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Tribune renews Fox agreements as deal with Sinclair continues to unravel
Tribune said it had reached a deal to continue allowing some stations to serve as Fox affiliates; meanwhile its proposed merger with Sinclair appears more and more unlikely.
NRA may be forced to close NRA TV due to lack of insurance
The National Rifle Association says NRA TV may have to go off the air because the group has been unable to secure media liability coverage.
Lawsuits filed against Sinclair, Tribune as Justice Department probes collusion
Sinclair and Tribune have been hit with a series of lawsuits as the Department of Justice continues to probe whether the companies illegally colluded over advertisement rates.
CBS Radio, Entercom stations pulled from TuneIn platform
Entercom has pulled more than 200 stations from the TuneIn radio platform in a push to drive more listeners toward its Radio.com service.
Anchor at San Francisco Fox station warns against media leaks
Pam Cook, the veteran news anchor at KTVU, has criticized colleagues for leaking information to blogger Rich Lieberman over a controversial photo that triggered local protests.
Journalists rally around intern who leveraged wildfire tragedy to drive subscriptions
Utah student and East Bay Times journalism intern Alison Berg has been criticized for using the Carr Fire to gleefully push for paid subscriptions.
Opinion: Mike Shumann’s mea culpa over jacket theft raises more questions than answers
Mike Shumann wants you to know the whole Warriors jacket theft was all one big misunderstanding. But his statement just raises more questions.
New York DJ quits Pacifica station over hiring of Leonard Lopate
Jay Smooth, a programmer at WBAI in New York, has quit over the station's decision to hire Leonard Lopate from WNYC.
Sinclair lied about divesting stations under Tribune merger plan, FCC says
Sinclair misled the FCC when it proposed divesting certain stations, including Chicago's WGN, under a proposed merger plan with Tribune Media, the FCC said.
First Amendment advocates cry foul after judge orders LA Times to delete portions of article
A federal judge over the weekend issued an edict to the Los Angeles Times newspaper ordering the news outlet to delete portions of an article that were sourced to court records in the public domain.
FCC boss has “concerns” over Sinclair-Tribune merger
The head of the FCC charged Sinclair with attempting to circumvent the law in its plan to divest certain stations as part of its mega-merger with Tribune Media.
Sinclair says Tribune merger needed because of Instagram
Sinclair Broadcasting cited a new feature rolled out by Instagram as leverage for its proposed multi-billion dollar merger with Tribune Media.