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  • Published on Apr 23, 2025

    CBS ’60 Minutes’ top producer Owens to step down, cites editorial concerns

    By Dawn Chmielewski and David Shepardson (Reuters) -Bill Owens, the long-time executive producer of CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” is stepping down over concerns about editorial independence, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Tuesday. Owens’ …

    Source: Regional Media News - Iowa - Pending
  • Published on Apr 23, 2025

    Project Kuiper Gets New April 28 Launch Date

    April 22, 2025 – After weeks of delay, the first 27 operational satellites of Amazon’s Project Kuiper are now scheduled to launch April 28 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, ULA announced over the weekend. The launch is scheduled for 7 p.m. …

    Source: Broadband Breakfast - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 22, 2025

    The Attack on Journalists, Mainstream News Media, Colleges and Universities Intensifying

    The nation and indeed the world has rarely, if ever, seen anything like it. The land founded on the Rule of Law, governed according to the United States Constitution, where media and higher education are protected by the First Amendment, is seeing an …

    Source: Ark Valley Voice - Colorado - Center-left
  • Published on Apr 22, 2025

    Dark days at '60 Minutes' as Bill Owens departs | Opinion

    Can “60 Minutes” be saved? It seems like an absurd question that a newsmagazine that has been highly rated for more than a half-century, respected and important should have such questions asked about it. This is a show that was so almost comically hard- …

    Source: AZ Central - Arizona - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 22, 2025

    Cellular Outages Frustrate AT&T Users Across Santa Barbara

    Over the past several days, AT&T customers in Santa Barbara have reported dropped calls, unsent texts, and unusable service—many turning to Wi-Fi calling just to stay connected. While the issue appears to have subsided for most users, AT&T has yet …

    Source: Santa Barbara Independent - California - Left-wing
  • Published on Apr 22, 2025

    ’60 minutes’ producer resigns over loss of independence as CBS faces lawsuit from Trump

    60 Minutes executive producer Bill Owens announced his resignation from the show in a Tuesday memo, claiming that he has lost editorial control as the Trump administration advances its lawsuit against CBS. Owens, the third executive producer in the show…

    Source: The Gazette - Colorado - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 22, 2025

    CBS News’ ‘60 Minutes’ producer Bill Owens to step down

    REUTERS/BRET HARTMAN/FILE PHOTO Bill Owens of the show “60 Minutes Sports” speaks on stage while Jeff Fager listens during the Showtime panel presentation of the 2013 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif., in January …

    Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 22, 2025

    ’60 Minutes’ drama as top producer quits CBS, citing a threat to his independence

    Is President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against CBS having an impact on 60 Minutes, the most-watched newsmagazine on TV? The show’s executive producer appears to think so. Bill Owens, who joined 60 Minutes in 2003 and was named executive producer in 2019, …

    Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania - Center-left
  • Published on Apr 22, 2025

    Top producer at ’60 Minutes’ quits, saying he has lost journalistic independence

    Bill Owens takes part in a panel discussion at the Showtime Winter TCA Tour at the Langham Huntington Hotel on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) NEW YORK — With his show involved in a bitter …

    Source: Anchorage Daily News - Alaska - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 22, 2025

    Trump’s CBS Defamation Suit Claims First Scalp, Top Producer Quits

    President Trump’s $20 billion defamation lawsuit against CBS News and 60 Minutes appears to have claimed its first scalp on Tuesday, with executive producer Bill Owens announcing his departure from the company to staff via memo to staff. The news outlet …

    Source: NewsBusters - Right-wing
  • Published on Apr 22, 2025

    The top producer at '60 Minutes' has quit. He says he can no longer run the show as he...

    “The show is too important to the country,” he wrote. “It has to continue, just not with me as the executive producer.” Trump sued "60 Minutes" for $20 billion last fall, claiming it deceptively edited an interview with his Democratic election …

    Source: Journal News - Ohio - Pending
  • Published on Apr 18, 2025

    FCC Chair Carr Blasts Comcast Over MSNBC Coverage

    WASHINGTON—Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr has blasted Comcast over MSNBC’s coverage of the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in a social-media post that could be taken as a veiled threat against the NBC-owned stations licensed by …

    Source: TV Tech - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 18, 2025

    Court Overrules FCC’s $57 Million Fine Against AT&T

    In a ruling that could have broader implications on the legality of regulatory agencies levying fines through administrative proceedings, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a $57 million fine imposed by the Federal Communications …

    Source: TV Tech - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 22, 2025

    The repeal of the fairness doctrine accelerated the polarization of US media

    This article is part of The Poynter 50, a series reflecting on 50 moments and people that shaped journalism over the past half-century — and continue to influence its future. As Poynter celebrates its 50th anniversary, we examine how the media landscape …

    Source: Poynter - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 22, 2025

    Trump steps up media assault in first 100 days

    With lawsuits and tirades about “the enemy of the people” Donald Trump has launched a frontal assault on the mainstream media, while empowering conservative bloggers and podcasters to get his radical agenda across. The president has stepped up his long- …

    Source: Daily Times - Center-left
  • Published on Apr 18, 2025

    SCOTUS dispatch: reflections on FCC v. Consumers’ Research

    Central to FCC v. Consumers’ Research is technology that props up nearly every aspect of modern life: broadband internet. The Universal Service Fund (USF) is among a set of policies historically implemented by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), …

    Source: JURIST - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 22, 2025

    Trump Steps Up His Media Attacks

    Happy Tuesday! In a new study published in Current Biology, researchers observed wild chimpanzees getting together to share African breadfruit, which, once fermented, contains a measurable alcohol content. It seems even our ape brethren like to loosen up …

    Source: The Dispatch - Center-right
  • Published on Apr 22, 2025

    "60 Minutes" executive producer Bill Owens to depart network

    "60 Minutes" executive producer Bill Owens, whose career spans nearly four decades at CBS News, announced on Tuesday that he will depart the network, saying it has "become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always …

    Source: CBS 3 Philly - Pennsylvania - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 22, 2025

    '60 Minutes' chief resigns, saying show's independence was compromised

    "60 Minutes" executive producer Bill Owens, left, shown with executive editor Tanya Simon in 2019. Owens resigned Tuesday, saying corporate leaders were no longer letting him "make independent decisions based on what was right for 60 Minutes …

    Source: NPR - Public Broadcaster

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