Jeremy BarrJeremy Barr covers the media industry for The Washington Post.https://www.washingtonpost.comTue, 25 Apr 2023 03:41:41 +00001hourly1Tucker Carlson is out at Fox News after Dominion lawsuit disclosureshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/04/24/tucker-carlson-leaves-fox-news/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/04/24/tucker-carlson-leaves-fox-news/Jeremy Barr, Sarah EllisonMon, 24 Apr 2023 23:40:36 +0000Tucker Carlson had been the most-watched prime-time host on Fox News and a powerful force within the network.After Fox settlement, experts warn election falsehoods will persisthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/04/19/fox-news-settlement-election-falsehoods/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/04/19/fox-news-settlement-election-falsehoods/Patrick Marley, Jeremy BarrWed, 19 Apr 2023 22:48:55 +0000Conservative networks and right-wing websites may just become more adept at spreading baseless claims, election officials and misinformation experts say.Dominion v. Fox News trial abruptly canceled after settlement reachedhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/04/18/dominion-fox-trial/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/04/18/dominion-fox-trial/Jeremy Barr, Elahe Izadi, Patrick Marley, Amy B Wang, Azi Paybarah, Matthew Brown, Dan Rosenzweig-ZiffWed, 19 Apr 2023 01:22:58 +0000News of the agreement came at the start of Dominion v. Fox News, one of the most highly anticipated media cases in decades. End of an embarrassing chapter for Fox News https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy Barr, Paul FarhiTue, 18 Apr 2023 23:50:40 +0000Fox News, Dominion settle defamation lawsuit for $787.5 millionhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/04/18/fox-news-dominion-settlement/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/04/18/fox-news-dominion-settlement/Jeremy Barr, Paul Farhi, Patrick Marley, Elahe IzadiTue, 18 Apr 2023 23:39:55 +0000The agreement brings an abrupt end to one of the most significant media cases in recent decades, one that hinged on false claims about a presidential election.A lawyer representing Abby Grossberg, the former Fox News producer who sued the network over what...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 22:35:45 +0000Fox News won’t have to issue on-air retraction for Dominion commentshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 21:38:01 +0000As they left the courtroom, Dominion lawyers did not answer shouted questions about whether Fox will...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 21:14:56 +0000Fox’s lawyers did not speak to reporters outside the courtroom. They left the building quickly, trailed...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 20:33:16 +0000‘We are not done yet,’ Dominion lawyer sayshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy Barr, Amy B Wang, Patrick MarleyTue, 18 Apr 2023 20:31:10 +0000The Dominion lawyers were beaming as they left the court room.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 20:19:18 +0000In a shocking development, the judge announced just before 4 p.m. that the case has been...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 20:00:25 +0000After a lengthy and unexplained absence, the judge is back on the bench.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 19:57:00 +0000Judge appoints special master to investigate Fox discovery issueshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 19:08:44 +0000“As an update, I don’t have any update,” a court employee told the reporters waiting patiently...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 18:49:24 +0000We are in some sort of lengthy delay. Fox’s main lawyer, Dan Webb, is talking on...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 18:02:32 +0000Despite a plea from court staffers to silence phones, a phone just rang in the overflow...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 17:51:58 +0000Judge Eric M. Davis returned to the bench after a lunch break, then immediately left the...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 17:40:49 +0000Who is Judge Eric M. Davis?https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comElahe Izadi, Jeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 16:31:37 +0000The judge said the trial will be recessed on May 4 and May 5. The trial...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 16:00:42 +0000The jury will be given instructions and then there will be a break for lunch, the...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 15:49:14 +0000Early on in the proceedings, a public relations staffer for Fox News was asked to leave...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 15:25:06 +0000The jury is now being given a 20-minute break. Opening statements are still expected to begin...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 15:20:14 +0000The judge reminded jurors they cannot talk about the case, to anyone. “Human nature is going...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 15:10:43 +0000The judge is now giving instructions to the newly sworn-in jury. “You have to follow every...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 15:06:30 +0000The judge decided to replace one of the alternate jurors with a new juror after the...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 15:03:06 +0000Twelve jurors and 12 alternate jurors have now been sworn in for Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 14:53:23 +0000The judge has already asked the reporters in the room to type more quietly. Furiously loud...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 14:32:51 +0000The judge said that lunch will be ordered for the jurors during a 20-minute break after...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 14:31:16 +0000Fox host Howard Kurtz is covering the trialhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 14:29:17 +0000The court is absolutely jammed with lawyers for Fox and Dominion. The Dominion lawyers are so...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 14:22:11 +0000The jury of 12 individuals has been picked. The final step in the jury selection process...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 14:13:30 +0000The jury selection process is underway. Reporters are watching as both sides give the numbers of...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 14:09:01 +0000After an unexpected one-day delay Monday, we are all ready to begin the trial in earnest...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 18 Apr 2023 12:50:21 +0000Dominion v. Fox trial delayed for settlement talks, people familiar with the matter sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/04/16/fox-news-dominion-trial/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/04/16/fox-news-dominion-trial/Rosalind Helderman, Sarah Ellison, Jeremy BarrMon, 17 Apr 2023 13:44:48 +0000The much-anticipated trial was delayed to allow both parties to hold conversations about the possibility of a settlement, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation.The Dominion vs. Fox defamation case is finally going to trialhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/04/16/fox-dominion-trial-begin/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/04/16/fox-dominion-trial-begin/Elahe Izadi, Jeremy Barr, Sarah EllisonSun, 16 Apr 2023 09:00:22 +0000Big questions loom in the $1.6 billion trial centered on false election fraud claims Fox aired about a voting technology company.Dominion v. Fox jury selection begins. Will Fox News superfans get picked?https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/04/12/fox-dominion-jury-giuliani-mike-lindell/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/04/12/fox-dominion-jury-giuliani-mike-lindell/Jeremy BarrFri, 14 Apr 2023 02:21:02 +0000Dominion wants to nix Rudy Giuliani and Mike Lindell believers from jury, but judge says regular Fox News watchers can't be dismissed so easily.Judge blasts Fox News over ‘missing’ evidence, orders investigationhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/04/11/dominion-judge-chides-fox-murdoch/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/04/11/dominion-judge-chides-fox-murdoch/Jeremy BarrWed, 12 Apr 2023 18:43:58 +0000Judge in Dominion defamation case said Fox News has a ‘credibility problem’ but refuses to split case after Dominion says it was misled about Murdoch role. Judge bars Dominion from mentioning Jan. 6 riot in Fox defamation trialhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/04/11/fox-dominion-jan6-ruling/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/04/11/fox-dominion-jan6-ruling/Jeremy BarrTue, 11 Apr 2023 17:37:40 +0000The Delaware judge said the trial is not centered on whether comments on Fox inspired the insurrectionists.Fox News ‘brain room’ debunked 2020 claims. Jeanine Pirro still aired them.https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/04/03/fox-dominion-jeanine-pirro-brain-room/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/04/03/fox-dominion-jeanine-pirro-brain-room/Jeremy BarrMon, 03 Apr 2023 21:55:59 +0000Whether Fox News hosts heeded the guidance of the "brain room" could be pivotal in Dominion's $1.6 billion defamation case.Judge undercuts key Fox News defense as he sends Dominion suit to trialhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/03/31/dominion-fox-lawsuit-summary-ruling/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/03/31/dominion-fox-lawsuit-summary-ruling/Sarah Ellison, Paul Farhi, Jeremy BarrFri, 31 Mar 2023 23:35:24 +0000In a $1.6 billion defamation case, a ‘disastrous’ ruling for Fox News that settles key questions in Dominion Voting Systems' favor.Tucker Carlson, who bashed Trump in private, rallies for him after indictmenthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/03/30/trump-indict-fox-tucker/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/03/30/trump-indict-fox-tucker/Jeremy BarrFri, 31 Mar 2023 19:15:43 +0000Tucker Carlson, Jason Whitlock, Glenn Beck and others spoke darkly of protests and 'unrest' as a reaction to the Trump indictment.Fox News host Carlson says Trump indictment is worse ‘assault’ than Jan. 6https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrFri, 31 Mar 2023 01:44:59 +0000Fox hosts defend Trump, contend indictment is politicalhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrThu, 30 Mar 2023 23:58:02 +0000Judge sounds skeptical of some Fox arguments in Dominion lawsuithttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/03/21/judge-sounds-skeptical-some-fox-arguments-dominion-lawsuit/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/03/21/judge-sounds-skeptical-some-fox-arguments-dominion-lawsuit/Jeremy BarrWed, 22 Mar 2023 18:35:55 +0000Judge Eric M. Davis pushed back on assertions from both sides in Dominion's libel lawsuit against Fox News, but he seemed particularly skeptical of the network's claims.Rupert Murdoch may have to testify in Dominion trial despite ‘hardship’ claimhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/03/22/fox-dominion-rupert-murdoch-testify-hardship/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/03/22/fox-dominion-rupert-murdoch-testify-hardship/Jeremy BarrWed, 22 Mar 2023 18:33:36 +0000Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch, his son and two others could be forced to testify in Dominion's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against the news network.Fox staffer’s claims of sexism, coached testimony jolt defamation casehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/03/20/fox-news-abby-grossberg-gag-order-dominion/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/03/20/fox-news-abby-grossberg-gag-order-dominion/Jeremy Barr, Sarah EllisonTue, 21 Mar 2023 22:19:34 +0000Abby Grossberg alleges that she faced discrimination at Fox News and that she was coached to mislead in her Dominion defamation case deposition.Is Sean Hannity a journalist? Role of hosts is key in Fox News lawsuit.https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/03/20/fox-lawsuit-hosts-journalists-hannity-dominion/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/03/20/fox-lawsuit-hosts-journalists-hannity-dominion/Jeremy BarrMon, 20 Mar 2023 22:04:17 +0000It’s an issue that could cut both ways for Fox News in the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems, Fox News bosses scolded reporters who challenged false election claimshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/03/03/fox-punished-journalists-dominion-lawsuit/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/03/03/fox-punished-journalists-dominion-lawsuit/Jeremy BarrFri, 03 Mar 2023 15:00:50 +0000Lachlan Murdoch and other Fox News leaders chastised journalists who questioned Trump conspiracy theories, filings from the Dominion lawsuit show. Murdoch admits some Fox hosts ‘were endorsing’ election falsehoodshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/27/rupert-murdoch-testimony-fox-dominion/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/27/rupert-murdoch-testimony-fox-dominion/Jeremy Barr, Sarah Ellison, Rachel WeinerTue, 28 Feb 2023 01:08:19 +0000Fox Corp chairman Murdoch's comments came in the latest filing from Dominion Voting Systems, which is suing Fox News for $1.6 billion. Fox News media analyst says network won’t let him cover Dominion lawsuithttps://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/02/27/fox-news-lawsuit-howard-kurtz/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/02/27/fox-news-lawsuit-howard-kurtz/Jeremy Barr, Kyle MelnickMon, 27 Feb 2023 07:34:09 +0000Fox News host Howard Kurtz said he has been told not to cover the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit filed against Fox by Dominion Voting Systems.They risk it all to cover war in Ukraine. Are people still watching?https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrFri, 24 Feb 2023 22:32:24 +0000Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson arrested, faces fraud chargeshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/23/carlos-watson-ozy-arrest/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/23/carlos-watson-ozy-arrest/Jeremy BarrThu, 23 Feb 2023 21:03:28 +0000Carlos Watson, his deputies and others are alleged to have mislead potential investors on company revenue and projections.‘Incredibly damning’: Fox News documents stun some legal experts https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/23/fox-news-dominion-lawsuit-legal-analysis/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/23/fox-news-dominion-lawsuit-legal-analysis/Paul Farhi, Jeremy Barr, Sarah EllisonThu, 23 Feb 2023 12:30:00 +0000The disclosure of behind-the-scenes emails and texts greatly increased the chances that Dominion will wins its $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox, experts say.Don Lemon returns to CNN but does not mention controversy on airhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/22/don-lemon-returns-apology/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/22/don-lemon-returns-apology/Jeremy BarrWed, 22 Feb 2023 14:01:04 +0000Lemon, who has been off the air since discussing Nikki Haley’s age last Thursday, addressed his absence on Twitter only.They risk it all to cover war in Ukraine. Are people still watching?https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/22/ukraine-war-anniversary-tv-media/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/22/ukraine-war-anniversary-tv-media/Jeremy BarrWed, 22 Feb 2023 11:00:17 +0000It takes a lot of money and logistics for the big news networks to report from Ukraine’s front line. One year in, correspondents and executives agree it’s worth it.Fox News feared losing viewers by airing truth about election, documents showhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/17/fox-news-dominion-ratings-fear/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/17/fox-news-dominion-ratings-fear/Sarah Ellison, Paul Farhi, Jeremy BarrSat, 18 Feb 2023 00:22:05 +0000Tucker Carlson, Rupert Murdoch and others at Fox News fretted about ratings, blow to brand after 2020 election, according to Dominion defamation lawsuit filing.Fox News hosts, execs privately doubted 2020 conspiracy claims shared on airhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/16/fox-news-2020-lies-dominion-suit/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/16/fox-news-2020-lies-dominion-suit/Jeremy Barr, Rachel WeinerFri, 17 Feb 2023 05:01:13 +0000Rupert Murdoch called election conspiracy theories "really crazy stuff," according to new legal filings in Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit.CNN’s Don Lemon says he regrets comment about women’s ‘prime’ agehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/16/don-lemon-nikki-haley-cnn-prime-apology/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/16/don-lemon-nikki-haley-cnn-prime-apology/Jeremy Barr, Sarah EllisonThu, 16 Feb 2023 19:24:12 +0000CNN anchor Don Lemon says his comment about women's ages and Nikki Haley was 'inartful.'White House, Fox at odds over Biden Super Bowl interviewhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/10/fox-news-biden-super-bowl-interview/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/10/fox-news-biden-super-bowl-interview/Jeremy BarrSat, 11 Feb 2023 03:06:54 +0000Fox News had unsuccessfully sought an interview with the president, but the White House says it was open to a sit-down with lesser-known Fox Soul.NBC, MSNBC employees plan walkout in protest of layoffshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/08/nbc-news-protest-walkout-union/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/08/nbc-news-protest-walkout-union/Jeremy BarrWed, 08 Feb 2023 14:40:57 +0000The strike of NBC News digital staffers is the latest labor action at a major news organization as the media industry faces economic headwinds and job cuts.An investigative reporter was slain. What about his unfinished story?https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/03/jeff-german-reporter-mormon-ponzi-scheme-vegas/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/02/03/jeff-german-reporter-mormon-ponzi-scheme-vegas/Jeremy BarrFri, 03 Feb 2023 11:00:44 +0000Las Vegas journalist Jeff German was killed before finishing a story about a Ponzi scheme targeting Mormons. So a Washington Post reporter stepped in to help.News organizations grapple with showing horrific Nichols, Pelosi videoshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/01/28/nichols-pelosi-videos-graphic/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/01/28/nichols-pelosi-videos-graphic/Jeremy BarrSat, 28 Jan 2023 15:29:25 +0000Television networks chose to air footage of police officers beating Tyre Nichols and a hammer attack on Paul Pelosi, but with copious warnings.Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes to leave ABC after relationship revealedhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/01/27/amy-robach-tj-holmes-leaving-abc-gma3/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/01/27/amy-robach-tj-holmes-leaving-abc-gma3/Jeremy BarrSat, 28 Jan 2023 00:22:48 +0000Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes have been on leave as hosts of "GMA3" since early December, after they were revealed to be dating.Cecilia Vega leaving ABC News to join CBS and ‘60 Minutes’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/01/19/cecilia-vega-abc-cbs-60-minutes/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/01/19/cecilia-vega-abc-cbs-60-minutes/Jeremy BarrThu, 19 Jan 2023 14:03:55 +0000Vega, ABC’s chief White House correspondent, will begin working for the CBS newsmagazine in the spring.CNN to air Mark Twain Prize for American Humor honoring Adam Sandlerhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/01/19/adam-sandler-mark-twain-prize-cnn/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/01/19/adam-sandler-mark-twain-prize-cnn/Travis Andrews, Jeremy BarrThu, 19 Jan 2023 14:00:00 +0000Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Conan O’Brien and many others will honor the SNL alum.So much for prime time. Fox’s 5 p.m. chat fest is the new king of cable news.https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/01/12/fox-the-five-ratings-champ-tucker/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/01/12/fox-the-five-ratings-champ-tucker/Jeremy BarrThu, 12 Jan 2023 15:18:55 +0000How "The Five" surpassed Tucker Carlson in the ratings: It’s the "Avengers of Fox News" — but at an hour that reflects the increasing dominance of older viewers.Noah Oppenheim stepping aside as president of NBC News https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/01/11/nbc-news-noah-oppenheim-rebecca-blumenstein/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/01/11/nbc-news-noah-oppenheim-rebecca-blumenstein/Jeremy BarrWed, 11 Jan 2023 21:38:31 +0000NBC will shift most of Oppenheim's old duties to a new leadership role to be filled by Rebecca Blumenstein, formerly of the New York Times.Suzanne Malveaux is leaving CNN after 20 yearshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/01/06/suzanne-malveaux-cnn-karine-jean-pierre/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/01/06/suzanne-malveaux-cnn-karine-jean-pierre/Jeremy BarrFri, 06 Jan 2023 14:42:24 +0000Malveaux, the long-term partner of White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, will focus on a new collaboration with the family of the late Nelson Mandela.CNN has barred its New Year’s Eve hosts from getting sloshedhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/30/cnn-new-years-eve-no-alcohol/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/30/cnn-new-years-eve-no-alcohol/Jeremy BarrFri, 30 Dec 2022 12:00:23 +0000The sloppy special is a hallmark but new boss Chris Licht wants everyone to sober up.Media companies start returning money linked to Sam Bankman-Friedhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/20/sbf-journalism-grants/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/20/sbf-journalism-grants/Jeremy BarrTue, 20 Dec 2022 22:49:24 +0000ProPublica and Vox Media plan to give back journalism grants from the indicted crypto tycoon. Other newsrooms have been less clear.Musk unsuspends some reporters on Twitter. But their companies never left.https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/17/musk-twitter-journalist-suspension-media-react/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/17/musk-twitter-journalist-suspension-media-react/Jeremy Barr, Sarah EllisonSat, 17 Dec 2022 15:47:03 +0000Elon Musk's suspension of journalists from Twitter was viewed as hostile to free speech. But media has always had a conflicted relationship with Twitter.Why CBS News held its Brittney Griner scoop for a full weekhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/09/why-cbs-news-held-its-brittney-griner-scoop-full-week/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/09/why-cbs-news-held-its-brittney-griner-scoop-full-week/Jeremy BarrFri, 09 Dec 2022 20:42:29 +0000CBS, the first news outlet to confirm news of WNBA star Griner's release from a Russian prison, agreed to a White House request to delay the story. Rupert Murdoch to be deposed in $1.6 billion defamation case against Foxhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/05/rupert-murdoch-deposed-dominion/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/05/rupert-murdoch-deposed-dominion/Jeremy Barr, Rachel WeinerTue, 06 Dec 2022 00:48:30 +0000The Fox Corp chairman is the highest-profile individual to be questioned in the case, which hinges on Fox’s coverage of the 2020 presidential election.T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach on hiatus from ‘GMA3’ amid relationship newshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/05/t-j-holmes-amy-robach-hiatus-gma3-amid-reports-relationship/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/05/t-j-holmes-amy-robach-hiatus-gma3-amid-reports-relationship/Jeremy BarrMon, 05 Dec 2022 16:04:14 +0000ABC News president Kimberly Godwin called revelations of the relationship between the "Good Morning America" hosts a "distraction."Fox News parts ways with Lara Trump, former president’s daughter-in-lawhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/04/fox-news-parts-ways-with-lara-trump-former-presidents-daughter-in-law/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/04/fox-news-parts-ways-with-lara-trump-former-presidents-daughter-in-law/Jeremy BarrSun, 04 Dec 2022 19:01:26 +0000The decision could suggest the conservative-leaning channel is distancing itself from the former president's 2024 campaign.CNN makes massive staff cuts as news industry prepares for a dark winterhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/01/cnn-staff-cuts-layoffs-gannett/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/01/cnn-staff-cuts-layoffs-gannett/Jeremy Barr, Elahe IzadiThu, 01 Dec 2022 21:45:10 +0000CNN and the Gannett newspaper chain are laying off staffers this week. Other cuts are expected at other major news organizations. Broadcast networks take a pass on Trump campaign announcementhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/11/15/tv-news-trump-campaign-speech-broadcast/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/11/15/tv-news-trump-campaign-speech-broadcast/Jeremy BarrWed, 16 Nov 2022 04:20:36 +0000ABC, NBC, CBS stuck to entertainment shows while Fox News and CNN carried much of the Trump speech but not all of it.After midterms, Ron DeSantis eclipses Trump on Fox Newshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrThu, 10 Nov 2022 14:17:10 +0000After midterms, Ron DeSantis eclipses Trump on Fox Newshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/11/09/trump-desantis-fox-news-midterms/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/11/09/trump-desantis-fox-news-midterms/Jeremy BarrWed, 09 Nov 2022 22:53:55 +0000The Florida governor's performance so impressed conservative pundits that some think he would make a better 2024 candidate than Trump.‘Democracy is at stake’: TV news braces for election night chaoshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrTue, 08 Nov 2022 12:20:20 +0000‘Democracy is at stake’: TV news braces for election night chaoshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/11/08/tv-news-midterm-election-night-democracy/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/11/08/tv-news-midterm-election-night-democracy/Jeremy BarrTue, 08 Nov 2022 10:00:29 +0000Midterm election night 2022 could bring legal challenges, violence, false claims. Is TV news ready? 'Democracy is at stake,’ says one anchor. Judge dismisses Dave Portnoy’s defamation suit against Insiderhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/11/07/dave-portnoy-insider-lawsuit-dismissed/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/11/07/dave-portnoy-insider-lawsuit-dismissed/Sarah Ellison, Jeremy BarrMon, 07 Nov 2022 22:08:35 +0000A judge dismissed Barstool Sports' founder Dave Portnoy's defamation lawsuit against Insider, whose articles alleged he sexually assaulted several women.Shepard Smith will depart CNBC after his show gets canceledhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/11/03/shepard-smith-cnbc-canceled/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/11/03/shepard-smith-cnbc-canceled/Jeremy BarrThu, 03 Nov 2022 18:00:22 +0000Network canceled “The News with Shepard Smith” anchored by the Fox News veteran.Two Fox journalists were killed in Ukraine. A widow still searches for answers.https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/11/03/fox-news-crew-killed-ukraine-zakrzewski-kuvshynova/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/11/03/fox-news-crew-killed-ukraine-zakrzewski-kuvshynova/Jeremy BarrThu, 03 Nov 2022 09:00:29 +0000Fox News's Pierre Zakrzewski and Oleksandra Kuvshynova died and Benjamin Hall was severely injured. Michelle Ross-Stanton tried to reconstruct what happened. The meteoric rise of CNN’s Kaitlan Collinshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/11/01/kaitlan-collins-cnn-morning-show/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/11/01/kaitlan-collins-cnn-morning-show/Jeremy BarrTue, 01 Nov 2022 09:30:00 +0000Kaitlan Collins, CNN's prodigy on the White House beat, advances to a bigger challenge: boosting the lagging ratings for CNN’s morning show.Journalists want to know: Can we use your disaster photo, please?https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/10/05/media-disaster-photo-requests/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/10/05/media-disaster-photo-requests/Jeremy BarrWed, 05 Oct 2022 09:00:14 +0000Asking for free photos to put on the news is a timeless journalistic tradition, but social media has exposed the sausage-making process for all to see.‘Is there a purge?’: John Harwood’s CNN exit viewed as strategy shifthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/09/02/john-harwood-cnn-chris-licht-stelter-opinion/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/09/02/john-harwood-cnn-chris-licht-stelter-opinion/Jeremy BarrFri, 02 Sep 2022 23:45:24 +0000Harwood's parting words defended an outspoken kind of journalism that CNN insiders think has fallen out of favor under new boss Chris Licht. Fox News stars questioned by election tech company in defamation case https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/08/30/fox-dominion-lawsuit-voting-carlson-hannity/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/08/30/fox-dominion-lawsuit-voting-carlson-hannity/Rachel Weiner, Jeremy BarrTue, 30 Aug 2022 15:26:34 +0000Dominion Voting Systems has deposed Tucker Carlson, Jeanine Pirro and others in its $1.6 billion suit to try to prove the network knew wild election claims were false.Lachlan Murdoch sues site over article linking family to Capitol riothttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/08/23/lachland-murdoch-sues-crikey-defamation/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/08/23/lachland-murdoch-sues-crikey-defamation/Jeremy BarrTue, 23 Aug 2022 16:50:43 +0000The small Australian publication, Crikey, had essentially lobbied Murdoch to sue it as a test of the country’s free-press laws.Brian Stelter will leave CNN as his ‘Reliable Sources’ is canceledhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/08/18/brian-stelter-cnn-reliable-sources-licht/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/08/18/brian-stelter-cnn-reliable-sources-licht/Jeremy BarrThu, 18 Aug 2022 19:59:59 +0000The 30-year-old "Reliable Sources" is the first major programming casualty under CNN's new boss, Chris Licht.Vance, DeSantis rally puts ‘highly unusual’ restrictions on presshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/08/16/vance-desantis-rally-media-restrictions-ohio/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/08/16/vance-desantis-rally-media-restrictions-ohio/Jeremy BarrTue, 16 Aug 2022 23:10:27 +0000Turning Point USA wants journalists to potentially share and explain any footage they take.Alex Wagner’s challenge at MSNBC: Keeping the Rachel Maddow superfanshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/08/16/alex-wagner-msnbc-rachel-maddow/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/08/16/alex-wagner-msnbc-rachel-maddow/Jeremy BarrTue, 16 Aug 2022 09:00:23 +0000In an unusual arrangement, Wagner will take over Maddow’s old 9 p.m. slot four nights each week, starting Tuesday, while the star sticks to Mondays only.The Murdochs and Trump aligned for mutual benefit. That may be changing.https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/07/30/rupert-lachlan-murdoch-donald-trump-fox/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/07/30/rupert-lachlan-murdoch-donald-trump-fox/Sarah Ellison, Jeremy BarrSun, 31 Jul 2022 19:06:02 +0000Two scathing editorials against Donald Trump appeared in papers owned by Rupert Murdoch. Does that mean the 45th president could soon lose the support of Fox News?Chris Cuomo is returning to cable news, but on a much smaller channelhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/07/26/cuomo-newsnation/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/07/26/cuomo-newsnation/Jeremy BarrWed, 27 Jul 2022 01:50:00 +0000The former CNN host, who was fired in December, is joining the upstart channel NewsNation in prime time this fall.There are too many mass shootings for the U.S. media to coverhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/07/09/us-media-mass-shootings/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/07/09/us-media-mass-shootings/Jeremy Barr, Elahe IzadiSat, 09 Jul 2022 11:00:20 +0000Journalists must make agonizing decisions about which of hundreds of mass shootings get limited reporting resources.MSNBC to replace Rachel Maddow with Alex Wagner four nights a weekhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/06/27/msnbc-maddow-alex-wagner/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/06/27/msnbc-maddow-alex-wagner/Jeremy BarrMon, 27 Jun 2022 18:30:52 +0000The longtime network journalist will take over its most prized timeslot after Maddow scaled back her involvement.USA Today removes 23 articles, says reporter fabricated sourceshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/06/16/usa-today-gabriela-miranda-retractions/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/06/16/usa-today-gabriela-miranda-retractions/Jeremy Barr, Paul FarhiFri, 17 Jun 2022 14:14:29 +0000The newspaper said a correction request led to an investigation into Gabriela Miranda's stories covering more than a year.Joe Kahn is now editing the New York Times. Don’t expect a revolution.https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/06/14/joseph-kahn-new-york-times-twitter-democracy/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/06/14/joseph-kahn-new-york-times-twitter-democracy/Jeremy BarrTue, 14 Jun 2022 15:22:38 +0000Joe Kahn, who succeeds Dean Baquet as executive editor, holds forth on labels, social media bubbles, threats to democracy and why not to expect big changes at the Times. Nearly 19 million watched the first Jan. 6 hearing in prime timehttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJeremy BarrMon, 13 Jun 2022 10:01:09 +0000