Old friend Jon Keller was laid off Thursday by WBZ-TV (Channel 4) as part of wide-ranging cuts at Paramount-owned CBS, writes Boston Globe media reporter Aidan Ryan (sub. req). Keller, a political analyst at the station for 20 years, was one of five staff members who lost their jobs, although he was the only on-air … Continue reading "A post-merger purge of 2,000 at Paramount claims WBZ-TV political analyst Jon Keller"| Media Nation
Layoffs are coming down at Paramount Skydance this week, with the freshly merged company looking to slash approximately 1,000 jobs primarily in the U.S. on Wednesday, Oct. 29, Variety has confirmed. Following this week’s cuts, more layoffs are expected at a later date, a source familiar with the plans said. Paramount Skydance, headed by chairman […]| Variety
For more than fifty years the U.S. right wing has embraced a neat trick: by claiming that literally anything in factual opposition to their beliefs is “biased” and therefore must be discarded as unreliable, they’ve bullied U.S. media into becoming a feckless mess terrified of accusations of “liberal bias.” Of course, if you ask the […]| Techdirt
Support for Israel is plummeting among the U.S. public, but Zionism dominates mainstream media more than ever. Several recent high-profile examples show the staggering disconnect between the media establishment and its viewers.| Mondoweiss
When people think of St. Jude’s, they often associate the organization with the children’s research hospital but St Jude’s is actually two organizations: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (St Jude): the 73-bed children’s hospital with 7,374 employees that provides research and medical care; and American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC): the fundraising arm; an organization […]| Paddock Post
15 Jahre habe ich nahe an der Wall Street gelebt. Nun packe ich Kisten. Ich habe meine Wohnung…| Tim Schäfer Media