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James Murdoch, the renegade son of Murdoch family dynasty who broke with the empire last summer, has publicly denounced "media property owners" whose election denialism helped lead to the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol last week that resulted in five death. “The sacking of the Capitol is proof positive that what…

UPDATE, 3:35 PM ET: Updated viewership numbers for impeachment coverage show that CNN drew 3.95 million viewers, followed by MSNBC with 2.69 million and Fox News with 1.48 million, according to Nielsen. The figures cover the period from 12:30 PM ET to 4:45 PM ET, when the major news networks were covering the debate…

Peter Doocy has been named White House correspondent at Fox News, joining Kristin Fisher on the beat. Fox News earlier this week announced that John Roberts would shift from the White House to a daytime co-anchor role. Doocy covered Joe Biden’s presidential campaign from the start, and became known for occasional…

Fox News Channel unveiled an overhaul of its daytime lineup on Monday, including the switch of Martha MacCallum’s The Story from its 7 PM slot to 3 PM ET, while chief White House correspondent John Roberts will switch to a new role as co-anchor of a two hour newscast with Sandra Smith from 1 PM to 3 PM. Meanwhile…

Parler CEO John Matze said today that his social media company has been dropped by virtually all of its business alliances after Amazon, Apple and Google ended their agreements with the social media service. "Every vendor from text message services to email providers to our lawyers all ditched us too on the same day,"…

Tucker Carlson said on his Friday night Fox News show that CNN is attempting to force the network off the air by asking cable carriers about deplatforming it. Carlson claimed at least six cable carriers have been contacted by CNN on the request. CNN has been on the attack against Fox, which has lately taken ratings…

The siege on the Capitol by pro-Trump supporters drew a spike in viewership to the major networks, with CNN reporting its most-watched day in its history. More than 28.8 million people watched the daytime coverage of the insurrection across five networks, led by CNN with 8.97 million, followed by Fox News Channel with…

The Donald Trump era is passing like a dark cloud, but I'd offer a second headline of equal importance: The Rupert Murdoch era also is history. As the media lord nears 90, his ominous hold on the politics and pop culture of three nations is lifting as well. Hollywood, too, will be healthier in his absence. The Trump…

Refresh for updates... UPDATE, 9:17 PM PT: The counting of electoral votes has stopped again, after an objection to Pennsylvania’s electoral votes garnered support from Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) signed on to the challenge. The House and Senate now are breaking to their separate chambers to…

Keith Poole, deputy editor-in-chief of News Corp.'s UK tabloid The Sun, has been named editor-in-chief of the New York Post Group. He starts in early March in what is a new position as former editor and senior advisor Col Allan retires. The Post’s editors-in-chief for print and digital, Stephen Lynch and Michelle…

The major news networks are touting big ratings gains in 2020, after the coronavirus crisis and the presidential election drove viewers in record numbers to their lineups. Fox News will finish the year again at top of the news channels in primetime, with an average of 3.6 million viewers, up 45% from the same period…

Fox Business host Lou Dobbs aired a segment on Friday that amounted to a fact-checking refutation of claims that he and guests have made about an election tech company Smartmatic and its role in the 2020 presidential election, after the company threatened legal action. Other similar segments will be shown on Justice wi…