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Jon Stewart, Rachel Maddow to Receive Journalism Award From Bob Iger’s Wife — No Conservative or Centrist Recipients

Jon Stewart, Rachel Maddow to Receive Journalism Award From Bob Iger’s Wife — No Conservative or Centrist Recipients

In what some are calling a reflection of the laughable state of U.S. journalism, comedian Jon Stewart will be honored at this year’s Walter Cronkite Awards from USC Annenberg. Other honorees include Rachel Maddow, Scott Pelley, Peter Alexander, and Julio Vaqueiro. Conspicuously absent are conservative or centrist journalists. The Dean of the school is also none other than the wife of Disney CEO Bob Iger.

Paramount Bid Surges Ahead as CNN Becomes the Unexpected Prize in Warner Bros. Discovery War

Paramount Bid Surges Ahead as CNN Becomes the Unexpected Prize in Warner Bros. Discovery War

When the bidding battle for Warner Bros. Discovery kicked off this week, very few expected CNN to become an asset dominating the conversation. But here we are — and according to industry insiders speaking with the New York Post, Paramount Skydance is suddenly the frontrunner to acquire WB, and CNN is the surprising reason why.

Main Stream Media Says The Problem with Star Wars is Not Enough Pedro Pascal

Main Stream Media Says The Problem with Star Wars is Not Enough Pedro Pascal

Star Wars is limping into its next chapter with confidence only Hollywood could muster — the kind born not from success, but from denial. The franchise is in shambles, the audience has evaporated, and the brand is no longer protected by the mythic glow it once carried. And yet, according to the Main Stream Access Media, the big revelation — the galaxy-saving insight — is that the way to save Star Wars is more Pedro Pascal.

Disney Tightens Its Grip on Streaming TV With Acquisition of Fubo — and Turns Up the Heat on YouTube TV

Disney Tightens Its Grip on Streaming TV With Acquisition of Fubo — and Turns Up the Heat on YouTube TV

The plot just thickened in Disney’s battle with YouTube TV. As the two companies fight over carriage fees and threaten a blackout of ESPN, ABC, and FX, Disney has quietly completed a blockbuster deal that explains everything: it now owns a 70% controlling stake in Fubo, the sports-focused streaming service once seen as a challenger to Hulu + Live TV.

Trump Says He’ll Sue BBC for $1 Billion Over Deceptive Capitol Speech Edit

President Trump Slaps New York Times With $15 Billion Dollar Defamation Lawsuit

On Monday, September 17, 2025, President Donald J. Trump filed a defamation lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida against the New York Times, four of its reporters, and Penguin Random House.

Allegations against the Times from the suit state that the paper “continued spreading false and defamatory content about President Trump,” and that they omitted recognition that Trump “secured the greatest personal and political achievement in American history” in his November 2024 Presidential election win.

JK Rowling Slams Censor Culture and Authoritarian Rule in the United Kingdom After Comedian Thrown Behind Bars

JK Rowling Slams Censor Culture and Authoritarian Rule in the United Kingdom After Comedian Thrown Behind Bars

On September 1, 2025, at Heathrow Airport, comedian and sitcom creator Graham Linehan, known for Father Ted and The IT Crowd, was taken into custody by five armed police officers following his arrival from Arizona.

The arrest stemmed from three posts on X that authorities allege involved incitement of violence against individuals identifying as “trans.” Linehan was detained, questioned, and afterward hospitalized due to high blood pressure. As part of his bail, he’s been banned from posting on X. Linehan may have posted the commentary in the United States, indicating that the United Kingdom is willing to arrest individuals for online discourse once they arrive upon British territory.