Before the recently fired CNN President Chris Licht fades into a Google search, it is important to reflect on what he tried to do and why it […]
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Carlson, Lemon personified much of what’s wrong with cable news
Two of the loosest cannons in America’s cable news fleet were unceremoniously rolled overboard Monday, and the country will be better for it. Though unrelated, the sudden, […]
Some inflation help from the other side
President Joe Biden and his designated message-deliverers just got some crucial, last-minute insights — from a most unlikely source — Wednesday night. It made clear how they […]
Dreaming of better streaming
It came as mild surprise that Netflix reported a sharp drop in viewers and even less surprise that CNN canceled its CNN+ channel. It’s not enough for […]
What if Fox News viewers watch CNN?
by Matthew Yglesias The establishment of Fox News in the late 1990s forever changed both media and politics in America, transforming the formerly staid world of television […]
Can we get a little less gung-ho in coverage of rich guys in space?
by David Zurawik I was already tired of the gee-whiz coverage of Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos going into space before Branson actually went there last Sunday […]
Lessons from cable news since Jan. 6
by David Zurawik I have watched more cable news in the last six weeks than I have in any other comparable period in my career. Every weekday […]
