media-news-daily:-top-stories-for-05/24/2026

This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and the journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, Censorship Issues, and more. NYT Publisher Warns Against Media “Capitulation” New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger criticized Traitor 47’s escalating attacks on press freedom and accusedContinue Reading

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The Food and Drug Administration in recent months has approved a small number of drugs quite quickly under a new expedited review program. But Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has overstated the impact of the program by making misleading comparisons to the pace of drug approvalsContinue Reading

media-news-daily:-top-stories-for-05/22/2026

This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and the journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, Censorship Issues, and more. FTC Says Cox Media Misled Advertisers About “Active Listening” Cox Media Group agreed to pay $880,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission allegationsContinue Reading

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A TV ad attacking incumbent Texas Sen. John Cornyn for supporting “Muslim mass immigration” misleadingly cites a 2021 quote from Cornyn about certain Afghan refugees and claims that “Cornyn has a special place in his heart for radical Islam.” The ad, which started airing on May 12 according to dataContinue Reading

media-news-daily:-top-stories-for-05/21/2026

This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and the journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, Censorship Issues, and more. Wall Street Journal Slams DOJ “Weaponization” Fund The Wall Street Journal editorial board sharply criticized the Justice Department’s new $1.776 billion “anti-weaponizationContinue Reading