If you’ve logged onto TikTok within the past week (haven’t we all?), you’ve probably seen the latest #goodbyetiktok and #savetiktok content as users stateside prepare for the very real possibility that the nationwide ban on the app will go into effect on January 19. As we anxiously await the Supreme Court’s decision on TikTok’s fate,…
President-elect Donald Trump has big plans for the first 100 days of his administration–and so does MSNBC. With one week to go until Trump’s second inauguration, the network has unveiled an ambitious array of programming set to run from January to April. And much of it is aimed squarely at MSNBC’s core demo: progressive viewers…
There may be a new kid on the news media block. Variety reports that Amazon is exploring investments in more original news programming on its Prime Video platform. Those discussions follow the streaming giant’s first-ever newscast Election Night Live with Brian Williams, which streamed globally on Nov. 5, 2024. An Amazon spokesperson declined to comment…
In a move seen by some as an olive branch to President-elect Donald Trump, Meta said Tuesday that it will scrap the third-party fact-checking program that has been in place since 2016 in the U.S. in favor of a Community Notes initiative, resembling that used on X (formerly Twitter). Joel Kaplan–who was promoted to chief…
President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election was officially certified by Congress earlier today. Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the joint session, which all the major news networks covered live. In a joint session of Congress, Vice President Kamala Harris begins the process of certifying Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential election win. More: https://t.co/Vja2O6eAQ9…
This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for 2024. The cable news networks will be pleased with their overall performance during the just concluded year as they posted better numbers compared to 2023. The highlight–and ratings driver–of the year was the presidential contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and President-elect Donald…
No story permeated American life more in 2024 than the presidential election. Now that the election is over, 28% of ADWEEK readers said the outcome has changed their company’s marketing strategy. During the run-up to the election, some advertisers wanted nothing to do with the divisive headlines and contentious social content that often accompanied it….
By the Book is a feature series where journalists discuss their works of fiction and non-fiction. The traditionally slow end-of-year news cycle recently received a jolt when residents of New York and New Jersey reported mysterious drone sightings in the skies over both states. While state and federal government officials have said that there’s no…
Pro tip for Ronny Chieng fans–if you meet him in person, don’t say that you only get your news from The Daily Show… even if that happens to be true. “I wouldn’t like that,” the senior correspondent for Comedy Central’s longtime satirical newscast tells TVNewser when asked how he’d feel about being someone’s sole news…
George Stephanopoulos has signed a new contract with ABC News days after the network made the controversial decision to settle a defamation suit with President-elect Donald Trump. The veteran journalist will continue to co-host Good Morning America and anchor his Sunday morning show This Week With George Stephanopoulos. An ABC News spokesperson confirmed to TVNewser…
ABC News is facing a storm of criticism after announcing that it would pay $15 million to settle a defamation suit with President-elect Donald Trump that involved its anchor George Stephanopoulos. The network disclosed the settlement over the weekend, indicating that the payment would be in the form of a donation to a future Trump…
Kari Lake has been pocked by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next director of Voice of America. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, the former Arizona-based news anchor would oversee the federally funded media network that broadcasts globally. Trump announced the appointment on Truth Social, writing: “[Kari Lake] will be appointed by, and work…
Three million viewers tuned in to watch President-elect Donald Trump sit for his first post-election interview with a non-Fox News legacy media outlet over the weekend. According to Nielsen Media Research, Trump’s appearance on NBC News’ Meet the Press with Kristen Welker brought 2.914 total viewers and 569,000 viewers in the Adults 25-54 demo to…
Three million viewers tuned in to watch President-elect Donald Trump sit for his first post-election interview with a non-Fox News legacy media outlet over the weekend. According to Nielsen Media Research, Trump’s appearance on NBC News’ Meet the Press with Kristen Welker brought 2.914 total viewers and 569,000 viewers in the Adults 25-54 demo to…
Donald Trump’s love/hate relationship with Fox News Media was all love on Thursday night. The president-elect received the inaugural Patriot of the Year award during Fox Nation’s sixth annual Patriot Awards ceremony, held in Brookville, NY. Chants of “USA!” echoed inside the Tilles Center for Performing Arts as Trump walked onto the stage and was…
President-elect Donald Trump will break his extended hiatus from non-Fox News legacy media outlets this weekend. With one month to go before he re-enters the Oval Office, Trump is set to speak with NBC News’ Kristen Welker on this Sunday’s edition of Meet the Press. It’s his first network interview since Election Night, when the…
Stop us if this scenario sounds familiar: A closely-watched election; voters split along party–and racial–lines; misinformation circulated as journalism; and an undercurrent of violence that grows stronger as voters head to the polls. That may sound like the presidential election cycle Americans just lived through, but those same events played out over 126 years ago…
Stop us if this scenario sounds familiar: A closely-watched election; voters split along party–and racial–lines; misinformation circulated as journalism; and an undercurrent of violence that grows stronger as voters head to the polls. That may sound like the presidential election cycle Americans just lived through, but those same events played out over 126 years ago…
With Karoline Leavitt joining President-elect Donald Trump’s administration as White House press secretary, press briefings might look slightly different in 2025. At 27, Leavitt will be the youngest person to serve in that role and she has signaled that she will approach the entire operation differently. During an interview with Sean Hannity on Tuesday night,…
Karoline Leavitt will be the new White House press secretary when Donald Trump takes office in January. At 27, she’ll be the youngest person to serve in that role, but she’s familiar with the job, having worked as an assistant press secretary for Kayleigh McEnany during the president-elect’s first term. Leavitt was also part of…
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