Trump says ABC's license should be revoked after reporter's Epstein files question

Bryan Metzger, Business Insider

"I think the license should be taken away from ABC," Trump told an ABC reporter. "Because your news is so fake, and it's so wrong."

Sinclair Broadcasting Posts Huge Quarterly Loss After Jimmy Kimmel Censorship

Karl Bode, Techdirt

You might recall that right wing propaganda broadcaster Sinclair Broadcasting recently tripped over its own ass after working with the Trump administration to try and censor Jimmy Kimmel for criticizing the President. The flood of outrage at the Disney/FCC/AB…

Carol Leonnig & Ken Dilanian Talk About Covering A “Five-Alarm Fire” At DOJ, Protecting Sources Amid Trump Threats And Working At A Rebranded MS Now

Ted Johnson, Deadline

MSNBC will rebrand as MS Now on Saturday, a reflection of the cable news network’s separation from Comcast and sister network NBC News. As the new Versant network sets out on its own, it has been building up its own newsroom, with two major hires with a focus…

BBC chairman apologises for Panorama Trump edit

BBC News

The BBC's director general and head of news both resigned on Sunday after criticism of the programme.

Fox Cuts Away From Obama As Soon As He Mentions Trump AI Video Pooping On Protesters

Heather, Crooksandliars.com

The station that endlessly covers all of Trump's insane rallies across the country from end to end cut away after just a minute of President Obama campaigning in Virginia for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger. The Fox Report host Jon Scott…

White House restricts press office access citing sensitive material

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Reporters blocked from key White House area without prior approval, citing structural changes and security concerns.

Meta repents again to Republicans in hearing over moderation, while Google stands its ground

Lauren Feiner, The Verge

At a Senate hearing Wednesday on government censorship of tech platforms, a Meta executive expressed regret to Republican lawmakers for failing to speak out more against the Biden administration's requests that it remove health and election misinformation, in…

Jimmy Kimmel Clash Was “Never About The First Amendment”, Sinclair Exec Insists; FCC “Overreach” & Nexstar-Tegna Mega-Deal Worry CEO Of Boutique Station Group Graham Media

Dade Hayes, Deadline

Rob Weisbord, COO and President of Local Media at Sinclair, insisted that the local TV station giant’s recent clash with late-night host Jimmy Kimmel was “never about the First Amendment.” In meetings with ABC after pulling the show from its affiliates, the c…

Pentagon Announces “Next Generation” Press Corps: Trump Supporting Media Signs Up While Major Outlets Shun New Policy

Ted Johnson, Deadline

The Pentagon said that more than 60 correspondents signed on to its new restrictions, with major news outlets as well as conservative sources like Newsmax and The Washington Times shunning the new policy. Sean Parnell, the chief Pentagon spokesman, wrote in a…

Pete Hegseth’s press crackdown is backfiring

Sophia Tesfaye, Salon

Even Fox News is fed up with the Pentagon’s new press restrictions

US news outlets say they will not agree to Pentagon reporting restrictions

Erin Hale, Al Jazeera English

Reporters must promise not to publish unauthorised material to obtain press credentials.

Only One Media Outlet Has Agreed to Trump Admin’s Pentagon Press Restrictions: ‘Happy to Follow These Reasonable Conditions’

Yahoo Entertainment

CBS News was just taken over by a Substack

Emma Roth, The Verge

Paramount is acquiring The Free Press, an independent media publication started on Substack. As part of the deal, Paramount is installing The Free Press’s founder, Bari Weiss, as the editor-in-chief of CBS News, according to an announcement on Monday. Before …

Sinclair Caves, Will Resume Airing ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ on Local Stations

AJ Dellinger, Gizmodo.com

The outrage machine has moved on.

The Right Wing Zealots At Sinclair & Nexstar Push Their Luck, Refuse To Put Jimmy Kimmel Back On The Air

Karl Bode, Techdirt

The flood of outrage at the Disney/FCC cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel ultimately forced the company to retreat and put Kimmel back on the air. Disney apparently didn’t much like the wave of folks cancelling their Disney+ streaming video subscriptions in respons…

Jimmy Kimmel’s return showed the potential — and limits — of celebrity resistance

Christian Paz, Vox

Our great national censorship nightmare is over — but only for about three-quarters of the ABC stations in America. Jimmy Kimmel was back on the air Tuesday night after Disney, the parent company of ABC, reversed its decision last week to suspend his talk sho…

White House Communications Director Likens Jimmy Kimmel to ‘A Used Empty Beer Can’

Carly Tennes, Cracked.com

By Carly Tennes Published: September 22nd, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel Live! to Return After One Week Off the Air

Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork

The Walt Disney Company said that it had suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! “to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country”

Unnamed Pentagon Officials Ridicule Hegseth’s Plan to Stop War Department Leaks

Nick Turse, The Intercept

Three current Pentagon insiders told The Intercept that new Department of War rules are an egregious assault on press freedom. The post Unnamed Pentagon Officials Ridicule Hegseth’s Plan to Stop War Department Leaks appeared first on The Intercept.

Jimmy Fallon Is Still Completely Useless

Opheli Garcia Lawler, Cracked.com

The earliest reports of his initial public response to Kimmel’s censoring aren’t impressive

Trump says TV networks 'against' him should 'maybe' lose licence, after Kimmel suspension

BBC News

"Maybe their licence should be taken away," Trump said of broadcasters that he argued covered him unfairly.

ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel off air after comments made about the Charlie Kirk killing

Mandalit del Barco, NPR

ABC announced Wednesday that Jimmy Kimmel Live! would be off the air indefinitely following comments regarding speculation swirling around the suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk.

Jimmy Kimmel show is pulled by ABC after comments about the Charlie Kirk killing

NPR Staff, NPR

The move follows an appearance by the FCC commissioner, who criticized Kimmel's recent monologue.

Here's what Jimmy Kimmel said on his late-night show that got him pulled off the air

Amanda Goh, Business Insider

ABC said it pulled Jimmy Kimmel off the air "indefinitely" over his comments about Charlie Kirk's killing.