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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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As Bombs Fall, Trump’s ‘Cosplay Cabinet’ Reveals the Gap Between Reality and Reality TV
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The Big Picture: Streaming and Social Media Climb Amid Traditional Media’s Slow-Motion Breakdown
The headlines all point toward the decline of linear and traditional models, with the nagging question of whether new means of distribution can pick up the slack
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Sold! The Lakers Remain Hollywood’s Team as Sale Sheds a Tie to a Storied Past
Jerry Buss turned the “Showtime” Lakers into the biggest party in L.A. – now new owner Mark Walter faces a high bar to continue that legacy
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HBO’s ‘Surviving Ohio State’ Documentary Doesn’t Play Politics in Exploring the Abuse Scandal
Review: Rep. Jim Jordan comes off badly in the George Clooney-produced docu about abused college wrestlers, but he’s not alone
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The Assault on Good-for-You TV: C-SPAN and PBS Teeter as Trump Attacks
Programming spared from commercial pressure to serve viewers is suffering as politics and changing distribution weighs in
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Congrats, Conservative Media: Even Your Fans Don’t Always Trust You
A Pew Research study found Democrats and Republicans split on their choice of news sources, but another rift on who they trust, and don’t, also stands out
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Amid Cable Spinoffs, Trump’s CNN and MSNBC Hostility Could Raise M&A Hurdles
News operations threaten to complicate dealmaking for Versant and now WBD’s cable group, as Paramount has discovered with “60 Minutes”
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Trump’s ‘California in Chaos’ Dystopia? Not if You Live Here
The administration and its media allies paint a distorted, politically motivated picture that’s untethered from L.A.’s reality but made for social media
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Barry Diller’s Road to Success: 8 Tips You Can Follow, and a Few You Probably Can’t
The billionaire mogul’s autobiography “Who Knew” details his business philosophy, overshadowed in part by personal revelations that helped forge it
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The Trump vs. Musk Brawl Is an Old-White-Guys Version of a ‘Real Housewives’ Catfight
The president and billionaire’s escalating social media insults have serious implications – but for now, it’s a pass-the-popcorn moment
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FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez Wages a Lonely Fight for Press Freedom in Trumpland
Facing Brendan Carr and Trump’s punitive actions against media companies, the commission’s outnumbered Democrat publicly pushes back
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‘Mountainhead’ Packs a Sobering Warning Within Its ‘Tech Bros Gone Wild’ Satire
Director Jesse Armstrong’s Emmy-bait movie can’t match “Succession,” but its take on oligarchs, AI and disinformation feels grounded in reality
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The Disinformation Deluge Requires Experts to Step Up as ‘Truth Vigilantes’
The right-wing tilt of online voices favors “just asking questions” quacks and self-promoters. But Media Matters’ Angelo Carusone sees ways to break through
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From ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ to ‘The Walking Dead,’ Series Finales Don’t Feel Very Final
The urge to keep valuable franchises alive risks robbing loyal viewers of the closure they seek
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‘Pee-wee as Himself’ Sets a High Bar for the Celebrity Exit Interview
Paul Reubens knew he was dying when he opened up for an HBO documentary, joining public figures who have left a record behind as the end nears
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