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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.
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Before the Murdochs, the Chandler Dynasty Previewed a ‘Succession’-Worthy Political Divide
Otis Chandler steered the Los Angeles Times in a new direction, achieving success that helped silence conservative relatives
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Donald Trump Gives Away the Game on His Made-for-TV Presidency
Unlike “The Truman Show,” the star of “The Trump Show” is keenly aware of the cameras at all times
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Memo to Hollywood: There’s No Running or Hiding From the Culture Wars
Today’s world means you have to choose a side, whether you want to or not
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The Oscars and Politics: Damned if You Do, Damned if You Don’t
A mostly apolitical Academy Awards has drawn some criticism, but that overlooks the central mission to celebrate the movies
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Billionaire Media Owners Aren’t the White Knights Journalists Dreamed Of
Jeff Bezos and Patrick Soon-Shiong’s recent actions reek of self-interest, not the enlightened ownership for which employees at their newspapers hoped
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Comcast Becomes the Latest Target of Trump’s Top-Down Attacks | Analysis
The president’s late-night rants might be bluster, but they have also exposed the soft underbellies of big media players
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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