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Brian Lowry On Media and Politics
Brian Lowry is the Media Editor at TheWrap, writing about media and its intersection with politics. He is a veteran media and television columnist, critic and reporter, with eight years at CNN as a columnist and critic. Before that he was chief TV critic at Variety and a reporter columnist covering television for the Los Angeles Times.
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‘Gen V’ Season 2 Hits Harder Under Trump 2.0
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Emmys Review: Speeding Up the Acceptance Speeches Came at a Too-High Cost
The 77th awards tried something different by tying a charitable donation to the speech runtimes, but the result was a telecast for people who dislike awards shows
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The Emmys Need a Jolt. Start by Bringing Politics Back to the Speeches
Hollywood is running scared of political fallout. But after record-low ratings, shows like the Emmys need recipients who make noise
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Matthew Dowd’s MSNBC Ouster Over Charlie Kirk Comments Speaks Volumes About When to Shut Up
The pressure in cable news is to have an instant opinion. The MSNBC contributor illustrated why it’s OK – even prudent – to say you don’t
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‘The West Wing’ Moves Closer to Science Fiction Amid Trump’s Gerrymandering Push
As Texas and California throw up election hurdles, the Emmy-winning show has become less real, but in the eyes of producer Lawrence O’Donnell, more important
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Rupert Murdoch Secures the Fox Future He Wants as His Kids Take the Money and Run | Analysis
A settlement with Murdoch’s more liberal children gives Lachlan control of Fox and News Corp., and safeguards the mogul’s conservative legacy
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Mass Shootings and Media: Shrinking Coverage Betrays Fatigue and Resignation
School shootings appear to command less attention from news outlets, a byproduct of numbness over the atrocities and a Trump-fueled news cycle
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Donald Trump Looks Terrible. Why Won’t the Press Ask Him What’s Wrong?
Like Biden, people are analyzing Trump’s health online through a partisan filter that, along with the current president’s lies, poses a challenge for media
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The Atlantic Envy: What Does It Know That Other Publications Don’t?
The magazine’s hiring spree has gobbled up top writers, many from the Washington Post, in an opportunistic expansion its top brass insist is sustainable
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Here’s How Americans View Journalists in the Trump Era
Although three-fifths of Americans see journalists as “important,” they face tall hurdles dealing with skeptics, falsehoods and misinformation
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Memo to Jay Leno: Your Late-Night Comedy Formula Expired a Decade Ago
The former “Tonight Show” host won praise from conservatives for saying late-night comics should appeal to everyone. Tell that to Fox News
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‘Alien’ Has Always Feared AI and Big Corporations. That’s More Relevant Than Ever
The new FX series “Alien: Earth” traffics in familiar themes about greed, oligarchy and mysterious robots that tie into what’s going on in the real world
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Should They Stay or Go? Veteran Journalists Face Tough Choices in the Trump Age
The exodus at the Washington Post, L.A. Times and anticipated reckoning at CBS News raise questions of what to do when your news organization loses its way
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Can ESPN Cover the NFL Fairly Now That It’s Part of the Team? | Analysis
The cable titan and pro football have a long and complicated relationship, but formally getting in bed together looks like bad news for ESPN’s journalism
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‘The Hunting Wives’ Uses Red-State Politics to Feel Smarter Than It Is | Analysis
The Netflix series is mostly just soapy fun, while incorporating enough pointed political references to take aim at conservative hypocrisy
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