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February 15, 2026
Ratings Service Hides Behind First Amendment in Bedeviling Conservative Media Outlets
NewsGuard rating service pleads First Amendment free speech in bedeviling conservative media outlets, sues FTC for investigating
Justice Department taking a wide-ranging look at Netflix’ business practices in Warner Bros. Discovery merger probe
Court sets trial date of February 15, 2027 in Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC for deceptive editing
Ratings Service Hides Behind First Amendment in Bedeviling Conservative Media Outlets
NewsGuard rating service pleads First Amendment free speech in bedeviling conservative media outlets, sues FTC for investigating
Justice Department taking a wide-ranging look at Netflix’ business practices in Warner Bros. Discovery merger probe
Court sets trial date of February 15, 2027 in Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC for deceptive editing
February 8, 2026
The Incredible Shrinking Washington Post
Washington Post lays off 300 – one-third of entire staff – to stem hundreds of millions of dollars in annual losses
Justice Department launches antitrust review of left-wing Netflix bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, probes potential monopolization and harms to competition
CBS soap opera continues
Fox News marks 24 years as top-rated cable news channel
In a victory for conservatism, California Post starts production (progeny of the New York Post) (more here)
The Incredible Shrinking Washington Post
Washington Post lays off 300 – one-third of entire staff – to stem hundreds of millions of dollars in annual losses
- Bye-bye sports and local news
- 14 of 19 remaining ‘climate change’ reporters frozen out (good riddance)
- CEO resigns
- WaPo got exactly what it deserved for choosing sides, becoming a cheerleader for the Left, and no longer being a real newspaper
Justice Department launches antitrust review of left-wing Netflix bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, probes potential monopolization and harms to competition
CBS soap opera continues
- Boss Bari Weiss challenges staffers to quit if they can’t fall in line with her vision of no longer trashing Trump
- Weiss to expand digital platforms to move CBS beyond traditional TV
- Numerous reports claim CBS News viewership is down under her tenure, but the fact remains there were 4.09 million viewers the week she was hired in October and 4.3 million per week in January
Fox News marks 24 years as top-rated cable news channel
In a victory for conservatism, California Post starts production (progeny of the New York Post) (more here)
January 25, 2026
Bari Weiss Pauses Her Podcast to Focus on Turmoil at CBS News
Bari Weiss pauses her podcast to focus on turmoil at CBS News
NPR and Two Colorado stations soldier on in legal quest to make the rest of us pay for their free speech. Delusional legal theory being bandied about these days: just because you paid us some federal money once, we are entitled to it forever.
States expected to fund local newsrooms to the tune of $74 million in 2026
Bari Weiss Pauses Her Podcast to Focus on Turmoil at CBS News
Bari Weiss pauses her podcast to focus on turmoil at CBS News
NPR and Two Colorado stations soldier on in legal quest to make the rest of us pay for their free speech. Delusional legal theory being bandied about these days: just because you paid us some federal money once, we are entitled to it forever.
States expected to fund local newsrooms to the tune of $74 million in 2026