News media

JUMP THE SHARK

I Barely Survived Watching Trump TV. Here’s What I Learned

Nothing. I learned nothing. Except that we should all change the channel while we still can.

Michael Ian Black

SHUTTERING

Trumpy Owners Threaten to Close Iconic Newspaper

Billionaires who own The Toledo Blade have said it will shutter the outlet if they can’t find a buyer.

Annabella Rosciglione

LIGHTS, CAMERA...

Trump Loves the Media Glare—Yet He Also Wants Revenge

Trump’s antipathy toward the media—“the enemy of the people”—intensified during the election campaign. Yet he adores and craves media attention. What next in this tangled relationship?

Paul Farhi

Former Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy.

CHEATING AGAIN

Star Reporter Probed Over Sexting RFK Behind Cheryl’s Back

Kennedy, a thrice-married recovering heroin addict who kept a sex diary, said he only met her once.

Corbin Bolies

Vladimir Putin claps while smiling lightly at the the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia on September 5, 2024

YEAH, RIGHT

Putin Swears He’s Backing Kamala Harris—Because of Her Laugh

One day after the U.S. accused members of Russia’s state media of election interference, Vladimir Putin said—with a wry smile—that he preferred Kamala Harris to Donald Trump.

Vivian Ho