The Century-Long Capture of U.S. Media

Netflix is backing out of a bid to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery, clearing the way for Paramount to take over. On this week’s On the Media, what happens to journalism and democracy when a tiny group of billionaires are calling the shots. Plus, four years since Russia’s war on ...  Show more

Late night host Stephen Colbert has accused CBS of spiking an interview for fear of backlash from the Federal Communications Commission. On this week’s On the Media, hear about the MAGA movement trying to shift television to the right. Plus, the legal theory that the FCC is using ...  Show more

Cardi B breaks silence over viral teleprompter glitch at Kamala Harris's rally. Jason Kelce drops three homophobic f-slurs in rage during confrontation with a man who insulted his brother Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift. Plus, Peanut the squirrel's owners are pursuing legal action ...  Show more

Henry & Eddie bring you this week's weirdest stories and true crime news starting off with a slew of updates AND THEN the story of the week: beloved internet star Peanut the Squirrel euthanized by New York State DEC, Four UK cult members jailed after storming courthouse with h ...

‘Who’s holding those strings’: Molly McPherson goes viral on TikTok for decoding celebrity PR strategy. - Boston Globe, Dec. 25, 2023

Seeing my name next to the words 'viral' and 'TikTok' is nothing short of terrifying.

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New York Times reporter Emily Steel talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the stories she and her reporting partner Michael Schmidt wrote that brought down Fox News star Bill O'Reilly — part of a series of stories on sexual harassment that netted the Times and the New Yorker a Pu ...  Show more