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Dana White Defends Donald Trump, Calls Out Big Tech Censorship Practices

White appeared on Logan Paul’s podcast Impaulsive Tuesday where he weighed in on the mainstream media and First Amendment rights.

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2 years ago

March 17, 2022

Ryan Hedrick

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UFC President Dana White jumped to the defense of former President Donald Trump while criticizing Big Tech for its continued censorship practices.

White appeared on Logan Paul’s podcast Impaulsive Tuesday where he weighed in on the mainstream media and First Amendment rights.

YouTube recently removed President Donald Trump‘s episode of the viral prank group NELK’S podcast. “The fact that Trump’s podcast with Full Send got taken down is f***ing disgusting and more importantly it’s scary. Very f***ing scary!”

Co-host Mike Majlak said the podcast was going to be removed “no matter what” citing Trump as a political figure. “That political figure was the 45th President of the f***ing United States! … You keep talking like he’s Alex Jones! He’s f***ing president of the United States!” White said.

In 2016, White endorsed Trump during a speech at the Republican National Convention.

“This world that we live in, we’re all becoming so dependent on social media … Everybody’s worst f*ing nightmare is that your s**t gets taken down! … You have to start looking at the consequences of something like the Full Send podcast being taken down.”

Ryan Hedrick

Ryan Hedrick works for WIBC in Indianapolis as a Morning News Anchor/Digital Content Producer. Prior to moving to Indy, he served as Assistant Program Director and Co-Host of the Morning News Express at WFMD. His career also includes stints at News Talk 103.7 FM in Chambersburg, PA, Sirius XM in Washington D.C., WBEN in Buffalo, NY, and WIBW-AM in Topeka KS where he earned the Kansas Association of Broadcasters (KAB) award for Major Market enterprise reporting in 2016. To connect with Ryan, find him on Twitter @SureToCover.

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Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Baltimore See Largest Political Ad Spends in Recent Weeks

President Joe Biden’s campaign has been the biggest spender, dropping $7.2 million.

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12 hours ago

April 19, 2024

BNM Staff

While much of the focus of political advertising is focused on the 2024 presidential election, there are important Congressional races, too. Metros like Indianapolis, Philadelphia, and Baltimore are the beneficiaries of those races.

According to information from AdImpact, $70.8 million has been spent in the political sector in the past two weeks. $3.7 million was spent in Indianapolis, while the Philadelphia market garnered $3.4 million and Baltimore saw $3.2 million in spending.

President Joe Biden’s campaign has been the biggest spender, dropping $7.2 million, according to Inside Radio. $1.7 million was spent in digital ads, while a PAC supporting Biden spent another $649,000.

Projections on the expected spending have fluctuated in recent months as ad spending has slowed after lackluster primary season saw former President Donald Trump effectively lock up the Republican nomination much earlier in the process than had been previously seen.

AdImpact forecasts $10.2 billion in the election cycle, which would be a new record.

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Broadcasters Foundation of America Honors Six with Leadership Awards

The honors were bestowed at the Foundation’s annual breakfast at the NAB Show in Las Vegas.

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2 days ago

April 18, 2024

BNM Staff

A photo of the 2024 Broadcasters Foundation of America Leadership Award Winners

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The 2024 NAB Show in Las Vegas has wrapped up, and the Broadcasters Foundation of America honored six industry veterans with their Leadership Award.

At the foundation’s annual breakfast at the NAB Show, it honored several leaders.

Erica Farber — who stepped down as CEO of the Radio Advertising Bureau at the beginning of the month — was bestowed with the Lowry Mays Excellence in Broadcasting Award. The honor is named after Clear Channel founder Lowry Mays, who died in September 2022.

Six other individuals were honored with the Leadership Award. Those included:

Mike McVay, President of McVay Media
Kathleen Kirby, Partner at Wiley
Don Bouloukos, CBS and ABC Radio Executive
Frank Comerford, Chief Revenue Officer and President of Commercial Operations for NBCU Local
John Rouse, Executive Vice President ABC Affiliate Relations
Traug Keller, President of ABC Radio Networks and Senior Vice President of ESPN Radio

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Fox News Digital Marks 3 Straight Years Leading Multiplatform Minutes

On average, the network featured 111 million unique visitors per month to its digital platforms, including 5.8 million unique visitors to its mobile app.

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2 days ago

April 18, 2024

BNM Staff

Fox News Digital finished the first quarter leading news brands in multiplatform minutes, marking the 12th consecutive quarter leading the category.

The network saw double-digit year-over-year growth in the sector with 9.8 billion multiplatform minutes, according to Comscore.

Additionally, Fox News led the first quarter in multiplatform views with 4.9 billion. On average, the network featured 111 million unique visitors per month to its digital platforms, including 5.8 million unique visitors to its mobile app in the first quarter.

Fox Business also saw victories in the business media sector. The YouTube channel for the network garnered 182 million views in the quarter, up 20% compared to the same time frame in 2023.

Also, FoxBusiness.com averaged 28.7 million unique visitors per month in the quarter, up 21% in year-over-year growth.

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