Tag Archives: Newsnation

NewsNation expands as WGN America sunsets

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Terence | Permalink 3

Nexstar shifts focus from entertainment programming to news  In a long-awaited move, Nexstar announced on Monday they were expanding NewsNation into other dayparts, including prime access and early [..]

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Media outlets underachieve on a terrible, no-good day

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Terence | Permalink 0

(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)   Most drop the ball on coverage on a day democracy nearly died  Wednesday’s attempted coup by President Trump and his allies brought out the [..]

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WGN America’s NewsNation scaled back for new Ashleigh Banfield interview show

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Terence | Permalink 0

NewsNation cut back to two hours but more are planned  In a surprising move, WGN America announced Tuesday it was cutting its NewsNation prime-time block by a third [..]

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The Media Notepad: Dish, Nexstar settle differences

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Terence | Permalink 0

Also: Trump Country concedes; Rock 95.5 drops to a ratings low; DMA update On Christmas morning, Dish subscribers received an unexpected present: the return of WGN-TV and WGN [..]

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“You’ve got the wrong house!” – CBS 2 investigation proves journalists’ worth

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Terence | Permalink 0

Nothing fake about this investigative report as investigative journalism proves its worth  The next time someone yammers about “fake news”, there was another reminder this week on how [..]

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Media Notepad: WLIT now in Christmas music mode

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Terence | Permalink 0

Also: Fox News wins election night; NBA season to start Dec. 22 IHeartMedia’s WLIT launched its Holly Jolly format (or Christmas music as everyone else calls it) starting [..]

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NewsNation, Shepard Smith hope to bring news viewers back to the middle

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Terence | Permalink 0

    Two new efforts launching on opposite ends of September hopes to appeal to news viewers tired of partisan news Starting today, a revolution is taking place [..]

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Media Notepad: Sony pulls “Police Patrol” from syndication (updated)

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Terence | Permalink 0

Also: Amy Jacobson gets her press cred back; WGN Radio may bring back Garry Meier; NewsNation hires Joe Donlon and two WGN-TV vets  [Editor’s Note: This post was [..]

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