Jim Acosta: "Don‘t give in to the lies" Following reports that CNN intended to exile Acosta to midnight, the longtime journalist's exit was expected Salon · Jan 29, 2025
Trump critic Jim Acosta leaves CNN rather than accept move to midnight graveyard shift ‘It is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant,’ Acosta said as he signed off on Tuesday. ‘Don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to the fear.’ The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025
Jim Acosta gives cheeky sign-off from CNN show as his future remains up in the air ‘In the meantime, thank you very much for joining us this morning. Still reporting from Washington. I'm Jim Acosta,’ the CNN anchor said on Thursday while it is still unknown if he’ll stay with the network amid a revamped lineup. The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025
Rachel Maddow, help us through this “More than ever,” Maddow said in her Monday night broadcast, “this is not a time to pretend this isn’t happening" Salon · Jan 23, 2025
CNN reportedly looking to bury Jim Acosta in graveyard shift to ‘throw a bone to Trump’ ‘They want to get rid of Acosta to throw a bone to Trump,’ one media exeucitve said of the proposed move, adding that ‘midnight is not a serious offer’ The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2025
Washington Post expected to lay off dozens of staffers in coming week – report ‘Cuts will be deep’, media reporter says, after paper faced scrutiny for halting endorsement of Harris in October The Guardian - US · Jan 6, 2025
LA Times owner talked with Rob Schneider about setting up a ‘MAGA version of The View’: report Schneider suggested his media company would create a daytime talk show to ‘compete’ with ‘The View’ The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2025
Famed podcaster Kara Swisher pitching ‘long-shot’ bid to buy Washington Post from Jeff Bezos “The Post can do better,” Kara Swisher told Axios. “It’s so maddening to see what's happening. ... Why not me? Why not any of us?” The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2024
George Stephanopoulos signs new ABC News deal amid backlash over Trump settlement Terms of the multi-year deal weren’t announced, but it should end specualtion that the ABC News anchor is on his way out after the network settled a defamation case with Donald Trump. The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024
LA Times staffers say billionaire owner’s pro-Trump meddling worse than previously reported Editorials with Donald Trump are now only allowed if they present the ‘opposing view’ The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024
LA Times staff outraged and columnist quits over owner's plan to add ‘bias meter’ to coverage The newspaper’s guild fired back over Patrick Soon-Shiong’s plan, saying he’s ‘publicly suggested his staff harbors bias, without offering evidence or examples’ The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2024
NBC delays airing anti-Trump documentary The filmmaker of “Separated,” a likely Oscar contender, urged his followers on X to "make their own inferences" Salon · Oct 9, 2024
Who is Olivia Nuzzi? The magazine reporter on leave for disclosing ‘personal relationship’ with RFK Jr Nuzzi has been placed on leave by ‘New York Magazine’ after ‘violation of our readers’ trust’ The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2024
Maddow "worried" about Trump "camps" "Do you really think he plans to stop at well-known liberals?" Maddow questioned in an interview Salon · Jun 11, 2024
The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023 CNN reporter slams own network for hosting Ramaswamy town hall ‘Why would any major news network help to validate such a preposterous figure by putting him on stage and allowing him to infect the public with his conspiracy campaign?’ Oliver Darcy asked
Reason · Sep 20, 2023 Media Critics Agree: Stop Interviewing the Bad People! Journalism's in-house critics take a bold stance against attempting journalism, because of Trump.
The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023 Trump, DeSantis interviews show Fox influence on GOP field still strong despite troubled year The two leading GOP presidential contenders had very different interview experiences with Fox News this past week
Salon · Jun 7, 2023 CNN boss out after Trump town hall mess Licht gets the axe — but he was merely executing the vision of top executives, media watchdog says
The Guardian - US · May 18, 2023 CNN host Christiane Amanpour rebukes network over Trump town hall Influential anchor tells Columbia commencement address she had ‘very robust exchange of views’ with channel boss Chris Licht
Broadcasting & Cable · May 16, 2023 CNN Shocker: Friday Night Primetime Ratings Fell Below the Newsmax Line A year ago, did you have 'Newsmax is now the more popular MAGA-friendly channel' on your bingo card?
The Guardian - US · May 14, 2023 CNN’s Trump debacle suggests TV media set to repeat mistakes of 2016 Network’s own reporters criticise decision to give ex-president platform in ‘town hall’ format that allowed him to spout freely
The Guardian - US · May 11, 2023 CNN head defends Trump’s lie-strewn town hall: ‘America was served very well’ Chris Licht boasts that network ‘made a lot of news’ in call to angry staff but CNN reporter laments Trump’s ‘firehose of disinformation’
Salon · May 11, 2023 CNN reporter rips "spectacle of lies" "It is awful. It's a Trump infomercial. We're going to get crushed," a CNN insider told The Daily Beast
The Week · Apr 27, 2023 Tucker Carlson: the ‘ratings juggernaut’ sacked from Fox News The sudden sacking of Tucker Carlson has left a void at the heart of the Republican media landscape, just as the contest to secure the party’s presidential nomination for 2024 hots up.
Salon · Apr 25, 2023 Why Fox gave Tucker the boot? It matters Tucker Carlson may be out at Fox News, but the network is still in the thrall of MAGA conspiracists