Editor & Publisher (E&P) Magazine

• Pete Hegseth again uses Iran war update to tear into media • Newsmax executive named as Voice of America’s deputy • State AGs sue to block Nexstar-Tegna merger • And more ... editorandpublisher.com/stories/heres-…

• The stubborn billionaire behind the L.A. Times’ revamp • Trump loses latest appellate step in his ‘Big Lie’ lawsuit against CNN • Medill awards funding to Chicago local media organizations • And more ... editorandpublisher.com/stories/heres-…

• David Zaslav payout for WBD-Paramount merger unveiled • CBS News 24/7 members hold bicoastal walkouts • How Hearst is modernizing newsroom and revenue operations • And more ... editorandpublisher.com/stories/heres-…

• Trump backs FCC chief’s threat to broadcasters, criticizing Iran war coverage • Arkansas public television commission pauses state plan to break off from PBS • How Jeff Bezos upended The Washington Post • And more ... editorandpublisher.com/stories/heres-…

• DISH drops 226 Gray Media stations in escalating retransmission fight • New Mexico governor signs legislation that provides tax credits to local newspapers • Pentagon bars press photographers over ‘unflattering’ Hegseth photos • And more ... editorandpublisher.com/stories/heres-…

• A new chapter for the Palisadian-Post: New owners announce plans to reimagine historic local news outlet • Politics newsletter makes nearly $4 million in subscriptions despite giving most content away • And more ... editorandpublisher.com/stories/heres-…

• Judge voids mass layoffs at Voice of America • Inside the legal defense of Georgia Fort and Don Lemon • HuffPost launches ‘Voices of Disabled People’ as first national news section devoted entirely to disability coverage • And more ... editorandpublisher.com/stories/heres-…

• Axel Springer strikes $770 million deal for U.K.’s Daily Telegraph • Paramount CEO David Ellison says CNN’s editorial independence ‘will be maintained’ • Without warrant, ICE arrests Nashville reporter • And more ... editorandpublisher.com/stories/heres-…

• Scripps to purchase WTVQ in Lexington, Kentucky, for $15.8 million • RCFP expands free legal support to local newsrooms in Gulf states and upper Midwest • I.C. Murrell named editor of Pine Bluff Commercial • And more ... editorandpublisher.com/stories/heres-…

• News Corp, Meta in AI content licensing deal worth up to $50 million a year • Gayle King signs new deal with CBS News • World-Herald to close downtown Omaha printing press, outsource production • And more ... editorandpublisher.com/stories/heres-…

• When the media covers war, every other topic fades • Fitch downgrades Paramount after Warner Bros. deal announced • Trump says he’ll attend White House correspondents’ dinner • Traci Gallin named publisher of The Huntsville Item • And more ... editorandpublisher.com/stories/heres-…

• CherryRoad Media acquires The Claxton Enterprise • FCC hands historic regulatory victory to African-American TV station owner • Delivering the news together in Western Australia since 1985 — a Guinness World Record • And more ... editorandpublisher.com/stories/heres-…

• For CNN, a change in ownership means a suddenly uncertain future • Scripps to reacquire 23 ION stations • New Mexico legislation would give local newspapers, broadcasters and online outlets tax credits • And more ... editorandpublisher.com/stories/heres-…

• Washington Post losses topped $100 million in 2025 • Warner Bros. Discovery revenue declines as Netflix, Paramount vie for deal • FCC launches inquiry into broadcast sports rights • And more ... editorandpublisher.com/stories/heres-…

• Record 129 press members killed in 2025 • Ukraine’s young journalists investigate through the war’s most brutal winter • Paramount’s newest bid could open door to beating Netflix deal, Warner says • And more ... editorandpublisher.com/stories/heres-…

• Warner receives revised bid from Paramount • Blizzard prompts Boston Globe management to call off printing paper for first time in 153 years • Nonprofit coalition asks courts to prevent coercive federal investigation tactics • And more ... editorandpublisher.com/stories/heres-…

• US Supreme Court refuses to hear Las Vegas Sun appeal, upholding RJ victory in JOA dispute • Trump demands Netflix oust Susan Rice from board • Meta rakes it in, yet still borrows billions for AI • And more ... editorandpublisher.com/stories/heres-…

• News/Media Alliance applauds Supreme Court decision overruling IEPPA tariffs • New study reveals how to keep readers’ attention in digital age • Lessons in subscription strategy from The Atlantic • And more ... editorandpublisher.com/stories/heres-…

• Stephen Colbert uses his show to roast CBS in feud over FCC rules • Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in watershed social media trial • Deadline extended to Feb. 20: CFINR National Journalism Awards • And more ... editorandpublisher.com/stories/heres-…

• Colbert slams CBS for canning interview with Trump critic • Anderson Cooper says he’s exiting from ‘60 Minutes,’ but staying with CNN • Warner reopens talks with Paramount after sweetened offer • And more ... editorandpublisher.com/stories/heres-…