media-news-daily:-top-stories-for-04/16/2026

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. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sold to Nonprofit, Shutdown Averted The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will remain in operation after its parent company, Block Communications Inc., soldContinue Reading

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On February 4, 2026, The Washington Post ’s Ukraine correspondent, Lizzie Johnson, announced on X that she had been laid off, via email, “in the middle of a warzone” —left behind in Kyiv by a ruthless wave of layoffs at the Jeff Bezos–owned paper. Johnson’s stranding at the imperiled fringesContinue Reading

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Videos of men “training” to assault women who reject them have gone viral in Brazil and have been linked to at least one knife attack already. For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher SpracheContinue Reading

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Prosthetic limbs are in scarce supply for Gaza’s nearly 5,000 war amputees — a quarter of whom are children — because of Israeli restrictions on materials like plaster of Paris. #Gaza #Conflict #prosthetics #israel #News #Reuters #Newsfeed Read the story here: https://reut.rs/41C1Mg8 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latestContinue Reading