Kerry Flynn
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Jim Cramer announces he tested positive for Covid-19
Jim Cramer announced on CNBC Monday he had tested positive for Covid-19. → Read More
Time Person of the Year: Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, named most influential of 2021
Time magazine has named CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk as Person of the Year. → Read More
There's a long history of failed attempts to put American journalists in space. Now, Michael Strahan is going
Nearly four decades before Bezos offered Strahan a ride to the edge of space, NASA was hashing out its own plans to send a scribe to orbit aboard a Space Shuttle mission. By late 1985, the Shuttle program had more than 20 orbital flights under its belt, and NASA was hoping to capture the public's imagination by sending regular civilians on a mission. It would be the ultimate sign that space… → Read More
18-hour days and panic attacks: Former Ozy staffers allege an abusive environment
Interviews with nine former Ozy employees suggest a pervasive trend of staffers being worked to the point of exhaustion or worse. → Read More
Gannett under fire for staffers working overtime without pay
The NewsGuild, a labor union that represents thousands of journalists, is investigating the workplace culture of US newspaper conglomerate Gannett, starting with the issue of unpaid overtime work. → Read More
Clubhouse has hired an NPR vet as head of news
Nina Gregory, senior editor for NPR's Arts Desk who has worked for the nonprofit media organization since 2006, is joining Clubhouse as its first head of news and media publishers. → Read More
TMZ sold to Fox Entertainment
TMZ is now part of Fox Entertainment, the companies announced Monday. → Read More
Some of the most iconic 9/11 news coverage is lost. Blame Adobe Flash
Journalism is often considered the first draft of history, but what happens when that draft is written on a software program that becomes obsolete? → Read More
Mike Richards is now out as executive producer of 'Jeopardy!' too
Mike Richards is out as executive producer of "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune," Sony, the company behind the two shows, announced Tuesday. → Read More
Mike Richards is now out as executive producer of 'Jeopardy!' too
Mike Richards is out as executive producer of "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune," Sony, the company behind the two shows, announced Tuesday. → Read More
Washington Post columnist apologizes for insulting Indian cuisine in a piece about food he won't eat
Washington Post humor columnist Gene Weingarten has apologized for a piece he wrote last week about his eating habits, in which he inaccurately described Indian cuisine as "based entirely on one spice." → Read More
Newsroom leadership has never been this diverse, but that's not enough
A new class of media executives who have taken top jobs at major publications in the US in the last year is much different than any that came before it. Notably, the class is not made up of predominantly White men. → Read More
Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine sold to new Blackstone-backed media company
Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine is being sold. The media company has been behind several of the actress's recent TV projects such as "Big Little Lies," "Little Fires Everywhere" and "The Morning Show" → Read More
Pulitzers give special award to Darnella Frazier, who filmed George Floyd's murder
The Pulitzer Prizes recognize some of the year's most important journalism. This year, someone who isn't a professional journalist, but whose actions had as much impact as any, is among those being honored. → Read More
Pulitzers give special award to Darnella Frazier, who filmed George Floyd's murder
The Pulitzer Prizes recognize some of the year's most important journalism. This year, someone who isn't a professional journalist, but whose actions had as much impact as any, is among those being honored. → Read More
Twitter will help you undo a tweet — for a fee
Twitter is not caving — yet — to users' demands for an "edit" button, but it is offering something close: an "undo tweet" option as part of its new subscription service, Twitter Blue, which debuts in Canada and Australia Thursday. → Read More
WarnerMedia and Discovery unveil new company name
WarnerMedia and Discovery have revealed the name that their soon-to-be-combined companies will take once they are fused together: Warner Bros. Discovery. → Read More
'It's just human dignity.' Trans writers and journalists struggle to get old bylines corrected
While change is coming to one corner of the publishing world, rules regarding deadnames remain rare in another: few major news groups or newspapers have policies enabling writers to change their bylines on published stories. → Read More
Why you should care about Discovery and WarnerMedia merging
Discovery is an iconic brand in the cable world, as are CNN and HBO. Warner Bros., the home of franchises such as DC and Harry Potter, is one of the most influential studios in Hollywood. Now, all of those brands are coming together in hopes of not just surviving, but thriving in an media industry that is diving deeper into streaming. → Read More
'You breathe differently when you aren't the only one:' Women are leading America's key news outlets
A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter. → Read More