Darren Walker has been named president and chief executive officer of Anonymous Content, a media production and talent management company .Previously, Walker served as president of the Ford Foundation, Yahoo/Finance reports. 

Carpenter Media Group, based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, now runs more than 250 news outlets in the U.S. and Canada -- up from 27 in March 2024 -- and is now the fourth-largest newspaper company. The company has become known for “disciplined management,” the Columbia Journalism Review writes.

Fox Media has won a new long-term partnership with Real American Freestyle (RAF), the freestyle wrestling league co-founded by Hulk Hogan, SVG News reports. Fox will exclusively stream all RAF matches.

Rocky Mountain Public Media has named Nathan Byford as senior vice president of people and change management, Radio Ink reports. The organization includes Denver’s KUVO Jazz and 104.7 The Drop (KUVO-HD2) and Colorado’s PBS network.

Local TV news is on an upward trend in terms of trust as an “unbiased” news source. In Q4 2025, it outpaced broadcast network news and social media, which are declining, Civic Science reports. In this midterm year, the respondents are paying more attention to politics — 30% say they are, versus 24% who say the same about sports.

Cumulus Media, parent of the Cumulus Podcast Network, has formed a partnership with Eon Media, to develop and artificial intelligence-powered audio projects, Inside Radio writes. The arrangement will leverage Cumulus’ podcast portfolio and its 395 broadcast radio stations.

Michigan legislators are considering measures to limit access by children to social media. State Senate Democrats on Wednesday introduced a package of bills called Kids Over Clicks that would, among other things, make AI companion chatbots inaccessible to children, NPR reports. 

Automotive advertising once relied on newspapers, radio, and basic performance marketing. Success was measured by vanity metrics like clicks and impressions, Jason Goldberg, general manager of automotive at The Trade Desk, says in an interview with CBT Automotive News. Today, programmatic advertising can help dealers reach potential buyers earlier in the customer journey, Goldberg asserts. 

New Mexico has introduced a bill called the Artificial Intelligence Accountability Act that would regulate generative AI and synthetic media, or deepfakes, the Santa Fe Reporter writes. The law, which is designed to protect state residents from AI-enabled harm, would require increased transparency and use of modern enforcement tools.

Nielsen has won a temporary victory in its lawsuit with Cumulus Media. The U.S. Appeals Court has stayed a lower court ruling that blocked it from linking national and local market ratings. The stay will be in effect while a more permanent stay is considered by a three-judge panel, Inside Radio reports.