Mediator ‘Morning Joe’ Row Is Fresh Sign of TV’s Iron Grip on Trump There are many insights to be drawn from the latest media maelstrom involving President Trump, including that a presidency born of television still lives there. By JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator At Cannes, the Great Gusher of Content Comes With Warning Signs The hottest ticket is your eyeballs, and every content creator and distributor wants them. Can the worst consequences be forestalled? By JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator Univision’s Urgent Sense of Purpose: A Newsroom and a Lifeline The Spanish-language network is a striking example of a news organization that is meeting the needs of a frightened and information-famished audience. By JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator Megyn Kelly, Alex Jones and a Fine Line Between News and Promotion The new Sunday newsmagazine host has faced a storm of criticism for sitting down with the lightning rod conspiracy promoter, but he’s relevant. The question is how he’s interviewed. By JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator In Watergate, One Set of Facts. In Trump Era, Take Your Pick. Rival versions of the Trump-Russia scandal are fighting for narrative supremacy, leaving news veterans wondering, “What if Watergate happened now?” By JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator ‘Wonder Woman’ Could Be the Superhero Women in Hollywood Need After a record-breaking weekend at the box office, the movie’s success suggests some welcome changes in the film industry. But progress has come too slowly. By JIM RUTENBERG
Scott Pelley Said to Be Leaving Post as ‘CBS Evening News’ Anchor Mr. Pelley will devote more time to “60 Minutes,” two people familiar with the move said, hours after the network announced a management shake-up at its entertainment division. By JOHN KOBLIN and JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator Sean Hannity, a Murder and Why Fake News Endures As the case of the Seth Rich murder shows, uncorroborated stories will spread as long as some people want to tell them, and others want to believe. By JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator Plotting an O’Reilly Comeback With an Eye on Fox Competitors on the right see an industry leader battered by personnel losses, and an opportunity to turbocharge growth by picking up the cast-aside anchor. By JIM RUTENBERG
TimesVideo The Hardest Job in Politics: Presidential Spokesman Ever since inauguration, the White House has struggled to keep its story straight – and now, communications director Michael Dubke has resigned. Conflicting messages, and President Trump himself, have made it difficult for the communications team to speak on his behalf. By SUSAN JOAN ARCHER and JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator Roger Ailes: The Man Who Mined a Divided America The Fox News creator made a fortune creating a cultural safe space for Americans pining for the way things were. By JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator Politics, It Seems, Has Jolted Even the Idiot Box Awake Critics credit shows like “The Handmaid’s Tale” and comedians like Stephen Colbert for dealing with issues that resonate today. Viewers, it seems, want shows that are “woke.” By JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator In Trump’s White House Press Briefings, No Degree of Accuracy Required President Trump has given his press team a “say anything” hall pass, leaving many to wonder what happens to a nation once a president drops even the pretense of accuracy. By JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator Ad Buyers Have a Say in Whether Real News Survives As online marketing continues to starve newspapers of revenue, Philadelphia’s newspapers test one way to stay viable and still do good journalism. By JIM RUTENBERG
Sinclair Is Said to Be Near a Deal for Tribune Media Sinclair appears to have bested several rivals that were interested in acquiring a stable of local television stations that includes WGN in Chicago and WPIX in New York. By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED
Fox’s Unfamiliar but Powerful Television Rival: Sinclair The largest owner of local TV stations, Sinclair has a history of supporting Republican causes. But as Sinclair tries to grow, it is locking horns with Fox. By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED and NICHOLAS FANDOS
With Fox News in Tumult, Another Executive, Bill Shine, Is Ousted The removal of a co-president, a holdover from the Roger Ailes era, continued a housecleaning prompted by a sexual harassment scandal. By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and EMILY STEEL
Mediator Murdochs’ TV Deal in Britain Hinges on 3 Words: ‘Fit and Proper’ A regulatory standard complicates a bid by Rupert Murdoch and his family, owners of the scandal-plagued Fox News, to gain complete control of the Sky satellite and cable network. By JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator Floyd Abrams Sees Trump’s Anti-Media Tweets as Double-Edged Swords Mr. Abrams, a titan of free speech jurisprudence, says the Twitter trail could be a gift to lawyers defending journalists during leak investigations. By JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator Bill O’Reilly’s Ouster Will Test Loyalties of Fox Viewers Fans have stood by him amid a series of allegations. Now, after the network they have trusted has decided not to do the same, they may turn to alternatives. By JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator ‘Morning Joe’ Row Is Fresh Sign of TV’s Iron Grip on Trump There are many insights to be drawn from the latest media maelstrom involving President Trump, including that a presidency born of television still lives there. By JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator At Cannes, the Great Gusher of Content Comes With Warning Signs The hottest ticket is your eyeballs, and every content creator and distributor wants them. Can the worst consequences be forestalled? By JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator Univision’s Urgent Sense of Purpose: A Newsroom and a Lifeline The Spanish-language network is a striking example of a news organization that is meeting the needs of a frightened and information-famished audience. By JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator Megyn Kelly, Alex Jones and a Fine Line Between News and Promotion The new Sunday newsmagazine host has faced a storm of criticism for sitting down with the lightning rod conspiracy promoter, but he’s relevant. The question is how he’s interviewed. By JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator In Watergate, One Set of Facts. In Trump Era, Take Your Pick. Rival versions of the Trump-Russia scandal are fighting for narrative supremacy, leaving news veterans wondering, “What if Watergate happened now?” By JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator ‘Wonder Woman’ Could Be the Superhero Women in Hollywood Need After a record-breaking weekend at the box office, the movie’s success suggests some welcome changes in the film industry. But progress has come too slowly. By JIM RUTENBERG
Scott Pelley Said to Be Leaving Post as ‘CBS Evening News’ Anchor Mr. Pelley will devote more time to “60 Minutes,” two people familiar with the move said, hours after the network announced a management shake-up at its entertainment division. By JOHN KOBLIN and JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator Sean Hannity, a Murder and Why Fake News Endures As the case of the Seth Rich murder shows, uncorroborated stories will spread as long as some people want to tell them, and others want to believe. By JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator Plotting an O’Reilly Comeback With an Eye on Fox Competitors on the right see an industry leader battered by personnel losses, and an opportunity to turbocharge growth by picking up the cast-aside anchor. By JIM RUTENBERG
TimesVideo The Hardest Job in Politics: Presidential Spokesman Ever since inauguration, the White House has struggled to keep its story straight – and now, communications director Michael Dubke has resigned. Conflicting messages, and President Trump himself, have made it difficult for the communications team to speak on his behalf. By SUSAN JOAN ARCHER and JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator Roger Ailes: The Man Who Mined a Divided America The Fox News creator made a fortune creating a cultural safe space for Americans pining for the way things were. By JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator Politics, It Seems, Has Jolted Even the Idiot Box Awake Critics credit shows like “The Handmaid’s Tale” and comedians like Stephen Colbert for dealing with issues that resonate today. Viewers, it seems, want shows that are “woke.” By JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator In Trump’s White House Press Briefings, No Degree of Accuracy Required President Trump has given his press team a “say anything” hall pass, leaving many to wonder what happens to a nation once a president drops even the pretense of accuracy. By JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator Ad Buyers Have a Say in Whether Real News Survives As online marketing continues to starve newspapers of revenue, Philadelphia’s newspapers test one way to stay viable and still do good journalism. By JIM RUTENBERG
Sinclair Is Said to Be Near a Deal for Tribune Media Sinclair appears to have bested several rivals that were interested in acquiring a stable of local television stations that includes WGN in Chicago and WPIX in New York. By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED
Fox’s Unfamiliar but Powerful Television Rival: Sinclair The largest owner of local TV stations, Sinclair has a history of supporting Republican causes. But as Sinclair tries to grow, it is locking horns with Fox. By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED and NICHOLAS FANDOS
With Fox News in Tumult, Another Executive, Bill Shine, Is Ousted The removal of a co-president, a holdover from the Roger Ailes era, continued a housecleaning prompted by a sexual harassment scandal. By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and EMILY STEEL
Mediator Murdochs’ TV Deal in Britain Hinges on 3 Words: ‘Fit and Proper’ A regulatory standard complicates a bid by Rupert Murdoch and his family, owners of the scandal-plagued Fox News, to gain complete control of the Sky satellite and cable network. By JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator Floyd Abrams Sees Trump’s Anti-Media Tweets as Double-Edged Swords Mr. Abrams, a titan of free speech jurisprudence, says the Twitter trail could be a gift to lawyers defending journalists during leak investigations. By JIM RUTENBERG
Mediator Bill O’Reilly’s Ouster Will Test Loyalties of Fox Viewers Fans have stood by him amid a series of allegations. Now, after the network they have trusted has decided not to do the same, they may turn to alternatives. By JIM RUTENBERG
