Radio Broadcasting
Trust In Media: Trust in news sources diverges sharply along partisan lines in the United States, with Democrats far more likely than Republicans to trust major national outlets, according to Pew Research Center surveys.
Perspective: Radio Keeps Studying Listeners Instead of Listening to Them. Radio has never had more data. Yet somehow, despite all of this information, many broadcasters seem less connected to their listeners than ever before. More HERE
AI Attracts: Entravision is pointing to strong audience growth for "Al Aire y Sin Permiso," its innovative Spanish-language radio program that pairs a human host with what the company describes as the industry's first Latino AI-powered radio personality.
Media Industry
Pelly Out-of-Touch: FCC Chair Brendan Carr criticizes veteran journalist Scott Pelley as emblematic of legacy media's disconnect, responding to Pelley's expressed surprise at his recent firing from CBS' "60 Minutes."
Pelly Wants Weiss Out: In his first interview since being fired, longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley accused CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss of “putting a thumb on the scale” for the Trump administration and called for her removal.
Trump Walks Out: President Donald Trump abruptly ended a pre-recorded interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker after roughly 50 minutes, citing repeated disruptions from rain pounding a metal barn roof and growing frustration during a tense exchange over election integrity claims.
U-S News
Ceasefire Threat: Israel and Iran exchanged volleys of fire that extended into Monday morning, in a tumultuous resumption of violence that tested President Trump’s fragile Middle East ceasefire. The attacks and counterattacks marked the first time Iran and Israel have targeted each other since a ceasefire brokered by the U.S. went into force in early April.
Stabbing Wounds Six: Six people were injured in a stabbing inside New York’s Penn Station on Sunday evening, authorities said, less than a day before thousands of fans are expected to descend on neighboring Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals. A suspect was taken into custody after the attack, which unfolded around 7 p.m. in one of the nation’s busiest transportation
Who's Counting? After five days of ballot counting, Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman has moved past former reality TV star Spencer Pratt for the second place spot in the city’s mayoral primary, putting her in line to advance to a November runoff against incumbent mayor and onetime ally Karen Bass. Pratt took an initial lead of approximately 41,000 votes after in-person ballots from voting centers were counted on Election Day this past Tuesday.