We still live in the world Condé Nast and its intimidating editors created. We just don’t know how to make sense of it, because we lack the requisite curatorial eyes. - Washington Post (MSN)
The measure, known formally as a “rescission package,” is a request from President Donald Trump to take back $9 billion in funds that Congress has already appropriated for foreign aid and public broadcasting. - Poynter
South Florida Public Media Group has raised funds for the southeast Florida public radio and TV stations since 1974 and managed them since 2022. The Group wants to buy a station in West Palm Beach, but the owner of WLRN’s frequencies, the Miami-Dade County School Board, is trying to block the purchase. - Inside Radio
What these editors have in common more than some Horatio-Alger-with-a-pica-ruler climb is that they were good at their jobs. They had strong visions and were good at marshaling talent to execute them. They were also the avatars of a major generational turnover in Anglophone culture. - The New York Times
Approximately 50 positions are being eliminated, including the entire video division, as the Bay Area’s flagship public media outlet faces a projected $12 million deficit. Last year the station had an $8 million shortfall and laid off 34 staffers. - San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)
Congress is expected to vote on that proposal, known as a rescission request, by the end of the week. If approved, it would end federal support for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which distributes money to NPR, PBS and local stations. - The New York Times
Over half of Republicans (58%) and three-quarters of Democrats (77%) support federal funding for public radio. And 59% of Republicans and 76% of Democrats agree it is a good value for taxpayer dollars. - NPR
The quartet of Times critics — television critic Margaret Lyons, music critic Jon Pareles, theater critic Jesse Green and classical music critic Zach Woolfe — will “be taking on new roles, and we will be conducting a search for critics on their beats in the weeks to come." - Variety
“As the broadcaster continues to battle the rise of YouTube and streaming services that have split audiences ..., its annual report revealed 23.8m licences were in force at the end of the year, down from 24.1m in 2023-24. The drop means a loss of about £50m in revenue for the corporation.” - The Guardian
The tariff idea arises from the worldview that treats international exchange as a threat — and cultural expression as just another import to tax. - Los Angeles Times (Yahoo)
“The account was compromised over the weekend and instead of the usual posts of encouragement and kindness, Elmo’s 650,000 followers were given antisemitic threats and a profane reference to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation. Those tweets were soon deleted.” - AP
And Superman himself is hardly an icon of liberal values. Instead, he’s a white dude from Kansas struggling to make it, hiding who he is to survive. - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
Cow (as the cow character is known) “has become Mario Kart World’s breakout star, validated by her leading role in popular videos on Instagram and TikTok.” - The New York Times
