The fake news flip-flop Content moderation was never about eradicating fake news Salon · Jan 26, 2025
'Alternative facts' and 9 other phrases popularised by Donald Trump Here are 10 amusing words or phrases the President has been associated with over the years Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2025
Given George Stephanopoulos' Carelessness, ABC's Defamation Settlement With Trump Seems Prudent The host of This Week repeatedly and inaccurately asserted that Trump had been "found liable for rape." Reason · Dec 16, 2024
ABC’s $15m settlement in Trump ‘rape’ defamation case was met with surprise and outrage. Here’s why Trump claimed George Stephanopoulos defamed him when he said a jury found him ‘liable for rape’ The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2024
Fox News largely ignores Pete Hegseth’s many scandals while Newsmax draws the line While Fox News employs a familiar tactic when it comes to unflattering stories about the network or MAGA, Newsmax is directly calling on Trump to drop the former Fox News star’s nomination. The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2024
No, Rachel Maddow did not have a tearful meltdown reading Musk’s tweet about buying MSNBC With speculation growing over what the future holds for MSNBC now that its parent company is spinning it off, Elon Musk has mused about buying the liberal cable news channel The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2024
Any line of separation between Fox News and the US government is about to vanish Fox News hosts are publicly bemused to see their colleagues tapped for cabinet positions. In private, they’re more shocked The Guardian - US · Nov 14, 2024
NBC gives Trump equal air time after complaint over Harris SNL appearance Broadcaster says ex-president’s address to voters after Nascar race on Sunday complied with federal fairness rules The Guardian - US · Nov 4, 2024
Trump Thinks News Outlets Should Lose Their Broadcast Licenses, Even When They Have None Despite his cluelessness, the former president's inclination to punish constitutionally protected speech reflects his authoritarian disregard for civil liberties. Reason · Oct 28, 2024
Fox News’s interview of Kamala Harris was grievance theater, not political journalism Bret Baier interrupted Harris so much she could barely finish a sentence. She still injected some reality into Fox News’s worldKey takeaways from Harris’s Fox News interview The Guardian - US · Oct 17, 2024
Brian Stelter Back to CNN as Chief Media Analyst Had been let go following cancellation of ‘Reliable Sources’ Broadcasting & Cable · Sep 4, 2024
What the Biden drop out debate misses Joe Biden's debate debacle has made him new enemies Salon · Jul 1, 2024
A house divided: 2023 in US politics books, before Trump v Biden part II The age of the Trump blockbuster may be past but the American political scene keeps producing good reads The Guardian - US · Dec 16, 2023
Brian Stelter: Evidence Strongly Suggests Trump Tried To Punish AT&T for Owning CNN The former ’NYT’ and CNN media pundit warns voters to take the ex-president at his word regarding his latest threats against media companies Broadcasting & Cable · Nov 30, 2023
The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023 Can Lachlan Murdoch rein in scandal-hit Fox as 2024 election looms? With cable news in a death spiral, Fox Corp facing potentially crippling lawsuits, and dad Rupert Murdoch stepping back, Lachlan will have a full inbox of challenges in his new role as head of the family empire, Bevan Hurley reports
The Guardian - US · Nov 18, 2023 Network of Lies review: Brian Stelter on Fox News, Trump and Dominion The former CNN host focuses on how the Murdochs paid for spreading conspiracies – and how they continue to flourish
Salon · Nov 16, 2023 6 Fox News "Network of Lies" bombshells Brian Stelter's latest book takes us deeper into the bowels of Fox News, unearthing some glorious kernels
Fortune · Nov 15, 2023 Brian Stelter on his new book about Fox News, its $787 million settlement, and when ‘it begins to dawn on Rupert’ how bad things were getting for him Rupert Murdoch’s deposition shredded Fox’s legal defense, forcing the company to accept a settlement.
Salon · Nov 14, 2023 Stelter talks Fox News: "It was damning" The media analyst told Salon about reading the Dominion docs, Rupert Murdoch and why Maria Bartiromo is baffling
Salon · Nov 2, 2023 A growing threat of MAGA-on-GOP violence Conservatives are imperiling themselves when they unleash violence against their perceived enemies on the left
Salon · Nov 1, 2023 "The View" mocks Carlson's Fox ouster “They end up in somebody’s basement with a podcast,” Joy Behar quipped on Wednesday's episode of the show
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023 Tucker Carlson fired after he got ‘too big for his boots,’ new book claims The right-wing conspiracy theorist was dismissed in April despite his status as the most-watched cable TV personality
The Guardian - US · Oct 31, 2023 Tucker Carlson fired by Fox News for getting ‘too big for his boots’, book says Network of Lies by Brian Stelter, excerpted in Vanity Fair, says firing was inevitable after he alienated large parts of network
The Guardian - US · Oct 27, 2023 ‘Ha, ha, ha’: Mitt Romney laughs off Trump’s ‘total loser’ attack Utah senator calls former president a ‘whack job’ after Trump called book ‘much like him – boring, horrible and predictable’
The Guardian - US · Sep 21, 2023 White House says Republicans ‘playing games with people’s lives’ as shutdown odds increase – as it happened Failure to advance defense bill spells trouble for separate funding bill as no more votes expected this week