The Media Front
Michael Calderone On Media and Politics
Michael Calderone is Media Editor at TheWrap, overseeing coverage of the industry, and with an emphasis on the intersection of media and politics. He was most recently an editor at Vanity Fair and has reported on the media for Politico, HuffPost, and The New York Observer. He has also taught journalism courses at Princeton University and New York University.
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CNN Anxiety Mounts as Paramount Nears Control: ‘People Think It Could Be the End’
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Trump’s State of the Union Resistance Will Be Streamed | Analysis
Dozens of Congressional Democrats are ditching Trump’s address to counterprogram the pomp and circumstance, testing whether a digital show of force can upstage a president in prime time
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Politics
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The Media Front: Silent Right
In this edition: Stephen Colbert, Don Lemon, Mark Zuckerberg, New York Times AI drama and the future of sports media
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Trump’s Media Attacks Keep Backfiring | Analysis
Stephen Colbert turned FCC pressure into a viral moment, echoing ratings and subscriber surges for Don Lemon and Jimmy Kimmel
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Stephen Colbert’s CBS Clash Reveals a Chilling Effect Under Trump’s FCC | Analysis
The standoff between the late-night host and CBS speaks to broadcasters’ deepening concerns as Trump’s FCC intensifies its media pressure campaign
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The Media Front: Zuckerberg Takes the Stand
In this edition: CBS News layoffs loom, new Washington Post CEO speaks and breaking down the latest AI panic
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Business
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In Landmark Social Media Trial, Big Tech Faces the Big Tobacco Playbook | Analysis
A bellwether case accusing Meta and YouTube of addicting young users and harming their mental health could reverberate through courtrooms for years to come
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The Media Front: The Post Purge, and the Road Ahead
In this edition: Jeff Bezos, Bari Weiss, Rupert Murdoch, Symone Sanders Townsend, Eugene Daniels and more
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Journalism
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Everyone Has Advice for Jeff Bezos. Is He Listening? | Analysis
The Washington Post’s megabillionaire owner has stayed silent as journalists, media executives and alums flood social media with advice on what went wrong — and how to fix it
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How Jeff Bezos Went from Washington Post Savior to Executioner | Analysis
The Post’s centibillionaire owner is under fire as the paper dramatically scales back its newsroom and ambition
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The Media Front: Don Lemon Presses On
Targeting Lemon threatens the First Amendment and speaks volumes about the Trump administration’s priorities. Plus: Tucker Carlson, Jeff Bezos, Bari Weiss and trouble at TikTok
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What Tucker Carlson Reveals About the Evolution of Conservative Media | Analysis
Biographer Jason Zengerle speaks with TheWrap about his new book, “Hated by All the Right People,” and how the right’s incentive structure shaped Carlson’s bomb-throwing trajectory
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Inside an Anxious Washington Post, With Eyes on Jeff Bezos | Analysis
Rumors of cuts to the international, metro and sports desks are leaving journalists “twisting in the wind” and prompting unusually public appeals to ownership
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The Media Front: Murdochs Head West
In this edition: An exclusive look at the California Post, Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon, another ICE shooting, Jimmy Kimmel, the Washington Post, Substack, Business Insider and the power of video
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The Media Front: All the News That’s Fit to Predict
In this edition: CNN, CNBC, Dow Jones, CBS, the Washington Post, the California Post, Politico, Kalshi, Polymarket and more
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