Zimmerman Verdict Drew 10 Million to Cable TV News

Preliminary ratings show that from 10 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Fox News and CNN each attracted more than three million viewers, and MSNBC had about 1.3 million.

    

Egypt’s New Leaders Press Media to Muzzle Dissent

The authorities shuttered some television stations, and the tone of some state news media also seemed to shift, to reflect the interests of those now in charge.

    

Megyn Kelly to Get Prime-Time Slot on Fox News

Fox News dominates in total audience, but among younger viewers its lead is slipping. The arrival of Ms. Kelly, after a maternity leave, could help.

    

CNN to Revive ‘Crossfire,’ Home for Political Clamor

Canceled in 2005 amid complaints that it was debasing political debate, the show that pits a liberal against a conservative is set to return in the fall.

    

CNN Media Critic Going to Fox

After 15 years as the host of “Reliable Sources,” Howard Kurtz will host a similar show for Fox News.

    

Debut of ‘New Day’ Fails to Increase CNN’s Morning Audience

On its first day, the audience for the revamped show was smaller than that for the previous show.

    

Media Decoder: Kelly Wallace to Return to CNN

Ms. Wallace will be a digital correspondent, working primarily for CNN.com and appearing regularly on television.

    

May’s News Lifts CNN and Fox, but Sinks MSNBC

The freeing of three women in Cleveland and the Oklahoma tornado brought viewers to only two of the three main cable news channels.

    

Helicopters Bring Viewers Vivid Images of Tornado

Daylight and a hovering helicopter allowed cable news channels to bring startling images of the mile-wide tornado in Oklahoma to viewers on Monday.

    

CNN Gets a Ratings Boost From Boston

The coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings increased average total viewership of CNN in April by 80 percent compared with last April.

    

CNN Scores High Ratings in Boston Manhunt Coverage

Despite critical reviews of its reporting after the Boston bombing, CNN attracted one of its biggest audiences in a decade to its reporting on Friday.

    

The Media Equation: In Boston, CNN Stumbles in Rush to Break News

When big news breaks, a common impulse is to turn to CNN, but the network suffers from self-inflicted damage.

    

The F.B.I. Criticizes the News Media After Several Mistaken Reports of an Arrest

The agency said such unverified reporting, from which many news outlets later retreated, could have “unintended consequences” for its investigation.

    

Viewers Flock to TV News After Boston Blasts

An NBC special report drew the most viewers, but all cable news channels reported a spike in audiences.

    

Jeff Zucker at CNN Hires Michael Bass, a Deputy From His NBC Past

Michael Bass, a longtime deputy of Jeff Zucker’s dating from their days at “Today,” left Katie Couric’s syndicated talk show to be a senior vice president at CNN.

    

Media Decoder Blog: Al Jazeera Hires First Anchor for New U.S. Channel

Ali Velshi, currently the chief business correspondent and an anchor for CNN, will host a half-hour business program on Al Jazeera America.

Media Decoder Blog: The Breakfast Meeting: Awkwardness at NBC, and Barbara Walters’ Retirement

NBC has yet to learn how to handle successions gracefully, Barbara Walters will retire in 2014, and Christopher Cuomo and Kate Bolduan will host a new CNN morning show.

Call to Cooper of CNN Hints at a Shift for ‘Today’

An NBC executive is said to have asked Anderson Cooper if he would consider taking Matt Lauer’s job as co-host on the “Today” show, which has slumped in the ratings.

Media Decoder Blog: Recapping episode six of “House of Cards” with a detour through Austin.

As soon as someone at SxSW found out I was from D.C.,, the first question they invariably asked was, “Do you watch ‘House of Cards?’”

Media Decoder Blog: Sanjay Gupta to Join Health Web Site

EverydayHealth.com will announce on Thursday that Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the chief medical correspondent for CNN and a contributor to “60 Minutes,” will join the site.