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DAVID BAUDER

DAVID BAUDER

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CNN bans conservative writer after 'beeper' comment to Muslim commentator

A prime-time CNN discussion that went off the rails led to a conservative writer being thrown off the air and banned from the network

CNN bans conservative writer after 'beeper' comment to Muslim commentator
Election|Opinion|US

Washington Post report: Subscriber loss after non-endorsement reaches a quarter million

The Washington Post has lost at least a quarter million subscribers since announcing last Friday it would not endorse a candidate in the presidential race

Washington Post report: Subscriber loss after non-endorsement reaches a quarter million
Election|Political|US

Peeking behind the curtain: News outlets are conscious of the need to explain election reporting

At The Associated Press, election night is a massive undertaking, with thousands of people involved in counting the vote nationwide and calling winners and losers

Peeking behind the curtain: News outlets are conscious of the need to explain election reporting
Election|US

Unexpectedly, news outlets wind up having a relatively traditional election night experience

After months of reporting on what polls described as a remarkably close race, news outlets finally have the chance to report on actual results

Unexpectedly, news outlets wind up having a relatively traditional election night experience
Election|US

Four years make a big difference for Donald Trump — and for Fox News

On election night 2020, Fox News sparked an internal crisis with a bold call that Joe Biden would beat Donald Trump in the crucial state of Arizona, putting the Democrat on the path to victory

Four years make a big difference for Donald Trump — and for Fox News
Election|Entertainment|Opinion

Election night television viewership drops sharply from 2020 and 2016

The idea of watching election night returns on television wasn't as appealing as it used to be

Election night television viewership drops sharply from 2020 and 2016
Business|Celebrity|Entertainment

Chris Wallace is leaving CNN. He says he wants to see what the new media environment has to offer

Veteran broadcaster Chris Wallace is leaving CNN after three years but, at age 77, he's not interested in retiring

Chris Wallace is leaving CNN. He says he wants to see what the new media environment has to offer
Business|Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle|US|Videos

Veteran NBC host Craig Melvin tapped to replace Hoda Kotb for the first hours of 'Today' show

Veteran NBC host and news anchor Craig Melvin has been tapped to replace Hoda Kotb as co-host of the 7 a_m_ to 9 a_m_ hours of “Today.”

Veteran NBC host Craig Melvin tapped to replace Hoda Kotb for the first hours of 'Today' show
Opinion

Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That's what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars

It seemed like bad satire, or yet another conspiracy theory

Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That's what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars
Business|Economy|US

The Associated Press says buyouts and some layoffs are ahead as it seeks to cut its workforce by 8%

The Associated Press says it is looking to cut 8% of its workforce, primarily through buyouts, and employees eligible to leave their jobs would begin getting notifications

The Associated Press says buyouts and some layoffs are ahead as it seeks to cut its workforce by 8%
Arts|Australia|Celebrity|Entertainment

Singer Paul Kelly: An Australian icon the country seems to be keeping for its own

Singer-songwriter Paul Kelly is an icon in Australia but a cult figure in the rest of the world

Singer Paul Kelly: An Australian icon the country seems to be keeping for its own
Election|Political|US

'Kissing the ring?' MSNBC 'Morning Joe' hosts meet with Trump to reopen lines of communication

It was the last thing you might expect if you watched MSNBC's “Morning Joe” a month ago — hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski asking for a meeting and traveling to Mar-a-Lago to talk with President-elect Donald Trump

'Kissing the ring?' MSNBC 'Morning Joe' hosts meet with Trump to reopen lines of communication
Business|Entertainment

What will happen to CNBC and MSNBC when they no longer have a corporate connection to NBC News?

Two television networks with “NBC” in their names — MSNBC and CNBC — will no longer have any corporate connection to NBC News once a spinoff formally takes effect in about a year

What will happen to CNBC and MSNBC when they no longer have a corporate connection to NBC News?
Election|Opinion|US

At the crossroads of news and opinion, 'Morning Joe' hosts grapple with aftermath of Trump meeting

The reaction of those who defended “Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski for meeting with President-elect Trump sounds almost quaint in the days of opinionated journalism

At the crossroads of news and opinion, 'Morning Joe' hosts grapple with aftermath of Trump meeting
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

No pressure: Singer Lucinda Williams records album of Beatles songs at famed Abbey Road

Lucinda Williams isn’t easily intimidated, but it would be hard for any musician not to shudder at the task before her

No pressure: Singer Lucinda Williams records album of Beatles songs at famed Abbey Road
Uncategorized

Pete Hegseth's mother says The New York Times made 'threats' by asking her to comment on a story

A basic tenet of journalism — calling someone for comment on a story — was seen as a threat by defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's mother

Pete Hegseth's mother says The New York Times made 'threats' by asking her to comment on a story
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Still rockin': As a singer turns 80, the Christmas song she sang as a teen is a holiday staple

Brenda Lee's memories of recording “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” are a little hazy now

Still rockin': As a singer turns 80, the Christmas song she sang as a teen is a holiday staple
Political|US

After withdrawing as attorney general nominee, Matt Gaetz lands a talk show on OANN television

Former congressman Matt Gaetz, who withdrew last month as President-elect Trump's nominee to be U.S. attorney general, has landed a job with the One America News Network

After withdrawing as attorney general nominee, Matt Gaetz lands a talk show on OANN television
Business|Celebrity|Economy|Political|Stock Markets

Donald Trump will ring the New York Stock Exchange bell as he's named Time's Person of the Year

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange for the first time and be named Time magazine's Person of the Year

Donald Trump will ring the New York Stock Exchange bell as he's named Time's Person of the Year
Election|Political|US

Unique among 'Person of the Year' designees, Donald Trump gets a fact-check from Time magazine

Donald Trump got something this year that no other person designated Time magazine's Person of the Year had ever received

Unique among 'Person of the Year' designees, Donald Trump gets a fact-check from Time magazine
Election|Political|US

Journalists anticipate a renewed hostility toward their work under the incoming Trump administration

When Donald Trump takes office as president for a second time, many journalists anticipate a hostile climate toward them and their work

Journalists anticipate a renewed hostility toward their work under the incoming Trump administration
Election|Political|US

Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster for 'election interference' after pre-election poll

President-elect Donald Trump is accusing the Des Moines Register newspaper and its pollster of “brazen election interference” for publishing a poll the weekend before the election that showed Democrat Kamala Harris was leading by three percentage points in the midwestern state

Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster for 'election interference' after pre-election poll
Crime|MidEast|World

CNN says its report on a freed Syrian prisoner is not what it initially believed

A report by CNN's Clarissa Ward about a freed Syrian prisoner provided some dramatic scenes, but the network has since found that it apparently wasn't all that it appeared

CNN says its report on a freed Syrian prisoner is not what it initially believed
Business|Entertainment|Political|US

Rashida Jones is stepping down as MSNBC president on the eve of Trump inauguration

MSNBC president Rashida Jones says that she is stepping down after four years

Rashida Jones is stepping down as MSNBC president on the eve of Trump inauguration
Election|Entertainment|Political|US

Back to work: Rachel Maddow returning to MSNBC five nights a week for early Trump days

Rachel Maddow is returning to her nightly perch at MSNBC for the first few months of the second Trump administration

Back to work: Rachel Maddow returning to MSNBC five nights a week for early Trump days

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