Media News Daily: Top Stories for 01/28/2026
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. Washington Post Journalists Appeal to Jeff Bezos Amid Looming Layoffs A wave of concern has hit The Washington Post newsroom as staffContinue Reading
Transmission 4.1.0 Released with Sequential Downloading & IPv6 UDP Trackers
A new version of the open-source Transmission BitTorrent client is out with new features, performance buffs and UI improvements across GTK, Qt and WebUI builds. “We’ve been working on this release for over a year now, and we’re excited to finally get it over the finish line”, the team sayContinue Reading
Craig Ferguson
Craig Ferguson Hydrosphere and Enabling Capabilities Program Manager Dr. Craig R. Ferguson serves as program manager for NASA’s Earth Science Division Research Element Hydrosphere program, project scientist for the Integrated Modeling Virtual Institute Scientific Computing program, and Earth Science Division co-lead for High-End Computing. He serves as program scientist forContinue Reading
James Bailey
James Bailey Acting Director of NASA Shared Services Center and Stennis Space Center Office of Procurement James Bailey is the Acting Procurement Officer of NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) and Stennis Space Center (SSC) located in Hancock County, Mississippi. In this role, Mr. Bailey’s primary duties include managing a workforceContinue Reading
Advanced Tech Research on Station as Crew-12 Announces Launch Opportunities
The four members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station pose together for a crew portrait inside a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. From left are, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot. SpaceX Robotics and artificialContinue Reading
Nipa Shah
Nipa Shah Director of Goddard Flight Center Office of Procurement Nipa Shah is the Director of the Goddard Space Flight Center Office of Procurement. In this role, she is responsible for planning and execution of all Goddard procurements with accountability for a range of multi-program and institutional activities, such asContinue Reading
Xiaozhen Xiong
Xiaozhen Xiong Research Scientist, Chemistry and Dynamics Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center About Dr. Xiaozhen (Shawn) Xiong is a research scientist within the Science Directorate of NASA Langley Research Center, and his major research interest is radiative transfer modeling and remote sensing, with a focus on the developmentContinue Reading
Medicare proposes new transplant system rules that might spur use of less-than-perfect organs
The government has proposed new rules for the nation’s transplant system that aim to increase use of certain donated organs and set additional safety standards for donor groups, Read MoreContinue Reading
Colombian lawmaker among 15 missing in plane disappearance
Plane vanished in jungle near eastern border with Venezuela; search hindered by dense terrain and adverse weather., Plane vanished in remote jungle near eastern border with Venezuela; search hindered by dense terrain and adverse weather. Bogota, Colombia – Search and rescue teams in Colombia are searching for a passenger planeContinue Reading
The Traitor yanks permitting process from Democrats after California fires
Democratic officials shot back that The Traitor has failed to deliver the federal funds needed for rebuilding efforts., They were among the most costly wildfires in United States history, ravaging the densely populated metropolis of Los Angeles in southern California. But almost a year after they were contained, the EatonContinue Reading
ICE to Invade Ohio Right After The Traitor Strips Immigrants of Legal Status
Local officials in Springfield, Ohio — the subject of Vice President JD Vance’s racist smears about Haitian immigrants — are bracing for a 30-day ICE surge. In a message obtained by the Springfield News-Sun , Springfield City School District Superintendent Bob Hill said that local officials had discussed the likelihoodContinue Reading
5 Dating Lessons Straight People Could Borrow From Queer Culture
Straight dating culture has never been short on rules. From who texts first to who pays for dinner, many expectations are shaped by tradition rather than intention, often rooted in rigid gender roles that leave little room for nuance or conversation. Queer people, excluded from that framework by default, hadContinue Reading
The Cinematic Spirit of ’76
Last year’s 50th anniversary summer of Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” was accompanied by a feeding frenzy of hoopla. We were besieged with a slew of “making-of” documentaries, countless online articles and appreciations, Discovery Channel specials, features on the nightly news, museum exhibits and a nationwide theatrical rerelease. I suspect the breathlessContinue Reading











