Nov 28 Watch 8:52 Attempt to lure Washington Post into reporting a false story underlines media distrust By PBS News Hour The Washington Post says it was targeted by a conservative group when a woman came forward claiming that Roy Moore got her pregnant as a teen. Reporters found inconsistencies in the woman's claims and observed her at the offices of… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch 4:17 How new FCC rules could affect your local news By PBS News Hour Longstanding rules that prevented an individual or company from owning broadcast stations and newspapers in the same local market have been abandoned by the FCC. The sweeping changes come amid wider transformations in the media and digital landscape, and have… Continue watching
Aug 24 Within 24 hours, a pair of wildly different Trump speeches By Julie Bykowicz and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Within a 24-hour span, President Donald Trump delivered one speech in which he tore into the media and members of his own party, and a second in which he called for national unity and love. Continue reading
Aug 07 MSNBC surges as home for Trump opponents By David Bauder, Associated Press NEW YORK — For the first month since CNN's Larry King owned cable news in October 2001, the most popular personality in prime-time doesn't work for Fox News Channel. Rachel Maddow of MSNBC is the new champ. Continue reading
Jul 02 Trump criticized by media organizations over tweeted video By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted a mock video that shows him pummeling a man in a business suit, his face obscured by the CNN logo, outside a wrestling ring. Continue reading
Jun 29 President Trump trashes media, cheers GOP wins at $10 million fundraiser By Julie Bykowicz and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Republican donors paid $35,000 apiece to hear familiar a message from President Donald Trump: The media, particularly CNN, keep trying to take him down, and yet Republicans just keep on winning elections. Continue reading
Jun 27 President Trump takes swipe at CNN following resignations By David Bauder, Associated Press President Donald Trump used the resignations of three CNN journalists involved in a retracted Russia-related story to resume his attack on the network's credibility Tuesday. Continue reading
Jun 21 Women’s congressional softball game sets fundraising record By Dan Cooney The ninth annual Congressional Women's Softball Game on Wednesday set a record for fundraising. The game took place one week after a shooting at a men's congressional baseball practice. Continue reading
Jun 01 What Mexico is and isn’t doing to prevent violent crimes against journalists By Michael Rios In 2017, Mexico became the deadliest country in the world for journalists, despite efforts by the government to crack down on violence against members of the press. Continue reading
May 18 Roger Ailes, former Fox News CEO, dies at age 77 By Laura Santhanam Hosts of the morning show “Fox & Friends” appeared visibly upset when they announced Ailes’ death and read his family’s statement on-air early Thursday. Ailes had led Fox News for two decades. Continue reading