Nation Oct 06 What Paramount’s shake-up of CBS News leadership means for the media landscape By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant
Politics Sep 18 Trump’s moves against media outlets mirror authoritarian approaches to silencing dissent Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has waged an aggressive campaign against the media unlike any in modern U.S. history, making moves similar to those of authoritarian leaders that he has often praised. By Justin Spike, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press
Politics Jan 30 White House stenographers are struggling to keep up with Trump’s flood of public remarks Trump been speaking nearly nonstop since starting his second term, drowning out dissenting voices and leaving his opponents struggling to be heard. By Chris Megerian, Associated Press
Politics Dec 19 Watch 5:58 A look at the legal tactics Trump is using against media outlets Donald Trump is following through on threats of legal action against the media. After ABC agreed to pay $15 million to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by Trump, his legal team filed a suit against Ann Selzer and the Des… By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman
Nation Jul 31 Watch 11:44 Exploring the links between political polarization and declining trust in news media Despite having access to more information than ever before, Americans’ trust in the news has been declining in recent years. Nearly three-quarters of them say the media is making political polarization worse. Judy Woodruff investigates that for her ongoing series,… By Judy Woodruff, Connor Seitchik, Ethan Dodd
May 27 Georgian parliament committee rejects presidential veto of the divisive ‘foreign agents’ legislation By Sophiko Megrelidze, Associated Press A Georgian parliament committee has rejected the president's veto of the "foreign agents" legislation that has sparked massive protests for weeks. Continue reading
May 08 WATCH: House committee holds hearing on media bias after allegations by former NPR editor The House Energy Committee held a hearing Wednesday on liberal media bias at NPR after a former editor published allegations against the public broadcaster. Continue reading
Feb 21 As 2024 election picks up, Biden campaign signals a more aggressive challenge to the press By David Bauder, Associated Press Within the past two weeks, an administration aide sent an unusual letter to White House correspondents complaining about their coverage of a special counsel's report on Biden's handling of classified documents. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 10:55 How media organizations are facing the task of covering Trump’s anti-democratic rhetoric By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman, Kyle Midura Former President Trump has said he’d be a dictator for one day, echoed anti-immigrant words of Adolf Hitler, called for terminating the Constitution, lied about America’s election system and vowed to use the power of the Justice Department as his… Continue watching
Sep 21 Rupert Murdoch is stepping down at Fox and News Corp By David Bauder, Associated Press Magnate Rupert Murdoch's surprise announcement Thursday that he's stepping down as leader of his two companies leaves his son Lachlan firmly in line of succession at Fox and the rest of the media empire. Continue reading