David Folkenflik
Stories
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Politics
Trump taps FCC's Brendan Carr to lead the agency
Carr was seen as a pretty conventional Republican with a pro-corporate outlook for most of his career. More recently, he has embraced Trumpian themes about social media, tech and television companies.
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National
Local news is in crisis. This paper has a $150 million plan
Nearly two years ago, the owners of Atlanta's leading newspaper hired former CNN executive Andrew Morse to reverse its steep decline. He's laid out a grand vision.
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Politics
With Hagseth, Trump finds another administration pick from Fox News
Pete Hegseth has positioned himself as a staunch public defender of President-elect Donald Trump on Fox's airwaves -- and is yet one more example of the Fox-to-Trump pipeline.
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In a second term, Trump is expected to approach the media with more than just words
Donald Trump successfully campaigned for the White House a second time in significant part by rejecting the mainstream press. His advisors have plans on how he'll handle the media: aggressively.
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TV networks gear up for an Election Day that could stretch over days
News organizations have spent months predicting a tight Election Day battle for the presidency -- the results could take days to call. TV news executives say they’re ready.
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More than 250,000 subscribers have left 'Washington Post' over withheld endorsement
Subscribers keep deserting The Washington Post after it announced it would not endorse any candidate in the race for the White House.
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Politics
Over 200,000 subscribers flee Washington Post after Bezos blocks Harris endorsement
Over 200,000 people canceled their subscriptions in the first few days following news that The Washington Post would not endorse any presidential candidate.
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Washington Post won't endorse a presidential candidate
The Washington Post's publisher says the paper is "returning to its roots" with its decision not to endorse a presidential candidate in this year's race, and that its job is "to be independent."
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Politics
'Washington Post' won't endorse in White House race for first time since 1980s
The Washington Post declined to make an endorsement in this year's presidential race. Its editorial board has written that GOP nominee Donald Trump is unfit for office.
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Politics
Jailed reporters, silenced networks: What Trump says he'd do to the media if elected
On the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump has threatened to jail reporters who won't give up the sources of leaks and to strip networks of their broadcast licenses for fact-checking him.