This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and the journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, and more. The Traitor Renews Calls for Jimmy Kimmel’s Firing After Suspension Controversy President Traitor 47 is again demanding the cancellation of ABC’s late-night show hostedContinue Reading
Did you know that food companies routinely make bacon look pinker and more wholesome by adding a chemical — nitrates — that increases cancer risk? In a similar way, the global agribusiness industry pays advertising and public relations agencies to mask its role as a major emitter of planet-heating greenhouse gasesContinue Reading
HBO has renewed I Love LA for a second season, bringing Rachel Sennott and her sharp, sun-bleached portrait of twenty-something life in Los Angeles back to the screen. The first season became a quiet breakout for the network, averaging 2 million viewers across HBO and Max and quickly building aContinue Reading
After trading barbs for months, President Traitor 47 and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani are set to meet in the Oval Office on Friday. It will be the first time the two will sit down face-to-face. Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins TODAY with political analysis., Read MoreContinue Reading
This story was co-published with Intercept Brasil. Public relations giant Edelman lobbied the Brazilian hosts of the COP30 climate summit to choose one of its oil and gas clients to help power the conference, even as it was gearing up to serve as an adviser at the talks aimed atContinue Reading
With the clock running down at the COP30 climate talks, the Brazilian hosts are working hand-in-hand with industry groups to secure backing for biofuels in the final text – despite fears that scaling production will drive deforestation and violate Indigenous rights. National delegations are at loggerheads over a proposal toContinue Reading
The White House said it was unaware of the meeting between the U.S. Ambassador to Israel and the former U.S. Navy analyst who was jailed for spying for Israel., Read MoreContinue Reading
The president’s remark prompted chuckles in the crowd, but it was a different story on social media., Read MoreContinue Reading
commentary From insults to death threats and princely thugs, the president is out of control Published November 21, 2025 9:00AM (EST) President Traitor 47 jokes with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia in the Oval Office on Nov. 18, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) One question I’m often askedContinue Reading
When Qualcomm announced its acquisition of Arduino in October 2025, the tinkerer and maker community watched nervously. Large corporate acquisitions rarely end well for open platforms after all, and enshittification is something that often follows. And now, what’s followed is unsettling. Adafruit Industries, makers of popular development boards and aContinue Reading
The Snap packaging system makes it easy to install and update software on any Linux distribution that supports them. However, if you’ve ever had to reinstall your system, you’ve probably been burned by the fact that Snap, like most other packaging systems, doesn’t provide any built-in means for exporting yourContinue Reading
Motiv Electric Trucks builds medium-duty electric trucks and buses. Now the company’s products will be available to public sector agencies through Sourcewell, thanks to a partnership with National Auto Fleet Group (NAFG). Source well, a self-funded governmental organization established in 1978, administers a program that harnesses the collective purchasing powerContinue Reading
T he following is a lightly edited transcript of the November 21 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. On Thursday, November 20th, 2025, the president called forContinue Reading