NEW: "I loved him." Bob Woodward remembers Robert Redford www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/b...

Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah says she was fired last week over posts on social media in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...

Brian Kilmeade apologizes for suggesting mentally ill homeless people should be killed through involuntary lethal injection: “I apologize for that extremely callous remark.” www.foxnews.com/video/637940...

This story — which asks what happened to all of those newsroom DEI jobs, committees, and promises from 2020 — is the hardest one I've ever worked on. I hope you'll spend some time with it today. www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/from...

scoop: a group of Florida radio stations, reeling from state and federal funding cuts, last month sent a letter to Katherine Maher, the CEO of NPR, pleading for funding relief and requesting more transparency around fundraising. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/u...

This is the first NPR/PBS station I've seen that's going out of business as a result of the federal rescission: radio.wpsu.org/2025-09-11/p...

new, with @laurenhirsch.bsky.social: Paramount is discussing making Bari Weiss editor-in-chief or co-president of CBS News in its acquisition of The Free Press www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/b...

scoop: cuts coming to CNBC International. Employees are being notified that their roles are potentially being impacted, part of a consultation process mandated by UK law.

scoop: John Malone tells me that CNN has become "a left-leaning, anti-Trump news service." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/b...

scoop with Michael Grynbaum: Chris Wallace has been quietly advising RedBird and David Ellison, the new owner of CBS News www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/b...

scoop: "All Things Considered" co-host Ari Shapiro is leaving the network. That makes the third major departure announced in the last several weeks, including founding mother Susan Stamberg and top editor Edith Chapin.

New, from the Pew Research Center: About half of U.S. adults say journalists are losing influence in society. www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...

New, from Jim Stewart: A lawyer for Skydance denied that the company had struck a side-deal with President Trump, calling the reports "bullshit." The lawyer added that his firm "would appreciate it if we were not recounting that to others, especially in the press." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/b...

new: inside the $100 million race to rescue PBS and NPR stations (🎁🔗) www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/b...

news: MSNBC is renaming itself MS NOW (My Source News Opinion World) www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/b...

scoop: Guy Campanile is being replaced as EP of "CBS Evening News," to be replaced by Kim Harvey, a senior producer, per a source familiar with the matter. He's expected to return to "60 Minutes," where he was a longtime producer.

scoop: PBS is cutting its budget by 21% to deal with federal funding cuts www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/b...

It's official! After decades of control by the Redstones — and years of will-they-won't-they M&A speculation — Paramount finally has new owners. With @johnkoblin.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/b...

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

News: legendary Washington Post sports columnist @sallyjenx.bsky.social is leaving The Post.

news: three Washington Post standouts — Mike Semel, Monica Norton and Ann Gerhart — are leaving the newspaper, per email from Matt Murray just now

news: per a note from Washington Post top editor Matt Murray, The Post will focus its news video efforts on short- and medium-length work. “We want video to be less separate, and to feature video everywhere.”

Some news: after the spinoff, the streaming and studios business at WBD will be called…THE WARNER BROS COMPANY, per remarks just now from Zaslav and Gunnar to execs. The TV networks business will be called…DISCOVERY GLOBAL MEDIA.

News: @GlennKesslerWP, better known as The Fact Checker for The Washington Post, is joining the ranks of journalists taking the buyout

Between Musk & the Trump administration, Media Matters has been squeezed to the brink. In settlement discussions, lawyers for X demanded the organization hand over all its cash and shut down — all because MM reported ads appeared on X next to antisemitic content. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/u...

NEWS: The FCC said Thursday it would allow Paramount to merge with Skydance, clearing the way for one of the most highly scrutinized media deals in the last decade. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/b...

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...

scoop: Gannett is offering buyouts to its staff, per email just now from CEO Mike Reed. "...We need to adjust our organization to efficiently meet the needs of our business today...as we continue to use A.I. and leverage automation to realize efficiencies."

New: WP Ventures, the “third newsroom,” is changing — some of it will now report to biz side leader Suzi Watford, while the editorially related stuff will stay in the newsroom. “The next iteration of WP Ventures will be developed apart from The Post newsroom.”

scoop: Edith Chapin is stepping down as NPR’s top editor and chief content officer. She handed in her notice before defunding went through, but this news comes at a difficult time for the public radio network. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/b...

Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray says WP Ventures head Krissah Thompson is leaving The Washington Post

scoop: @davejorgenson, one of the breakout stars of the Marty Baron era of The Post, is leaving to start his own company with two Post alums www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/b...

Some 78 public radio organizations and 37 TV organizations are at risk of going dark as a result of the cuts Trump pushed through Congress, from major cities to far-flung towns like Unalakleet, Alaska, and Pendleton, Ore. @elenashao.bsky.social @benmullin.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

And, uh, some personal news: This is also my last column for The Post. I was offered and accepted a buyout. To answer one possible next question, I'm not sure what's next save taking some time off. If you want, you can enter your email at pbump.net and I'll let you know when I figure it out!

NPR's chief executive, Katherine Maher, calls tonight's vote "unwarranted dismantling of beloved local civic institutions." Her statement:

New: I teamed up with @elenashao.bsky.social and nytgraphics to map more than 100 public TV and radio stations that are at risk of closing as a result of tonight's vote: www.nytimes.com/interactive/... This is a time bomb that will go off in the fall, when the last federal grants run out.

scoop: Jay Yarow and Dan Colarusso are leaving CNBC as part of an editorial shakeup ahead of the Comcast/Versant spin. David Cho, most recently the top editor of Barron's, is joining as editor-in-chief, according to a staff memo.

scoop: Substack has raised $100 million, pushing its valuation to $1.1 billion. The founders are warming to advertising and plan to experiment with bundles. With @jtes

New: I spoke with Bill Siemering, who co-founded NPR a half-century ago, on what might be lost if public radio gets defunded www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/b...

.@nytimes CEO Meredith Kopit Levien being interviewed by @AcquiredFM at Radio City Music Hall, pushes back on a Q about newsroom bias against tech: “Many of the big tech companies that shape the information ecosystem have the power and influence to drive profound change in people’s lives.”

New: Inside the last-ditch fight to save funding for NPR and PBS, feat. Kerry Washington, Bill Nye, Ken Burns and a farmer's market bilateral with Sen. Lisa Murkowski www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/b...

Here’s the full memo:

scoop: new Washington Post opinion editor Adam O'Neal introduces himself to staff, alluding to some significant changes afoot 🧵

This week will be pivotal for the future of PBS and NPR, as the Senate plans to vote on ~$1.1 billion in funding. I spoke to station directors in South Dakota and Alaska about what this could mean: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/b...

scoop: Skydance's David Ellison has held early talks about acquiring The Free Press. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/b... Bari Weiss et al could have a role in shaping the editorial voice of CBS News, if the deal comes to fruition.

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.

Hi Bluesky! What are some items a new New Yorker might need moving to the city for the first time? I’m putting together a list.

The National Press Photographers Association says it has cashflow issues and is laying off staff. The NPPA is one of the most important organizations for a profession already under significant pressure. nppa.org/news/797

WSJ editorial board: “The President is using government to intimidate news outlets that publish stories he doesn’t like. It’s a low move in a free country with a free press.” www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...

New: Paramount to Pay Trump $16 Million to Settle ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/b...