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Not known for political coverage, Wired takes a leading role in tracking Elon Musk's team
Read full article: Not known for political coverage, Wired takes a leading role in tracking Elon Musk's teamThe tech outlet Wired set up a new politics team in time for the presidential election — but its most impactful work is coming after the election is over.
AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over 'Gulf of Mexico' terminology dispute
Read full article: AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over 'Gulf of Mexico' terminology disputeThe Trump administration has blocked The Associated Press from traveling with President Trump on Air Force One and also from covering an Oval Office event.
At 50, 'Saturday Night Live' celebrates its past as a comedy icon — and wonders about its future
Read full article: At 50, 'Saturday Night Live' celebrates its past as a comedy icon — and wonders about its futureIn a feast of special programming, NBC is celebrating the 50th anniversary of “Saturday Night Live” this weekend.
White House says it has the right to punish AP reporters over Gulf naming dispute
Read full article: White House says it has the right to punish AP reporters over Gulf naming disputeThe White House says news organizations that refuse to use President Donald Trump’s new name for the Gulf of Mexico are telling “lies."
With public broadcasters pressured by the Trump administration, PBS shuts down its diversity office
Read full article: With public broadcasters pressured by the Trump administration, PBS shuts down its diversity officeDuring a time of pressure on public broadcasters, PBS says that it is shutting down its office of diversity, equity and inclusion and firing the two executives who staffed it.
The Trump administration is throwing more Pentagon reporters out of their workspaces
Read full article: The Trump administration is throwing more Pentagon reporters out of their workspacesThe Trump administration is doubling down on its new policy to evict some news organizations out of their workspaces at the Pentagon.
Trump promotes misleading claims about federal government’s media subscriptions
Read full article: Trump promotes misleading claims about federal government’s media subscriptionsFederal government payments for subscriptions to media outlets have become the latest target of President Donald Trump's spending hawks.
Flying's gotten safer — and less reported on. Washington crash shows how the aviation beat is fading
Read full article: Flying's gotten safer — and less reported on. Washington crash shows how the aviation beat is fadingIn the days after last week's plane collision in Washington, Pete Muntean was a fixture on the air at CNN.
'60 Minutes' publicly releases transcripts of interview at heart of its dispute with Trump
Read full article: '60 Minutes' publicly releases transcripts of interview at heart of its dispute with TrumpCBS' “60 Minutes” on Wednesday released a full, unedited transcript of its October interview with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
'Remarkably poor judgment': Wall Street Journal takes a critical eye to start of Trump's 2nd term
Read full article: 'Remarkably poor judgment': Wall Street Journal takes a critical eye to start of Trump's 2nd termNot every outlet popular with conservative readers is cheerleading for President Donald Trump.
CNN's Jim Acosta, an irritant to Trump, says he's quitting rather than take a late-night time slot
Read full article: CNN's Jim Acosta, an irritant to Trump, says he's quitting rather than take a late-night time slotCNN anchor Jim Acosta says he's quitting after nearly two decades rather than accept a move from a morning time slot to a less visible midnight at the East Coast.
Estimated 24.6 million TV viewers watched inauguration coverage, smallest audience since 2013
Read full article: Estimated 24.6 million TV viewers watched inauguration coverage, smallest audience since 2013The Nielsen Company says an estimated 24.6 million people watched coverage of President Donald Trump's second inauguration.
Symbol of unity? Inauguration news coverage illustrates differences that pull country apart
Read full article: Symbol of unity? Inauguration news coverage illustrates differences that pull country apartPresidential inaugurals frequently symbolize what binds Americans, a quadrennial celebration of a peaceful transition of power.
He is credited with one of history's most indelible photos. A new documentary questions who took it
Read full article: He is credited with one of history's most indelible photos. A new documentary questions who took itIt's one of the most enduring images of the Vietnam War — an Associated Press photograph of a young girl running naked down a street after being caught in a napalm attack.
Back to work: Rachel Maddow returning to MSNBC five nights a week for early Trump days
Read full article: Back to work: Rachel Maddow returning to MSNBC five nights a week for early Trump daysRachel Maddow is returning to her nightly perch at MSNBC for the first few months of the second Trump administration.
NBC's Jacob Soboroff finds the burnt-out home where he grew up, as wildfire stories turn personal
Read full article: NBC's Jacob Soboroff finds the burnt-out home where he grew up, as wildfire stories turn personalThe rows of burnt-out homes were shocking enough, until NBC News' Jacob Soboroff came upon the Pacific Palisades house where he had grown up.
No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media — and the pursuit of truth?
Read full article: No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media — and the pursuit of truth?The late New York Sen_ Daniel Patrick Moynihan put it this way decades ago: “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.”.
CNN defamation trial comes at a rough time for legacy media — and for the struggling network
Read full article: CNN defamation trial comes at a rough time for legacy media — and for the struggling networkCNN is on trial for libel this week before a jury in Florida, and it comes at a particularly inopportune time for legacy media.
Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings and a new AP-NORC poll show they're tuning out
Read full article: Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings and a new AP-NORC poll show they're tuning outA lot of Americans, after an intense presidential election campaign, are looking for a break in political news.
CNN says its report on a freed Syrian prisoner is not what it initially believed
Read full article: CNN says its report on a freed Syrian prisoner is not what it initially believedA report by CNN's Clarissa Ward about a freed Syrian prisoner provided some dramatic scenes, but the network has since found that it apparently wasn't all that it appeared.
Journalists anticipate a renewed hostility toward their work under the incoming Trump administration
Read full article: Journalists anticipate a renewed hostility toward their work under the incoming Trump administrationWhen Donald Trump takes office as president for a second time, many journalists anticipate a hostile climate toward them and their work.
Unique among 'Person of the Year' designees, Donald Trump gets a fact-check from Time magazine
Read full article: Unique among 'Person of the Year' designees, Donald Trump gets a fact-check from Time magazineDonald Trump got something this year that no other person designated Time magazine's Person of the Year had ever received.
After withdrawing as attorney general nominee, Matt Gaetz lands a talk show on OANN television
Read full article: After withdrawing as attorney general nominee, Matt Gaetz lands a talk show on OANN televisionFormer congressman Matt Gaetz, who withdrew last month as President-elect Trump's nominee to be U.S. attorney general, has landed a job with the One America News Network.
Still rockin': As a singer turns 80, the Christmas song she sang as a teen is a holiday staple
Read full article: Still rockin': As a singer turns 80, the Christmas song she sang as a teen is a holiday stapleBrenda Lee's memories of recording “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” are a little hazy now.
Pete Hegseth's mother says The New York Times made 'threats' by asking her to comment on a story
Read full article: Pete Hegseth's mother says The New York Times made 'threats' by asking her to comment on a storyA basic tenet of journalism — calling someone for comment on a story — was seen as a threat by defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's mother.