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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.

Netflix’s ‘Zero Day’ Conspiracy Plot Hits Differently Amid Trump’s Real-Life Chaos | Analysis

Like the Watergate era, political reality hangs over Netflix’s Robert De Niro-led series, with implications for the genre

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February 24, 2025 @ 6:00 AM

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Memo to the Mainstream Media: There’s No Mollifying MAGA | Analysis

Trump and his most ardent supporters have proclaimed the press the enemy. Trying to accommodate them won’t change that dynamic for long

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Brian Lowry

February 18, 2025 @ 6:00 AM

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Is Elon Musk’s Empire Vulnerable to His Critics, or Too Big to Fail? | Analysis

The Tesla mogul’s actions with the Trump administration have produced considerable anger, but few clear signs on how to push back

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Brian Lowry

February 7, 2025 @ 6:16 AM

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Super Bowl Ads Adopt a Play-It-Safe Game Plan for Polarizing Times | Analysis

A sharply partisan political environment has made advertisers skittish about the risks of tackling issues

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Brian Lowry

February 6, 2025 @ 6:00 AM

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Trump’s View of Hollywood Pines for a Past ‘Bathed in Amber’ | Analysis

Mirroring his MAGA slogan, the president clings to an image of movies and TV rooted in an earlier era

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Brian Lowry

January 29, 2025 @ 6:00 AM

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The Super Bowl Is TV’s Biggest Event – but for Movie Ads, It’s Not the Only Game in Town

As studios gear up to market this year’s blockbusters, opportunities loom to reach big audiences without a ‘super’ price tag

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Brian Lowry

January 24, 2025 @ 6:00 AM

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Still Outnumbered, Hollywood Conservatives Wave Their Flags a Little Higher as Trump 2.0 Begins | Analysis

The start of a second Trump Administration appears to have encouraged his entertainment-industry supporters, while tech CEOs and billionaires still occupy center stage

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Brian Lowry

January 20, 2025 @ 2:06 PM

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Will Trump’s Attacks on Comedians — and Their Bosses — Send a Chill Through Late Night? | Analysis

NBC’s Seth Meyers and Comcast are the latest targets of the president-elect’s criticism

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Brian Lowry

January 16, 2025 @ 6:15 AM

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