Hugh Dougherty

Executive Editor

Hugh Dougherty became Executive Editor of the Daily Beast in June 2024. He has been an editor and reporter in London and New York and worked for the Telegraph, New York Post and Daily Mail.

TUNED OUT

Trump’s TV Station Suffers Humiliating New Ratings Defeat

The “king of ratings” has crashed—in a head-to-head with The Daily Beast Podcast.

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CONSPIRACY FEVER

I Get Why People Call the WHCD Shooting Staged. I Was There

It was the first thing I said as I lay on the floor. Here’s what I now believe.

Hugh Dougherty

NIGHT TERRORS

I Slept Next Door to the Assassin. This Is a Security Fiasco

The Daily Beast’s Executive Editor witnessed a jaw-dropping security breach. And then it got worse.

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HE’S HOWLING

Trump Threatens to Sue Wolff for Epstein ‘Conspiracy’

The litigious president has been beaten to the punch: Wolff is already suing Melania under free speech laws.

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LEGEND LOST

Final Surviving Member of JFK’s West Wing Dies at 98

Being JFK’s aide was only one episode in Charles Daly’s extraordinary life.

Hugh Dougherty

Hugh Dougherty

Trump’s TV Station Suffers Humiliating New Ratings Defeat

I Get Why People Call the WHCD Shooting Staged. I Was There

I Slept Next Door to the Assassin. This Is a Security Fiasco

Trump Threatens to Sue Wolff for Epstein ‘Conspiracy’

Final Surviving Member of JFK’s West Wing Dies at 98

Nation’s Top Catholics Rip Into Trump’s ‘Moral Foundation’

Trump Aide Ditches Lawsuit Without Handing Over Tax Returns

Trump’s Campaign Manager Ditches Lawsuit Against Daily Beast

How the Daily Beast Perfectly Captured the World on Fire

This Is Why I Emailed Epstein—and Why I’d Do It Again: Wolff