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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.

  • Rupert Murdoch Built Donald Trump. Now He’s Standing Up to Him

    Murdoch’s legacy may be rewritten as he defends The Wall Street Journal’s Trump-Epstein reporting, all while Fox News remains a reliable supporter of the president

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    July 29, 2025 @ 6:15 AM

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  • Going to Comic-Con in Person Feels Like a Tonic for Toxic Fandom

    The annual love fest in San Diego gives off a vibe wildly different from the fan community online

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    July 28, 2025 @ 6:22 AM

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    Going to Comic-Con in Person Feels Like a Tonic for Toxic Fandom

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  • How Producer Michael Uslan Gave Us ‘Batman’ and Shaped the Superhero Movie Era

    The producer’s decade-long quest resulted in Tim Burton’s 1989 film and a new direction for comics on screen, but with a whole lot of fits and starts after

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    July 24, 2025 @ 2:16 PM

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  • Jon Stewart to Companies That Bend the Knee to Trump: ‘Why Would Anyone Watch You?’

    “The Daily Show” host lashes out at the Colbert cancellation, but with a broader message about the faulty logic of currying favor with the “Boy King”

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    Brian Lowry
    July 22, 2025 @ 12:08 PM

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    Jon Stewart to Companies That Bend the Knee to Trump: ‘Why Would Anyone Watch You?’

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  • ‘Defund PBS’ Realizes a Long-Held Conservative Dream Built on Lies and Half-Truths

    The decades-old campaign against NPR and PBS doesn’t reflect reality, but it does fulfill a Trump promise

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    Brian Lowry
    July 17, 2025 @ 11:00 AM

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    11:00 AM
    ‘Defund PBS’ Realizes a Long-Held Conservative Dream Built on Lies and Half-Truths

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  • Bill O’Reilly Says Trump’s Response to Epstein Drama Is a ‘Mystery’: ‘Don’t Know Why He’s So Defensive About This’ | Exclusive

    The former Fox host speaks with TheWrap about a post-Trump reckoning in media, the “60 Minutes” settlement and how he’d have prevented that Dominion suit

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    July 16, 2025 @ 6:15 AM

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    Bill O’Reilly Says Trump’s Response to Epstein Drama Is a ‘Mystery’: ‘Don’t Know Why He’s So Defensive About This’ | Exclusive

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  • Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart Bash Paramount, Serving Notice They Won’t Be Silenced

    The two late-night hosts used their platforms to skewer Paramount’s “60 Minutes” settlement with Trump, sending a message to their bosses, old and new

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    July 15, 2025 @ 6:15 AM

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    Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart Bash Paramount, Serving Notice They Won’t Be Silenced

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  • DC and Marvel Built Hollywood’s Superhero Boom. Can ‘Superman,’ ‘Fantastic Four’ Reverse the Slump?

    Comic-book movies have come a long way over the last 50 years, but Marvel and DC’s big guns are out just as these films have hit a slump

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    Brian Lowry
    July 11, 2025 @ 6:15 AM
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    DC and Marvel Built Hollywood’s Superhero Boom. Can ‘Superman,’ ‘Fantastic Four’ Reverse the Slump?
  • For Superman, It’s Truth, Justice and a Whole Lot of Political Baggage

    The Man of Steel became an American symbol during World War II and later a political lightning rod, making adapting the character a heavier lift than Batman

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    July 9, 2025 @ 6:00 AM

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    For Superman, It’s Truth, Justice and a Whole Lot of Political Baggage

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  • The ‘60 Minutes’ Settlement Means the Trump Circus Goes On for Paramount’s Next Owner | Analysis

    Paramount’s settlement deal might clear the way for the Skydance merger, but it won’t be the last Trump-related headache the studio will likely face

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    Brian Lowry
    July 2, 2025 @ 11:13 AM

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    The ‘60 Minutes’ Settlement Means the Trump Circus Goes On for Paramount’s Next Owner | Analysis

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  • ‘Squid Game’ Misses Its Shot by Turning VIP Oligarchs Into Cartoon Billionaires

    The show’s jaundiced view of capitalism and class struggle again stumbles as the latest season’s caricatures of those rich, masked patrons are too over-the-top to be taken seriously

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    Brian Lowry
    June 27, 2025 @ 6:15 AM

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    ‘Squid Game’ Misses Its Shot by Turning VIP Oligarchs Into Cartoon Billionaires

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  • Zohran Mamdani Offers Fox News Its Nightmare Vision of Big Cities — Live From the Heart of New York

    The network’s distorted view of the L.A. protests plays on fear, just as Mamdani’s mayoral primary win fuels its separation of media centers from “real America”

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    Brian Lowry
    June 26, 2025 @ 6:15 AM

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    Zohran Mamdani Offers Fox News Its Nightmare Vision of Big Cities — Live From the Heart of New York

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  • As Bombs Fall, Trump’s ‘Cosplay Cabinet’ Reveals the Gap Between Reality and Reality TV

    The Iran strikes put renewed focus on the president placing looks and loyalty over credentials in his inner circle

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    June 23, 2025 @ 6:15 AM

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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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    Brian Lowry
    June 19, 2025 @ 10:00 AM

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    The Big Picture: Streaming and Social Media Climb Amid Traditional Media’s Slow-Motion Breakdown

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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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    Brian Lowry
    June 18, 2025 @ 5:36 PM

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    Sold! The Lakers Remain Hollywood’s Team as Sale Sheds a Tie to a Storied Past

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