The state’s highest court will now consider a deal that would allow the Onion to license the Infowars brand name and turn the show into a mockery of itself.
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The Onion has agreed to a new deal to take over Infowars
The Onion says it has a new deal to take over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s Infowars media company. If approved, the satirical news website could turn Infowars into a parody of itself.
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Why OpenAI bought ‘SportsCenter for Silicon Valley’
OpenAI is seeking to shape the public narrative about AI with the purchase of a niche talk show popular with Silicon Valley insiders.
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Meet the billionaires who control your media
What happens when tech billionaires control the media you consume?
With the help of his father, Paramount CEO David Ellison’s purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery has gained him a roster of franchises and networks, from Looney Tunes to CNN. But the sale hasn’t come without serious concerns, from data privacy to the rising costs of streaming services to what this means for workers in the entertainment industry.
Brittany is joined by Mandalit Del Barco, NPR culture correspondent, and David Folkenflik, NPR media correspondent, to cut through the corporate drama and figure out what this deal means for all of us.
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Don Lemon and Georgia Fort vow to continue reporting following arrests tied to anti-ICE protest
The two independent journalists face federal charges related to the interruption of a church service in Minnesota earlier this month. Lemon and Fort say they were there to cover a protest.
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Opinion: Why I’m handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon’s new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what’s really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Sept. 26, 2025
The real menace in baseball is less robot umpires and more the relentless stream of sports-betting ads between innings. You can follow me through the week on Bluesky, threads and X. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Sign up right here *** 1. STORY OF THE WEEK: […]
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Union representing workers at Providence’s ABC6 calls for boycott of Channels 6 and 10
The union representing workers at ABC6 is calling for a boycott of the station and NBC 10 in response to how WJAR-TV’s owner, Sinclair Broadcast Group, recently acquired the non-signal operations for WLNE-TV. Meteorologist Kelly Bates is among workers who lost their jobs at Channel 6 as part of the change in management. She said […]
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Man arrested after drive-by shooting at ABC TV station in Sacramento
At least three bullets were fired into the station, according to the Sacramento Police Department. Authorities are investigating a possible motive.
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Sept. 19, 2025
Let’s hold off on the Halloween stuff for now — it’s not even October. You can follow me through the week on Bluesky, threads and X. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Sign up right here *** 1. STORY OF THE WEEK: Fallout from the assasination of […]
