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DAVID BAUDER

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Decline in local news outlets is accelerating despite efforts to help

A new report shows that the decline of local news outlets is accelerating despite efforts to help, and more people are aware of the dire problems facing the industry

Decline in local news outlets is accelerating despite efforts to help
Business|News|Technology

Sports Illustrated is the latest media company damaged by an AI experiment gone wrong

Sports Illustrated is the latest media company damaged by being less than forthcoming about who or what is writing its stories at the dawn of the artificial intelligence age

Sports Illustrated is the latest media company damaged by an AI experiment gone wrong
Election|News|Political|US

The fourth GOP debate will be a key moment for the young NewsNation cable network

Republicans are scheduled for their fourth presidential debate this week, again minus Donald Trump

The fourth GOP debate will be a key moment for the young NewsNation cable network
Celebrity|Entertainment

An appreciation: How Norman Lear changed television — and with it American life — in the 1970s

Norman Lear, who died this week at age 101, changed American life with the candor and comedy of his creations

An appreciation: How Norman Lear changed television — and with it American life — in the 1970s
Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Why Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas is You' became so popular — and stayed that way

“All I Want for Christmas is You,” Mariah Carey's hit from 1994, has grown over the last three decades into the Christmas colossus

Why Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas is You' became so popular — and stayed that way
Business|Lifestyle

Former Fox host Tucker Carlson is launching his own streaming network with interviews and commentary

Ousted Fox News host Tucker Carlson has announced he is starting his own streaming network

Former Fox host Tucker Carlson is launching his own streaming network with interviews and commentary
Election|News|US

Journalists tackle a political what-if: What might a second Trump presidency look like?

No votes have been cast in the 2024 presidential race yet

Journalists tackle a political what-if: What might a second Trump presidency look like?
Entertainment|Sports

That's a wrap: Bryant Gumbel and HBO's 'Real Sports' air their last episode after 29 years

Bryant Gumbel's “Real Sports” airs its final episode on HBO after 29 years this week, and an era in sports journalism ends with it

That's a wrap: Bryant Gumbel and HBO's 'Real Sports' air their last episode after 29 years
Business|Economy|News|Technology

The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for using its stories to train chatbots

The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft, trying to end the practice of using its stories to train chatbots

The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for using its stories to train chatbots
Election|News|US

DeSantis and Haley will appear at next week's CNN debate at the same time as Trump's Fox town hall

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley are set to appear at next week’s Republican presidential debate on CNN

DeSantis and Haley will appear at next week's CNN debate at the same time as Trump's Fox town hall
Celebrity|Entertainment|Sports

Aaron Rodgers denies implying comic Jimmy Kimmel was tied to Epstein and condemns those who do

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers denies he implied comic Jimmy Kimmel was a pedophile and condemned those who do, but he stopped short of apologizing for his role in escalating their burgeoning feud

Aaron Rodgers denies implying comic Jimmy Kimmel was tied to Epstein and condemns those who do
Election|US

Donald Trump enjoys a relaxed Fox News town hall while top Republican rivals have fiery debate

While GOP presidential candidates Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley met in a sharp CNN debate that brought out clear differences, Donald Trump provided clear counterprogramming

Donald Trump enjoys a relaxed Fox News town hall while top Republican rivals have fiery debate
Education

Following review, Business Insider stands by reports on wife of ex-Harvard president's critic

Business Insider says it is satisfied with the fairness and accuracy of stories that made plagiarism accusations against the wife of a hedge fund billionaire who was active in the ousting of Harvard President Claudine Gay

Following review, Business Insider stands by reports on wife of ex-Harvard president's critic
Business|Economy|News

The Baltimore Sun is returning to local ownership — with a buyer who has made his politics clear

The return of a struggling newspaper from an investment firm to a local owner would normally be cause for celebration in the troubled news industry

The Baltimore Sun is returning to local ownership — with a buyer who has made his politics clear
Business|News

CNN's new chief says the network needs to recapture the "swagger and innovation" of its youth

CNN's new chief executive, Mark Thompson, said in a strategy memo to his staff that the organization needs to recapture the “swagger and innovation” of its youth

CNN's new chief says the network needs to recapture the "swagger and innovation" of its youth
Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports

Sports Illustrated employees left in limbo as publisher faces money troubles

The jobs of people who produce Sports Illustrated were in limbo after the company that paid to maintain the iconic brand’s print and digital products told staff that its license was revoked

Sports Illustrated employees left in limbo as publisher faces money troubles
Election|News|Political|US

Trump's live appearances pose a riddle that news executives still haven't solved

News executives are certainly familiar with Donald Trump as he seeks his third straight Republican nomination for president

Trump's live appearances pose a riddle that news executives still haven't solved
Entertainment

The hot young thing? At 71, John Leventhal has made a debut album

No one will confuse musician John Leventhal with being the hot new thing

The hot young thing? At 71, John Leventhal has made a debut album
Election|News|Opinion|US

Inside Donald Trump's curious relationship with Fox News — and what it means for other candidates

At Fox News, the presidential primary appears over and has been for some time

Inside Donald Trump's curious relationship with Fox News — and what it means for other candidates
Business|Economy|News

Think the news industry was struggling already? The dawn of 2024 is offering few good tidings

Hardly a day goes by without news of another set of layoffs or business failure in journalism, an industry in the midst of a decades-long decline that has only seemed to accelerate lately

Think the news industry was struggling already? The dawn of 2024 is offering few good tidings
Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Grammys are Taylor Swift’s world on a night when women like Cyrus, Mitchell and Chapman also shine

It all comes down to Taylor Swift, doesn't it

Grammys are Taylor Swift’s world on a night when women like Cyrus, Mitchell and Chapman also shine
Celebrity|Entertainment|News|US

Jon Stewart changed late-night comedy once. Can he have a second act in different times?

There's little doubt that Jon Stewart changed late-night comedy as host of Comedy Central's “The Daily Show” from 1999 to 2015

Jon Stewart changed late-night comedy once. Can he have a second act in different times?
Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Jon Stewart's return to 'The Daily Show' felt familiar to those who missed him while he was away

Was he really away for nine years

Jon Stewart's return to 'The Daily Show' felt familiar to those who missed him while he was away
Election|News|US

Hundreds of nonprofit newsrooms will get free US election results and graphics from the AP

The Associated Press says it will be making some of its U.S. election data available for free this year to more than 400 nonprofit news organizations for the first time

Hundreds of nonprofit newsrooms will get free US election results and graphics from the AP
News|Opinion

It's an election year, and Biden's team is signaling a more aggressive posture toward the press

There have been no declarations that journalists are the “enemy of the people.”

It's an election year, and Biden's team is signaling a more aggressive posture toward the press

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