeks, I spoke with journalists at Interlochen Public Radio, Source New Mexico and…...
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is departing her job. Here???s how PolitiFact fact-checked key moments.
4+ week, 1+ day ago (740+ words) White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is leaving President Donald Trump’s administration at the end of August to spend more time with her family after the birth of her second child. In an Aug. 12 Truth Social post announcing her departure,…...
To survive, journalism must become indispensable
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1123+ words) One of the most important and misunderstood reasons for the crisis in journalism has little to do with revenue or technology. The problem is the journalism itself. Much of what made newspapers, radio newscasts and TV news programs indispensable to…...