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Michael Calderone

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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    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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    Trump’s ‘California in Chaos’ Dystopia? Not if You Live Here

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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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    Barry Diller’s Road to Success: 8 Tips You Can Follow, and a Few You Probably Can’t

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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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    Brian Lowry
    June 5, 2025 @ 5:41 PM

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    The Trump vs. Musk Brawl Is an Old-White-Guys Version of a ‘Real Housewives’ Catfight

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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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    June 3, 2025 @ 6:00 AM

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    FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez Wages a Lonely Fight for Press Freedom in Trumpland

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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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    Brian Lowry
    June 1, 2025 @ 10:00 AM

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    ‘Mountainhead’ Packs a Sobering Warning Within Its ‘Tech Bros Gone Wild’ Satire

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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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    Brian Lowry
    May 29, 2025 @ 6:15 AM

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    The Disinformation Deluge Requires Experts to Step Up as ‘Truth Vigilantes’

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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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    May 28, 2025 @ 6:15 AM

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    From ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ to ‘The Walking Dead,’ Series Finales Don’t Feel Very Final

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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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    May 23, 2025 @ 6:15 AM

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    ‘Pee-wee as Himself’ Sets a High Bar for the Celebrity Exit Interview

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  • Diddy to Weinstein to Lively-Baldoni: Sensational Trials Find New Audiences in the Influencer Age

    A crush of buzzy cases illustrate how courtroom coverage has changed now that everyone can act like they’re in the jury box

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    May 21, 2025 @ 6:15 AM

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    Diddy to Weinstein to Lively-Baldoni: Sensational Trials Find New Audiences in the Influencer Age

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  • For CBS and ‘60 Minutes,’ It’s a Slow-Motion Saturday Night Massacre

    The resignation of CBS News chief Wendy McMahon continues the exodus as parent Paramount faces a seemingly no-win scenario in trying to mollify Trump

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    For CBS and ‘60 Minutes,’ It’s a Slow-Motion Saturday Night Massacre

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  • At the Upfronts, It’s Sports Here, Sports There, Sports Just About Everywhere

    Hanging by a thread, linear TV uses sports as a lifeline, while streaming keeps muscling in on the action

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    Brian Lowry
    May 16, 2025 @ 6:00 AM

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    At the Upfronts, It’s Sports Here, Sports There, Sports Just About Everywhere

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  • ‘Mission: Impossible’ Is the Perfect Symbol for Paramount’s Impossible Mission

    Shari Redstone faces the seemingly no-win choice of saving the Skydance merger or standing behind “60 Minutes.” But she’s not the villain in this story

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    May 14, 2025 @ 6:00 AM

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    6:00 AM
    ‘Mission: Impossible’ Is the Perfect Symbol for Paramount’s Impossible Mission

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  • With Film Tariff Threat, Trump Takes Hollywood for a Ride on the ‘Tweet Now, Think Later’ Train

    The frenzy caused by the president’s social media posts gave studios a crash course in his carousel of news-cycle craziness

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    Brian Lowry
    May 13, 2025 @ 6:00 AM

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    With Film Tariff Threat, Trump Takes Hollywood for a Ride on the ‘Tweet Now, Think Later’ Train

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