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TikTok C.E.O. Shou Chew—prepped by SKDK—withstood a drubbing from lawmakers on Thursday.
Dylan Byers • March 24, 2023

TikTok Schadenfreude, Iger’s Cuts, & D.C. Media Games

News and notes on the inside story in the media industry: what Silicon Valley billionaires want Washington regulators to do with TikTok in D.C., how Iger’s cuts are playing in Bristol and Manhattan, and updates from the Washington media carousel.
Dylan Byers • March 22, 2023
Psaki’s Promise, Trump Debate Politics, & a CNN Low
One possible, momentary beacon of hope in television news’ long slide toward insignificance was Jen Psaki’s maiden voyage on MSNBC.
News and notes from inside the television news business: Jen Psaki’s promising debut, the politics behind hosting the RNC debates, and a CNN ratings nadir.
Dylan Byers • March 17, 2023
Are You There, Godwin?
A possibly ill-advised sit-down interview has opened up criticisms of ABC News president Kim Godwin’s leadership style.
ABC News’s latest front in the ego management wars.
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WBD C.E.O. David Zaslav, at the end of the 9 a.m. call, described CNN as an “unmoored boat.” But, he said, “this is our company, our boat. We all have an oar.”
Dylan Byers • March 15, 2023
The Zaz in CNN
A scholarly perusal of the WBD C.E.O.’s arrival at CNN HQ. Plus, news and notes on Zucker’s media rollup and Mad Dog Beckman.
The wallet buster for Fox and the Murdochs in Dominion v. Fox News will whittle down to two calculations: putative damages, and alleged “diminution of enterprise value.”
Eriq Gardner • March 13, 2023
Inside the Murdoch-Dominion Settlement Chatter
Right now, either Dominion or Fox is misjudging the financial situation. So which side is it?
Dafna Linzer stepped down as Politico’s executive editor.
Dylan Byers • March 10, 2023
Dafna Punk
The fast and mysterious departure of Politico’s executive editor may have been neither fast nor mysterious.
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