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Shepard Smith resigns from Fox News

Shepard Smith, one of Fox News’ leading anchors and a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, will step down from the network, effective immediately, the network announced Friday. ...

Gawker.com, the brash internet mainstay, closing

Is Hulk Hogan to blame for the site’s demise?

Analysis: Hogan's KO could chill the media, experts say

On its face, it was just a salacious tabloid story about a fading celebrity, a feisty gossip site and a murky sex tape. But former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan’s $115 million legal bod...

Diane Rehm, an NPR staple, eyes retirement

WASHINGTON – Diane Rehm, the host of one of public radio’s longest-running and most popular news discussion programs, will retire next year, ending nearly 40 years on the air, according to p...

NPR is graying, and public radio is worried about it

WASHINGTON – As NPR came of age in the 1980s, its audience matured with it. Three decades later, that is starting to look like a problem. Many of the listeners who grew up with NP...

NBC suspends Brian Williams for 6 months without pay

NBC said Tuesday night that it is suspending Brian Williams as its lead anchor for six months as a result of a burgeoning scandal involving exaggerated statements he has made about his repor...

Does public radio sound too ‘white’? NPR itself tries to find the answer

WASHINGTON – It’s a question sometimes whispered but never boldly confronted: Does NPR, and public radio in general, sound too “white”? NPR itself suggested Thursday that the answ...

News media reacted slowly to Ebola crisis

On June 3, the international humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders issued a news release with a stark headline: “Resurgence of Epidemic Ebola in West Africa.” A day later, the Wo...

Media goes overtime on Ebola coverage, but not necessarily overboard

WASHINGTON – There’s a potentially deadly disease afoot in America, with no known cure and terrifying consequences for those infected. Ebola? Well, yes, but another bug has had fa...