Media

UPDATE: Judge dismisses Trump’s $10 billion Epstein lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal

On Monday, a federal judge dismissed Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal.

Apr 14 • Judd Legum

CBS censors Colbert, bowing to pressure from Trump’s FCC

CBS forbade Late Show host Stephen Colbert from interviewing Texas State Representative James Talarico, a Democrat running to unseat Republican Senator…

Feb 18 • Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby, and Noel Sims

How legacy media fell for Trump’s fake “pivot” in Minnesota

No, Trump did not "change course."

Jan 28 • Judd Legum and Noel Sims

Breaking precedent, networks interrupt prime time for Trump political diatribe

On Wednesday night at 9 PM Eastern, President Trump delivered a prime time address to the nation that was aired by all major broadcast networks.

Dec 18, 2025 • Rebecca Crosby, Noel Sims, and Judd Legum

The casino-fication of news

New partnerships between the prediction market Kalshi and cable TV networks will transform every news event into a betting opportunity.

Dec 8, 2025 • Judd Legum

The devolution of CBS News

A network once revered for fact-based reporting is embracing right-wing pseudo-journalism

Oct 7, 2025 • Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby, and Noel Sims

UPDATE: Kimmel returns — but not on Sinclair or Nexstar affiliates

Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show returned last night, less than a week after ABC indefinitely suspended production in response to Kimmel’s comments about…

Sep 24, 2025 • Judd Legum

Sinclair "Special Report" depicts Kirk as prophet

"Many Americans are standing shoulder-to-shoulder, believing God is still working and opening the hearts of a new generation."

Sep 22, 2025 • Judd Legum

A New York Times editor on Trump's new $15 billion lawsuit

Popular Information talks to David Enrich, who wrote the book on how powerful people exploit the legal system to silence journalists.

Sep 17, 2025 • Judd Legum

CBS News hires Trump loyalist to review news coverage

CBS News has hired Kenneth R.

Sep 10, 2025 • Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby, and Noel Sims

How Axios rebranded conservative ideology as objectivity

The biggest lie in media is the one that it tells about itself.

Jul 28, 2025 • Judd Legum

A massive Trump scandal. Minuscule media attention.

Historically, financial entanglements with foreign nationals has been covered as a scandal. Times have changed.

Jul 17, 2025 • Judd Legum and Noel Sims

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