Adweek: Television

• Washington Redskins Officially Begin Review of Team Name

  

  After facing intense pressure in recent weeks, the Washington Redskins of the National Football League have officially begun a review of the team's name. A few hours after that announcement, the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball also reveale…
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• Where to Binge TV Shows This Weekend; Periscope Walkout Escalates: Friday’s First Things First

  

  Welcome to First Things First, Adweek's daily resource for marketers. We'll be publishing the content to First Things First on Adweek.com each morning (like this post), but if you prefer that it come straight to your inbox, you can sign up for the em…
  - 2 days ago, 3 Jul 20, 6:45am -
• Washington Redskins Products No Longer Appear on Nike’s Apparel Site

  

  Nike appears to have removed all of its NFL fan apparel for the Washington Redskins from its website. The move follows pressure from another sponsor, FedEx, which asked the team to change its name. Nike did not comment on the removal of the team's pr…
  - 3 days ago, 2 Jul 20, 11:13pm -
• Mastercard ‘True Name’ Spot Shows Importance of Letting Trans People Use Their Real Identity

  

  For transgender and non-binary people who continue to face injustice and prejudice, shopping can be an ordeal: most banks demand a customer uses their birth name. Mastercard, an official sponsor of World Pride for a decade, was the first financial br…
  - 3 days ago, 2 Jul 20, 7:14pm -
• After Almost 2 Decades, Global Chief Experience Officer Richard Ting Leaves R/GA

  

  A leader and agency veteran of almost two decades is leaving R/GA. Richard Ting, who serves in the dual role of global chief experience officer and U.S. co-CCO, is leaving the agency to pursue an unspecified opportunity. His last day will be July 16.…
  - 3 days ago, 2 Jul 20, 4:00pm -
• Periscope’s Entire Staff Joins Walkout Over Parent Company’s Resistance to Black Lives Matter

  

  The entire staff of Minneapolis agency Periscope has walked off the job in protest of the actions of parent company Quad. Yesterday, 13 staffers--including Nathan Young, Periscope group strategy director and co-founder of 600 & Rising--walked off the…
  - 3 days ago, 2 Jul 20, 1:16pm -
• Mark Zagorski Named as DoubleVerify’s New CEO

  

  DoubleVerify has named Mark Zagorski as CEO effective July 21, a move that follows his recent departure from Rubicon Project where he was president and COO after its merger with Telaria. Zagorski was CEO of Telaria and oversaw the publicly listed com…
  - 3 days ago, 2 Jul 20, 9:00am -
• TikTok Hashtag Challenges Could Be the Next Recruitment Power Tool

  

  TikTok, the video sharing social network service, has experienced tremendous growth during the Covid-19 pandemic. Although initially aimed at teens and tweens, TikTok has started attracting older users. It provides an online venue for lip dubbing and…
  - 3 days ago, 2 Jul 20, 9:00am -
• Periscope Staffers Walk Out; Investor Pressure on the Redskins: Thursday’s First Things First

  

  Welcome to First Things First, Adweek's daily resource for marketers. We'll be publishing the content to First Things First on Adweek.com each morning (like this post), but if you prefer that it come straight to your inbox, you can sign up for the em…
  - 3 days ago, 2 Jul 20, 6:45am -
• Amazon Prime Video Has the Deepest TV Streaming Library—But Not the Highest Quality One

  

  Buzzy original series may drive attention to streaming services, but the bulk of most major streamers' programming catalogs are their libraries of licensed TV shows. And those licensed titles often account for the highest-quality content available on…
  - 4 days ago, 2 Jul 20, 6:30am -

AllThingsD: Media

• The Longish Goodbye: Highlights From AllThingsD Staffers Johnson, Del Rey and Cha

  

  I don't know why you say hello, we say goodbye.
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• Malware Attacks by Syrian Pro-Government Hackers Are on the Rise

  

  The Syrian Electronic Army isn't the only pro-Assad group using hacking attacks.
  - 27 Dec 13, 4:27pm -
• Rdio Killed the Vdio Star
  Not even a year old, and already Vdio is taking a dirt nap. Rdio said on Friday that it is scrapping the nascent video-streaming platform with which it had hoped to take on Netflix and Hulu. "Despite our efforts, we were not able to deliver the diffe…
  - 27 Dec 13, 3:56pm -
• QOTD: Sneaky Snaps
  Back when we had cameras that weren’t in our phones, it would be really strange to just walk up to someone and take a picture of them, or kind of place the camera on the table and try to sneak a picture of someone as they’re ordering food or some…
  - 27 Dec 13, 11:00am -
• Buh-Bye From AllThingsD! More Staff Highlights: Fried, Goode and "Everyone Likes Mike" Isaac.

  

  Parting is such sweet sorrow.
  - 27 Dec 13, 10:00am -
• Kids Get New Tablets Over the Holidays? Here’s How to Lock 'Em Down.

  

  After $50 in Angry Birds purchases, I'm now the wiser.
  - 27 Dec 13, 8:00am -
• As AllThingsD Draws to a Close, Here Are Some Staff Highlights -- Part One: Kafka, Hesseldahl, Gannes

  

  How can you miss us if we won't go away?
  - 26 Dec 13, 3:47pm -
• Tech Stocks Hover Near 2013 Highs, Paving Way for 2014 IPOs Like Alibaba, Box and Dropbox

  

  Up is the new up.
  - 26 Dec 13, 1:07pm -
• RapGenius and Google: Tales in Growth Hacking Gone Wrong

  

  A startup gets in hot water with Google's search team. Was it a misstep, or did it just get caught doing what other companies are doing?
  - 26 Dec 13, 12:52pm -
• QuizUp Creator Plain Vanilla Games Raises Another $22 Million
  On top of a $1.2 million seed round, a $2.5 million Series A and then a $2 million extension to that Series A, Plain Vanilla Games has just raised another bundle of money for its mobile trivia game QuizUp: A $22 million Series B, led by Sequoia Capit…
  - 26 Dec 13, 12:40pm -

Fast Company Magazine

• new“Business is not and should not be only about the bottom line”

  

  How e-commerce pioneer Hanzade Doğan Boyner’s doubled down on stakeholder capitalism during the pandemic.Hanzade Doğan Boyner knew the COVID-19 pandemic would be an inflection point for her Hepsiburada, the e-commerce company she founded in Turk…
  - 10 hours ago, 5 Jul 20, 8:14am -
• newThe pandemic is a great time to start a business. Here are 3 things to do now

  

  A startup founder says what matters more than the pandemic is whether your new business is solving pain points relevant to today.Personally, I don’t think there’s ever a “right time” to start a business.Read Full Story
  - 19 hours ago, 5 Jul 20, 12:00am -
• How to watch Macy’s 4th of July fireworks live on NBC without cable

  

  Controversy has surrounded Macy’s annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration in New York City this year.Controversy has surrounded Macy’s annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration in New York City this year.Read Full Story
  - 1 day ago, 4 Jul 20, 7:51am -
• What TikTok teens fooling Trump means for the 2020 election

  

  Though teenagers on TikTok may have tricked the Trump campaign during its recent rally, the same forces on social media could be used to undermine election integrity in November.The lower-than-expected attendance at President Trump’s rally in Tuls…
  - 2 days ago, 4 Jul 20, 5:00am -
• How this software company saw the opportunity—and went remote nearly overnight

  

  While adjusting to the new work-from-home arrangement, monday.com was able to expand its company size by over a quarter since the coronavirus pandemic broke out. Many companies have had to shift to remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensu…
  - 2 days ago, 4 Jul 20, 4:00am -
• In Arizona, Indigenous nations suffer more COVID-19 cases—and more blame

  

  Indigenous people are more likely to be hospitalized or die from COVID-19 than white people, but the notion that Indigenous people are “slower” to respond to COVID-19 is false.In the days before Arizona governor Doug Ducey changed course by urgi…
  - 2 days ago, 4 Jul 20, 2:00am -
• We have a window to create a more racially equitable workplace. Will we take advantage of it?

  

  As the author says, this moment has reminded us of one of the most important components of work: simply feeling safe and looked out for.After months of working from home, some workers say they are ready to get back to the office, though not necessar…
  - 2 days ago, 3 Jul 20, 7:00am -
• Yes, YouTube TV’s price hikes stink. But don’t blame YouTube

  

  TV providers have always been the fall guys for TV networks’ demands. It’s no different in the streaming era. Still, cheaper options could be on their way.The response was all too predictable on Tuesday when YouTube TV announced its biggest pric…
  - 3 days ago, 3 Jul 20, 4:00am -
• This is the right way to challenge someone’s thinking

  

  If you want to share your perspective in a way that gets heard, and acted upon to create positive change, try these three steps.It’s natural to feel angry when someone says or writes something that we find offensive. Lashing out may feel satisfyin…
  - 3 days ago, 3 Jul 20, 4:00am -
• Let’s cancel the 4th of July this year

  

  As America reckons with its shameful past and piteous present, perhaps we should just skip the fireworks and hot dogs of our most patriotic holiday and commit to doing better.Timing is everything.Read Full Story
  - 3 days ago, 3 Jul 20, 3:00am -

Financial Times: Media

• The Zimbabwean romcom and Netflix: ‘Now it’s Africans telling stories’
  Streaming giant focuses on homemade stories as it tries to become a major player on the continent
  - 2 days ago, 3 Jul 20, 3:00pm -
• Banijay boss stands by €2bn bet on Europe’s biggest indie TV producer
  Acquisition of Endemol Shine makes ‘even more sense’ post-pandemic, says Marco Bassetti
  - 3 days ago, 3 Jul 20, 3:06am -
• Further reading
  Dan McCrum; Nathan Tankus; James Jamerson; and much more.
  - 3 days ago, 3 Jul 20, 2:04am -
• Blavatnik-backed Deezer makes Mexico music bet
  Agreement with Grupo Salinas values French-based rival to Spotify at €1.3bn
  - 3 days ago, 2 Jul 20, 11:43am -
• Hong Kong law threatens freedom of information
  Exposing abuses and holding government accountable just became a lot harder
  - 3 days ago, 2 Jul 20, 7:30am -
• Rolling Stones and Ed Sheeran back call to help live music venues
  Stars among over 1,500 artists seeking government support for the ‘R&D wing’ of the British music industry
  - 4 days ago, 1 Jul 20, 7:02pm -
• Facebook wrestles with advertisers’ demands as boycott escalates
  Brands call on social media company to moderate content and open up access to ad metrics
  - 4 days ago, 1 Jul 20, 1:26pm -
• Look closely at the motives of the Facebook boycotters
  With advertising budgets under pressure during the pandemic, it is tempting to be cynical
  - 4 days ago, 1 Jul 20, 10:37am -
• UK competition watchdog ignores calls for online ad sector probe
  Decision met with dismay from publishers and advertisers
  - 4 days ago, 1 Jul 20, 9:24am -
• Advertising boycott puts Facebook to the test
  Greater transparency is needed of the algorithms that control content
  - 5 days ago, 1 Jul 20, 5:00am -

Huffington Post: US Media News

• Trump And COVID-19: Views From HuffPost Readers
  Our editors picked some of your most thought-provoking comments from last week’s top stories.
  - 4 days ago, 1 Jul 20, 12:28pm -
• Fox News Host Ed Henry Fired After Sexual Misconduct Investigation
  The network has had a long history of an alleged culture of sexual misconduct, paying out millions of dollars in settlements.
  - 4 days ago, 1 Jul 20, 11:30am -
• 'A Thousand Cuts' To Democracy: Documentary Looks At The Battle for Press Freedom
  The film chronicles Filipino journalist Maria Ressa's fight to hold those in power accountable.
  - 9 days ago, 26 Jun 20, 7:24pm -
• Reopening During COVID-19: Views From HuffPost Readers
  Our editors have picked some of your most thought-provoking comments from last week’s top stories.
  - 9 days ago, 26 Jun 20, 8:29am -
• Tennessee Newspaper Blasted For Printing Ad Claiming 'Islam' Is Going To Nuke Nashville
  The Tennessean and its parent company, Gannett, fired an advertising manager for approving the full-page, anti-Muslim ad for publication.
  - 14 days ago, 21 Jun 20, 1:56pm -
• COVID-19 And Protests: Views from HuffPost Readers
  Our editors have picked some of your most thought-provoking comments from last week’s top stories.
  - 18 days ago, 17 Jun 20, 11:12am -
• ‘To Say That She’s An Abusive Figure Is An Understatement’: At ABC News, Toxicity Thrives
  Sources say Barbara Fedida, a powerful ABC News executive, has an extensive history of insensitive comments. She's now been placed on administrative leave while the network investigates.
  - 22 days ago, 13 Jun 20, 11:30am -
• Missouri Newspaper Publisher Resigns After Printing Racist Cartoon
  Bill Miller Sr. has stepped down as the Washington Missourian's publisher but is still the paper's owner.
  - 24 days ago, 11 Jun 20, 1:50pm -
• Protesting Racism: Views From HuffPost Readers
  Our editors have picked some of your most thought-provoking comments from last week’s top stories.
  - 26 days ago, 9 Jun 20, 2:46pm -
• Bon Appétit Top Editor Adam Rapoport Resigns After Brownface Photo, Outcry From Staffers
  The publication has long faced controversies surrounding its cultural appropriation of food trends and glaringly white staff.
  - 27 days ago, 8 Jun 20, 7:30pm -

L.A. Times: Entertainment Industry

• The 2021 SAG Awards have been pushed to March due to COVID-19

  

  The 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards will now take place on March 14, 2021. The eligibility period for films and shows has also been extended by two months.
  - 3 days ago, 2 Jul 20, 2:11pm -
• Josh Gad sees farcical space comedy 'Avenue 5' unintentionally play out in real life

  

  The actor also cocreated and stars in the animated musical "Central Park," and delights in bringing his fave film casts together on "Reunited Apart."
  - 3 days ago, 2 Jul 20, 11:00am -
• These composers are likely to score big with Emmy voters

  

  Ludwig Goransson, Nicholas Britell and others jump from film scores to television, and the Emmys are better for it
  - 3 days ago, 2 Jul 20, 10:00am -
• 'Visible: Out on Television' stands as a celebration, reminder the work is not done

  

  Filmmaker Ryan White chronicles the history and representations of LGBTQ people over some 50 years of television
  - 3 days ago, 2 Jul 20, 9:30am -
• Naomi Campbell doesn't hold back on 'Making the Cut' — for good and bad

  

  As a judge on the fashion design competition series, Naomi Campbell's sometimes rough honesty is meant to guide contestants.
  - 3 days ago, 2 Jul 20, 9:00am -
• Creativity runs wild with the costumes on 'The Masked Singer'

  

  Under utmost secrecy and with limited time, costume designer Marina Toybina brings forth, lions and tigers and swans, oh my.
  - 4 days ago, 1 Jul 20, 10:00am -
• 'Cheer' filmmakers get in the mix to document the interior grit of an elite squad

  

  With a focus on personal stories, director Greg Whiteley calls the visual style of his Netflix documentary 'Cheer' 'simultaneously aggressive and poetic.'
  - 4 days ago, 1 Jul 20, 9:30am -
• Emmys 2020 predictions and analysis: It's time Trevor Noah takes home a trophy

  

  What's up and what's down: Emmy predictions for variety talk, sketch shows and movies made for television.
  - 4 days ago, 1 Jul 20, 9:00am -
• Top television stars gather in conversation. Here's how to watch

  

  Beginning tonight, conversations among top drama and comedy actors, along with the folks behind Emmy-contending series, will air on Spectrum News 1.
  - 4 days ago, 1 Jul 20, 8:00am -
• Film academy reaches 2020 diversity goals established after #OscarsSoWhite

  

  Further boosting its diversity, the film academy invited 819 new members Tuesday, including Awkwafina, Olivia Wilde, Lakeith Stanfield and Cynthia Erivo.
  - 5 days ago, 30 Jun 20, 5:00pm -

London Evening Standard: Media

• Evening Standard appoints Laura Weir chief creative officer and Oliver Poole executive editor

  

  The Evening Standard has appointed Laura Weir chief creative officer and Oliver Poole executive editor.
  - 18 days ago, 17 Jun 20, 10:02am -
• BBC London to lose 10 per cent of staff as part of £125 million coronavirus jobs cull

  

  The BBC said it was having to make £125m of savings this financial year as a result of coronavirus
  - 18 days ago, 17 Jun 20, 8:47am -
• Emily Sheffield appointed as new editor of the Evening Standard

  

  Emily Sheffield has been appointed as the new editor of the Evening Standard, replacing George Osborne, who becomes the title's editor-in-chief.
  - 23 days ago, 12 Jun 20, 10:58am -
• Evening Standard appoints Charles Yardley as its new chief executive officer

  

  Evening Standard proprietor Evgeny Lebedev says: 'We are delighted to have Charles join the Evening Standard at a crucial time for the business, and our capital city.'
  - 32 days ago, 3 Jun 20, 6:59am -

Media Week News

npr: Media

• Black Journalists Weigh In On A Newsroom Reckoning

  

  NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with three Black journalists about the internal reckoning underway in newsrooms across the country and the push to better represent Black voices on staff and in news coverage.
  - 3 days ago, 2 Jul 20, 4:04pm -
• Fox News Host Newly Fired For Sexual Misconduct Had Prompted Earlier Warning

  

  Fox News fired Ed Henry after an investigation into "willful sexual misconduct in the workplace." In 2017, a colleague had warned against raising Henry's profile amid the network's effort to reform.
  - 4 days ago, 1 Jul 20, 3:50pm -
• Russia Reportedly Offered Bounties To Taliban To Kill U.S. Troops

  

  NPR's Noel King talks to Washington Post national security reporter Ellen Nakashima about bounties the Russian government is reported to have offered the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.
  - 7 days ago, 29 Jun 20, 5:02am -
• L.A. Times To Settle Suit Over Race and Gender Bias, As Editor Promises Change

  

  On Wednesday LA Times Executive Editor Norman Pearlstine pledged greater diversity and sensitivity. Yet in court, LA Times journalists allege longstanding bias against Blacks, Hispanics and women.
  - 11 days ago, 25 Jun 20, 4:22am -
• Citing A Breached 'Firewall,' Media Leaders Sue U.S. Official Over Firings

  

  The new CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media Michael Pack has been sued for firing leaders of international broadcasters funded by the government. They claim their dismissals broke the law.
  - 12 days ago, 24 Jun 20, 3:27am -
• AMC Theatres Will Now Require Guests To Wear Masks When It Reopens

  

  After an outcry, the multiplex chain said it will require face coverings for guests in all of its theaters reopening in July. Earlier plans mandated masks only for staff and where laws required them.
  - 16 days ago, 19 Jun 20, 5:46pm -
• 'New York Times', 'Washington Post' Promise Major Changes To Move Forward On Race

  

  The Post announces more than a dozen new jobs involving race and the Times says it will devise a strategy to better hire, develop, support and promote people, particularly people of color.
  - 17 days ago, 18 Jun 20, 8:23pm -
• Trump's New Foreign Broadcasting CEO Fires News Chiefs, Raising Fears Of Meddling

  

  On Wednesday, President Trump's new appointee as CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media dismissed the directors of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia and other government outlets.
  - 18 days ago, 18 Jun 20, 5:52am -
• Top Executives At VOA Resign As Trump Ally Prepares To Take Over

  

  Voice of America Director Amanda Bennett and her deputy are stepping down after Senate confirmation of conservative filmmaker Michael Pack to lead the international broadcaster's parent agency.
  - 20 days ago, 16 Jun 20, 3:35am -
• Philippine Journalist Maria Ressa Found Guilty Of Cyber Libel

  

  The renowned Philippine journalist Maria Ressa has been convicted of cyber libel in Manila for an online article from 2012. Critics say the president has intentions to inhibit free press.
  - 20 days ago, 15 Jun 20, 4:13pm -

NYMag: Media

• A Year of Revolutions

  

  What the Times noticed, and missed.
  - 21 Oct 14, 9:00am -
• Here, Let Ezra Explain

  

  What is D.C.’s most famous young policy wonk doing leaving the Washington Post? Trying to start a news organization he thinks could one day eclipse it.
  - 2 Feb 14, 9:21pm -
• “Most Well-Known and Beloved Chinese Role Model”

  

  Philanthropist, demolition kingpin, and wannabe media mogul Chen Guangbiao’s quixotic quest for the New York Times.
  - 28 Jan 14, 12:27pm -
• Stop Beating a Dead Fox

  

  The conservative news channel’s only real power is in riling up liberals, who by this point should know better.
  - 27 Jan 14, 12:21pm -
• The Devil Models Prada

  

  There’s nothing a glossy magazine likes better than an equally glossy celebrity lending her hand to the editorial process.
  - 26 Jan 14, 8:04pm -
• Old Tricks

  

  Files from the beginning of the Ailes era.
  - 26 Jan 14, 7:58pm -
• Citizen Ailes

  

  When the head of Fox News moved to Garrison, New York, he bought a little newspaper and tried to instill his own brand of American values.
  - 9 Jan 14, 9:25am -
• 16. Because Peter Kaplan Was the Narrator of the City

  

  Peter Kaplan, who was editor of the New York Observer from 1994 until 2009, died last month.
  - 15 Dec 13, 8:10pm -
• Post Mortem

  

  A (somewhat premature) newspaper autopsy.
  - 16 Oct 13, 3:03pm -
• 154 Minutes With Graydon Carter

  

  Morning coffee at home on Vanity Fair’s centennial.
  - 15 Oct 13, 12:43pm -

PBS: Media

• PBS NewsHour Podcasts and RSS Feeds
  This PBS NewsHour feed has been retired. You may be interested in other podcasts and feeds on our subscriptions page.PBS NewsHour
  - 12 Mar 14, 4:19pm -

The Economist: Media

• Bello: Why Latin America has no serious separatist movements
  Print section Print Rubric:  Explaining the absence of separatism in Latin America Print Headline:  Why no Catalonias?…
  - 23 Nov 17, 10:52am -
• Rupert stops the presses: The last media mogul stuns his industry with talk of selling
  Print section Print Rubric:  In signalling that he may sell a lot of 21st Century Fox, is Rupert Murdoch rolling over or regrouping? Print Headline: …
  - 23 Nov 17, 10:52am -
• Held to ransom: Why has Iran imprisoned Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe?
  Print section Print Rubric:  What lies behind Iran’s imprisonment of a British citizen? Print Headline:  Held to ransom…
  - 16 Nov 17, 10:58am -
• It’s complicated: Publishers are wary of Facebook and Google but must work with them
  Print section Print Rubric:  Publishers are wary of Facebook and Google’s heft, but have no choice but to work with them. The second in our series on the future of journalism…
  - 9 Nov 17, 10:48am -
• Dropped connection: Trouble for the AT&T-Time Warner deal
  Print section Print Rubric:  As media giants look to consolidate, the climate for mergers gets chillier Print Headline:  Dropped con…
  - 9 Nov 17, 10:48am -
• The Fourth Estate: A randomised trial shows that the power of the press is real
  Print section Print Rubric:  A randomised trial shows that the power of the press is real Print Headline:  Hold the front page!…
  - 8 Nov 17, 4:48pm -
• Restless soul: Joseph Conrad, the first novelist of globalisation
  Print section Print Rubric:  The first novelist of globalisation Print Headline:  Restless soul Print Fly…
  - 2 Nov 17, 11:51am -
• Insta iambs: Rupi Kaur reinvents poetry for the social-media generation
  Main image:  RUPI KAUR made her name on Instagram by attacking Instagram, a fitting ascent for the provocative 24-year-old poet who releases her short verses onto the slippery, react…
  - 1 Nov 17, 11:26am -
• Funnel vision: How leading American newspapers got people to pay for news
  Print section Print Rubric:  The first in a three-part series on journalism’s future examines how leading American newspapers got readers to pay for news in the internet era…
  - 26 Oct 17, 10:47am -
• Page-turners: As big magazines lose readers, home-made “zines” are springing up
  Print section Print Rubric:  As famous titles lose readers, home-made efforts are springing up Print Headline:  Page-turners…
  - 12 Oct 17, 10:51am -

WSJ: Media & Marketing

• newTrump at Mount Rushmore
  Progressives deride his defense of America’s founding principles.
  - 3 hours ago, 5 Jul 20, 3:55pm -
• newJoe Biden Bows to the Teachers Unions
  ‘You’ll have an NEA member in the White House,’ he says.
  - 3 hours ago, 5 Jul 20, 3:52pm -
• newAll That Glitters Isn't Maduro's Gold
  The dictator wants $1 billion in bullion, but a U.K. judge says no.
  - 3 hours ago, 5 Jul 20, 3:50pm -
• newCampus Culture Seizes the Streets
  Taxpayers, parents and donors need to save higher education from activists who claim to be scholars.
  - 4 hours ago, 5 Jul 20, 2:30pm -
• newMilitary Families Need Portable Special Ed
  Service members move too often to start the process from scratch every time.
  - 4 hours ago, 5 Jul 20, 2:29pm -
• newMy Father the Car Radio
  I’m giving my kids a musical education via strategic intrusions into their playlists.
  - 4 hours ago, 5 Jul 20, 2:28pm -
• newAMLO's 'Hugs' Won't End Mexican Mayhem
  The drug war created the crime problem. The president is making it worse.
  - 4 hours ago, 5 Jul 20, 2:26pm -
• newCancer Screening Leaps Forward
  Innovation sneaks up on us: There’s a new DNA test that detects more illnesses, earlier.
  - 4 hours ago, 5 Jul 20, 2:26pm -
• newAntibodies Can Be the Bridge to a Vaccine
  Drugs that mimic an immune response are in development, but it’s time to ramp up manufacturing.
  - 5 hours ago, 5 Jul 20, 1:22pm -
• newAn Old-Fashioned Fourth in the Black Hills
  Most came to Mount Rushmore for picnics and fireworks, not protest.
  - 5 hours ago, 5 Jul 20, 1:21pm -

Newser: Media

• newThe 2024 Buzz Has Started— for a Surprising Name

  

  The 2020 election is still months away, but it's evidently not too early to start the speculation about 2024. And in this case, the speculation centers on Tucker Carlson of Fox News, who is the subject of multiple stories—most notably at Politico a…
  - 7 hours ago, 5 Jul 20, 11:20am -
• newNewspaper Equates Mask Mandate With Holocaust

  

  A weekly Kansas newspaper whose publisher is a county Republican Party chairman posted a cartoon likening the Democratic governor's order requiring people to wear masks in public to the roundup and murder of millions of Jews during the Holocaust. The…
  - 10 hours ago, 5 Jul 20, 8:47am -
• Hugh Downs, a Fixture of American TV, Is Dead

  

  He may be best known for hosting 20/20 for years with Barbara Walters, but Hugh Downs had a long career in TV broadcasting beyond that. The iconic figure has died at age 99 at his Arizona home, reports azfamily.com . A spokesperson for the family mad…
  - 3 days ago, 2 Jul 20, 2:19pm -
• MythBusters' Adam Savage Is Hit by a Major Accusation

  

  Mythbusters co-host Adam Savage is facing a terrible accusation—and from his sister, no less. Miranda Pacchiana filed a lawsuit Tuesday in New York state accusing her brother of "repeatedly" sexually abusing her as a child, USA Today reports. Accor…
  - 4 days ago, 1 Jul 20, 6:27pm -
• Fox Anchor Out Amid Sexual Misconduct Accusations

  

  Fox News chief national correspondent Ed Henry is out of a job following an investigation into sexual misconduct claims. The America's Newsroom co-anchor was suspended Thursday after the network "received a complaint ... from a former employee's atto…
  - 4 days ago, 1 Jul 20, 11:40am -