Fox News again topped the cable news ratings for April, as its total day audience and primetime audience grew while other news networks saw erosion.
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Ukraine this week stood out, and overwhelmed her.“We need to be disturbed by these pictures,” Patta said on “CBS Mornings,” after describing what she and other journalists witnessed in the outskirts of Kyiv.The war changed this week from a media perspective, which is how most people outside of Ukraine experience it.Before, events had been seen primarily from a slight distance — fiery explosions caught on camera or drone-eyed views of burned-out buildings. Now, with the Ukrainian army retaking control of villages near Kyiv that had been brutalized by Russian soldiers, journalists are capturing the aftermath of horrific violence at close range — of dead bodies bound, tortured and burned.While there’s a sense that images like these might change public opinion or have an impact on how a war plays out, historically that hasn’t often been the case, said Rebecca Adelman, a communications professor at the University of Maryland who specializes in war and the media.Still, several countries, including the United States and Britain, imposed additional sanctions on Russia this week, and they cited the brutality in Bucha as compelling them to do more.Whatever the impact, Adelman said it is critical to have journalists on hand to document what is going on.
“Bearing witness is crucially important, particularly in cases of catastrophic loss,” she said. “Sometimes the photograph is all you have left.”Photographs and video from Bucha showed body bags piled in trenches, lifeless limbs protruding from hastily dug graves, and corpses scattered in streets where they fell, including one man blown off a bicycle.Journalists from around the world also interviewed Ukrainians emerging from their hiding places to tell stories about the barbarism
.Fox News again topped the cable news ratings for April, as its total day audience and primetime audience grew while other news networks saw erosion.
Nicolina Bozzo kicked things up a notch with a high-energy performance on Monday’s “American Idol”.
Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Bush are so close that they can finish each other's sentences and even have their own special language. The pair are no strangers to writing about sisterhood, and their latest book, The Superpower Sisterhood, is a love letter to all sisters in every walk of life - from siblings to best friends.MORE: Hoda Kotb supports Jenna Bush Hager during proud momentInspired by their mom, Laura Bush, who grew up as an only child but with many close friends, the book has many special links to Jenna and Barbara's own family, and their own unique experience being twins. The sisters sat down with HELLO! following their busy weekend travelling on their book tour - the "sister road trip" - to chat about how they wrote their book in lockdown, recently hosting Today together, growing up in the White House and who they think will be following in their family's political footsteps in the future.Jenna: We took Mila, my nine-year-old, on the book tour and it was quite hilarious because she really encompasses all the things we want these girls to be - bravery is chief among them.
Nicolina Bozzo was back with another stunning performance on Sunday’s “American Idol”.
EXCLUSIVE: Singapore-based Indian financier Vistas Media Capital has launched a North American division to be run by film industry vet Ben Waisbren.
Prince Harry may be happy as can be with wife Meghan Markle, but it turns out Jenna Bush Hager had other romantic plans for him!MORE: Savannah Guthrie salutes co-star Jenna Bush Hager for new bookFollowing Hoda Kotb's interview with the British Royal at his legendary Invictus Games in The Hague, the Today anchors got to talking about the father-of-two, what the interview was like, and Jenna dished on a major "what if" moment involving her twin sister, Barbara Bush.While the star's twin is happily married to Craig Coyne as of 2018, and welcomed daughter Cora Georgia – named in honor of her father George Bush – in 2021, her sister revealed she had originally wanted to set her up with Prince Harry.WATCH: Jenna praises mom Laura Bush after sharing emotional story about daughtersMORE: Jenna Bush Hager recalls moment she 'began bawling' when twin sister Barbara went into labor six weeks earlyAs it turns out, the Today show co-host also interviewed him once, at the Invictus Games as well, but Hoda revealed there was actually only one thing she remembered from the special.She confessed: "You tried to set up Barbara with him."Her co-star did not shy away from admitting her plans, and even teased that she hadn't given up, quickly replying: "I know and honestly, what was she thinking?"A post shared by TODAY with Hoda & Jenna (@hodaandjenna)The hilarious admissionThe mom-of-three promptly began to imagine how different things might have turned out had her matchmaking plan come true, bringing up her co-anchor's latest interview, and wondering: "You could have been there with Barbara and Harry!"MORE: Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager's stand-in hosts get Today viewers talkingMORE: Jenna Bush Hager delights fans with new update on her and
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are being protected by a bodyguard who watched over two American presidents. The Invictus Games competition for wounded service personnel and veterans opened Saturday night in the Netherlands with a standing ovation and a tribute from the Duke of Sussex to the Ukrainian team members, who temporarily left their war-torn nation to compete.The Duchess of Sussex was by her husband’s side for the opening ceremony. Harry founded the Invictus Games to aid the rehabilitation of injured or sick military service members and veterans by giving them the chance, and the challenge, to compete in sports events similar to the Paralympics.
Nicolina Bozzo delivered yet another explosive performance during Sunday night’s episode of “American Idol”.
Victoria Beckham was flooded with birthday wishes as she turned 48 on Sunday. The designer is currently in Florida with her family after son Brooklyn wed Nicola Peltz in a glitzy ceremony at the bride's sprawling Palm Beach estate last weekend. Yet celebrations were then shifted to another member of the family as the Beckhams marked Victoria's big day.
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is finally due to get back up and running on action-thriller Rebel Ridge after an 11 month hiatus.
John C. Reilly plays Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss in the HBO series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. Buss recruited Magic Johnson and turned the Lakers around beginning the late 1970s. Although Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was already on the team, Reilly said Buss’s color-blind recruiting paved the way for his success.
Loved-up Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz tied the knot yesterday in a stunning ceremony which cost an estimated £3million.The pair wed at Nicola's family estate in Palm Beach, Florida, in a traditional Jewish ceremony with 300 star-studded guests.Today the couple will likely be celebrating their first full day as man and wife, but details of their upcoming honeymoon are still under wraps. During a game of 'Mr & Mrs' with British Vogue, the couple revealed some intimate and fun details about themselves and their relationship. Brooklyn revealed his favourite meal would be a pint of prawns, followed by pie and mash and spotted dick.
Welcome to Deadline’s International Disruptors, a feature where we shine a spotlight on key executives and companies outside of the U.S. shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, we’re speaking to Romain Bessi, CEO of French group Newen Studios. The company, which is producing Liaison, the first English and French language original for Apple TV+, is ramping up its global ambitions and Bessi takes us through the overall strategy.
Nicola Peltz’s family mansion has been surrounded by marquees shielding view of the premises as preparations go ahead for her wedding to Brooklyn Beckham, believed to be taking place on Saturday 9 April. The 27 year old is set to marry the eldest son of Victoria and David Beckham at her family's £76 million sprawling property in Palm Beach, Florida in front a huge congregation of loved ones - that could even include Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Friends of the couple have mentioned that the ceremony will see “Miami society meet British celebrity” as famous guests descend upon the sunshine state to attend the wedding of the year and new pictures reveal that preparations are well underway. Three giant marquees currently surround Nicola's family home and security guards have been seen walking around the estate with guard dogs, preventing onlookers from getting too close.
Celebrity Bake Off star Matt Lucas has hit back at the notion that Paul Hollywood showed him ‘favouritism’ in the tent, stating that people can ‘say what you like’. On last night’s episode, Matt – who typically hosts the programme with Noel Fielding – stepped in to take part in the celebrity charity special for Stand Up To Cancer alongside Ed Gamble, Example and Annie Mac after another star dropped out at the last minute. While the Little Britain star was making glass window biscuits, judge Paul helped knead some of his dough after coming over to check on him, before the contestant later received a coveted Paul Hollywood handshake during his critique.