Ben Mullin

scoop: donations to NPR and PBS stations have exploded, with donors across the country giving in unprecedented numbers since Congress cut federal funding www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/b...

Will Lewis emails the Washington Post staff, encouraging those who "do not feel aligned" with the company's future plans to consider the buyout offer.

New: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it is shutting down cpb.org/pressroom/Co...

news: CNN C.E.O. Mark Thompson says he will be staying on under David Ellison. "They both understand and will fully support the principle and practice of the kind of independent news that CNN has always stood for." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/b...

NYT media team clears the bench to take a look at the challenges David Ellison faces as he takes over Warner Bros. Discovery. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/b...

NEWS: Mark Thompson, the CEO of CNN, addresses reports of his future at Skydance on the network's 9 a.m. call (1/2) "I don’t want to add to the quite extensive speculation about me and my role at CNN and in the new company except really, like a cracked record, repeating what I’ve said in the past.”

NEWS: CNN C.E.O. Mark Thompson was spotted on the Paramount lot today, as he continues negotiations with David Ellison to stay at the network. w/ Michael Grynbaum www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...

NEWS: CNN C.E.O. Mark Thompson addressed President Trump's press ban on a town hall meeting this morning, as well as the merger with Paramount 🧵 👇🏻

scoop: "60 Minutes" is naming two executive editors. The first is Maria Gavrilovic, currently a senior producer. The second is Chris Stewart of the WSJ, who is joining as executive editor, head of investigations

scoop: Reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg have been barred from next week's G20 meeting in Asheville, N.C. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/b...

NEWS: The Washington Post has been ordered to rehire @karenattiah.bsky.social , the columnist it fired last year for posts made in the wake of Charlie Kirk's shooting. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...

NEW: Forbes CEO Sherry Phillips emails staff again addressing our story about Randall Lane's firing: "When we became aware of the matter, we acted immediately and decisively."

news: Axel Springer C.E.O. Mathias Dopfner just told employees that Carolin Hulshoff Pol is the new CEO of The Telegraph