Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson released the first episode of his new show on Twitter Tuesday evening. “Hey, it’s Tucker Carlson,” the host said, opening the 10-minute video while seated behind a desk at what appears to be his home in rural Maine. Carlson then offered commentary on a reported explosion at a dam…
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Fox News anchor apologizes for joke about Chris Christie’s weight
Fox News anchor John Roberts issued an apology after making a joke about former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s weight during a newscast on Tuesday. Following a panel discussion on Christie jumping into the growing GOP primary field for president, Roberts offered an analogy that ended with a quip about the Republican’s physical appearance. “We…
CNN media reporter: Network CEO Licht has ‘lost the room’
Oliver Darcy, CNN’s top media correspondent, says staffers within his network’s ranks have lost confidence in CEO Chris Licht, who has been at the center of negative headlines and widespread condemnation from his own journalists in recent days. “There are a wide range of emotions coursing through the halls of CNN. Some staffers are frustrated….
Trump to sit with Fox News’s Bret Baier for interview airing June 19
Former President Trump is slated to sit for an extensive interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier later this month, The Hill has learned. The taped interview, which is set to air on June 19 during Baier’s “Special Report” program, will be Trump’s first with one of the network’s straight-news journalists since his 2020 election loss…
Trump rips Fox News for DeSantis coverage, says outlet ‘should embrace MAGA’
Former President Trump took a shot at Fox News on Friday, offering another rebuke of the cable news network over its coverage of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his top GOP rival. “FOX should embrace MAGA,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Friday afternoon, claiming the network was taking a big hit in viewership “because…
NPR boss Terence Samuel hired to run USA Today
USA Today has hired NPR chief Terence Samuel as its next top editor. The national newspaper’s parent company, Gannett, announced Friday that Samuel will oversee its flagship publication and shape content that serves what the company said is more than 75 million readers monthly. Samuel most recently served as vice president and executive editor of…
CNN CEO Chris Licht says boss David Zaslav ‘has my back’
Chris Licht, CNN’s top news executive, says he has the support of the outlet’s corporate ownership despite a string of bad press and internal strife at the network since he took over. As part of a wide-ranging profile published Friday in The Atlantic, Licht was asked directly about his job security and his relationship with…
Fox News makes changes to weekend prime time lineup
Fox News is making significant changes to its weekend evening programming lineup. “The Next Revolution,” with Steve Hilton, which aired Sunday nights at 9 p.m. will end its run, as Hilton steps back from hosting the weekly show to “focus on his new California non-partisan policy organization launching next week,” the network said. Hilton will remain…
Gannett journalists plan workers strike
Journalists working for Gannett, the company that owns USA Today, some of the nation’s largest metro daily newspapers and more than 100 more local newspapers are planning to walk off the job next week. Seizing on the company’s annual shareholders meeting June 5, Gannett’s workers union said it would be holding a wave of nationwide…
Fox’s Brit Hume runs to McEnany’s defense: Trump attack ‘immature’
Fox News political analyst Brit Hume tore into former president Trump over his recent attack on Kayleigh McEnany, his one-time press secretary who now is a contributor and frequent host on Fox News. “Imagine being so immature as to attack your former press secretary, who was nothing if not loyal, for allegedly misquoting a poll…