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UPDATED with statement from Vox Media — Writers at The Dodo and Thrillist are staging a one-day walkout against their employers at Vox Media on Wednesday as part of an ongoing an effort to be recognized under the Vox Media Union contract. Employees of both publications are already represented by the…

UPDATED: It’s been a wild few weeks in the Race for the White House. Democratic White House nominee-in-waiting Kamala Harris said in late July that she will debate former President Donald Trump on September 10, and the former POTUS has agreed. They will face off at the National Constitution Center in…

The freelance press corps at the Venice Film Festival is not happy. There's growing discontent among its ranks over the decision by a handful of big productions – such as Pablo Larraín's Maria and Luca Guardagnino's Queer – not to offer wider interview opportunities outside of the main press…

WCBS-AM 880 is dropping its all-news format and instead will become the new home of ESPN New York. Audacy, the owner of the New York station, announced the change Monday, one that leaves WINS-FM as the only all-news format station in the nation’s largest market. The changes are effective on August…

EXCLUSIVE: Adrienne Roark and Jennifer Mitchell will take on expanded roles as part of a new leadership structure at CBS News and Stations, the latest changes at the division. Roark will serve as president of editorial and newsgathering for CBS News and Stations, assuming the responsibilities of Ingri…

UPDATED with WikiLeaks footage showing Julian Assange leaving UK: Julian Assange has struck a plea deal with the U.S. authorities that will see him avoid extradition to the U.S. on espionage charges. Court documents show that the Wikileaks founder will instead attend a hearing in Saipan in the U.S…

Editors note: This is one of those moments when the flow of news seems like an assault on the senses. The Donald trump trial, the student protests, Gaza, the election campaigning — will our trust in the media survive these traumas? Can our pop culture assimilate them? Peter Bart, based on the West Coast, a…

David Pecker stabbed impatiently at his veal piccata. We'd been having a cordial business lunch, but he was growing frustrated. The publisher of the National Enquirer was pitching an ambitious deal to me involving major money — not a Stormy Daniels sort of…

A story that was widely shared by conservative politicos and right-wing media has been retracted by its publisher, the Daily Caller. The piece claimed that the Biden administration banned religious-themed Easter eggs from a contest at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. In fact, the restrictions…

UPDATED with statement: Los Angeles Times columnist Ben Bolch, who came under widespread fire for a column about the LSU-UCLA Women’s NCAA tournament matchup in which he called the Lady Tigers "dirty debutantes" and called them "villains," while calling the Bruins "milk and cookies," has…

Long considered the destination where Hollywood gets its breaking news, Deadline has announced several key promotions across our editorial department. Deadline continues to build on rising audience and traffic metrics, and the promotions are meant to recognize the rising stars who make Deadline the leader…

Contentious contract negotiations between publishing giant Condé Nast and the union representing staffers at many of its magazines spilled over Wednesday when staffers marched to the New York City offices of the company’s CEO. The action by members of Condé Union comes after it criticized Tuesday’s…