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MSNBC Taps Alex Wagner For Maddow’s Time Slot

The New York Times reports: MSNBC has named Alex Wagner to succeed Rachel Maddow as the weekday host of its 9 p.m. hour four days a week, turning to a political news veteran to fill one of the network’s most important time slots. Ms. Wagner, 44, is a fixture of Washington journalism with roots in progressive news and opinion outlets. …

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Seven Colbert Staffers Arrested For Being Inside Capitol

The Hollywood Reporter reports: A number of people working for CBS’ Late Show with Stephen Colbert were arrested Thursday night at a U.S Capitol office building after taping a skit involving Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. Among those arrested was Robert Smigel, the former Saturday Night Live and Late Night with Conan O’Brien writer best known for portraying Triumph. Smigel …

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MSNBC Formally Announces Hiring Of Jen Psaki

The Hill reports: MSNBC on Tuesday announced the hiring of former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. Psaki, who left the White House earlier this month, will appear on NBC’s various channels and platforms as part of its politics coverage this fall and will eventually host a new original program on MSNBC. The new program, slated to launch in the …

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Ex-Fox Anchor Chris Wallace To Host New CNN Show

Axios reports: Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN’s new parent company, plans to announce during its upfront presentation to advertisers on Wednesday that Chris Wallace will host a Sunday evening show on CNN. The longtime Fox News host had recently moved to CNN to launch a show on its now-defunct streaming service, CNN+. Wallace, who was hosting an interview show four days …

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Doocy Praises Psaki: “She Made Me A Better Reporter”

The Hill reports: Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy called press secretary Jen Psaki’s exit from the White House “the end of an era” on Friday, her last day at the press secretary’s lectern. Doocy credited her for making him a better reporter. “It’s not just me asking questions. She would ask me questions right back. When I would …

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Fired Fox News Host Drops Suit Against CNN And NPR

The Daily Beast reports: Former Fox News anchor Ed Henry, who was fired by the network in 2020 amid sexual misconduct allegations, has dropped his defamation lawsuit against NPR and CNN. Henry initially alleged last year that journalists at the two outlets—which induced NPR media reporter David Folkenflik, CNN chief media correspondent Brian Stelter and anchor Alisyn Camerota—had “longstanding grudges …

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NYT: Wordle Brought Us Tens Of Millions New Users

Axios reports: The New York Times on Wednesday reported its second-best first quarter subscription growth since introducing a digital subscription in 2017, thanks in part to the acquisitions of The Athletic and Wordle in January. While a smaller investment than The Athletic, executives touted the success of Wordle, the viral online game that it paid “in the low seven figures” …

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Multiple Journos Test COVID+ After WH Nerd Prom

CNN Business reports: Trevor Noah joked about the event becoming a superspreader — and now the cases are rolling in. The annual White House Correspondents Dinner, along with the festivities held in the days before and after it, have led to the inevitable spread of Covid. In the days since WHCD weekend, reporters and staffers from CNN, ABC News, NBC …

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LA County Sheriff Targets Reporter For Exposing Abuse

NBC News reports: The Los Angeles County sheriff on Tuesday disputed allegations he orchestrated a cover-up of an incident where a deputy knelt on a handcuffed inmate’s head and said a Los Angeles Times reporter who used leaked documents and video to first report on the case is part of his criminal investigation. Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s comments at a news …

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Fauci To Skip Nerd Prom Due To COVID Risk For Him

The New York Times reports: Vice President Kamala Harris’s Covid-19 diagnosis is raising questions that some in the nation’s capital wish would remain unspoken: Is it safe for President Biden to attend the so-called nerd prom, otherwise known as the White House Correspondents’ Dinner? Should the dinner even be held? Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Mr. Biden’s top medical adviser for …

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Fox Host Claims Stalking Story Was A Joke [VIDEO]

The New York Daily News reports: Fox News host Jesse Watters finally addressed controversial comments he made on an April 11 episode of “The Five,” where he confessed he’d deflated the tires of a young colleague he was “trying to get to go out with (him)” while still married to his first wife. Watters now says he was joking and …

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Variety: Warner To Shutter CNN+ After Only One Month

Variety reports: Warner Bros. Discovery is shutting down CNN+ and is expected to provide details to staffers Thursday, according to two people familiar with the matter. Spokespersons for CNN and Warner Bros. Discovery could not be reached for immediate comment. Axios reports: CNN+ has roughly 150,000 subscribers so far. Warner Bros. Discovery wants to eventually build one giant service around …

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MSNBC’s Malcolm Nance Joins Fight In Ukraine [VIDEO]

“The more I saw of the war going on, the more I thought, ‘I’m done talking, all right? It’s time to take action here. I am here to help this country fight. What essentially is a war of extermination. This is an existential war and Russia has brought it to these people and they are mass murdering civilians, and there …

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Rachel Maddow Show To Go Mondays Only [VIDEO]

Variety reports: Rachel Maddow doesn’t seem to have much in common with John Oliver. But starting next month, the MSNBC anchor and the HBO comic will offer viewers something similar: a program that analyzes the news just once each week. Starting in May, Maddow will scale back her duties at MSNBC, moving from what had been a five-days-per-week role to …

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Veteran Liberal Journalist Eric Boehlert Dies In Accident

NorthJersey.com reports: A Montclair bicyclist who was killed by a New Jersey Transit train near the town’s Watchung Avenue station Monday night was writer Eric Boehlert, founder and editor of Press Run, a blog about the media, according to his wife, Tracy Breslin. Boehlert, 57, was a veteran writer and media analyst and a frequent television and radio guest discussing …

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DirecTV Tells Its Customers: We Drop OAN Tomorrow

Bloomberg News reports: DirecTV plans to drop One America News Network on Tuesday, ignoring pressure to reverse course from the conservative cable outlet and its supporters. The satellite TV giant has been notifying customers that it will no longer carry OAN or AWE, a high-end lifestyle channel also owned by Herring Networks, after April 4. In March, Herring Networks sued …

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REPORT: Jen Psaki To Leave WH For MSNBC Show

Axios reports: White House press secretary Jen Psaki is in exclusive talks with MSNBC to join the network after she leaves the White House around May, according to a source close to the matter. Why it matters: It’s been speculated for weeks that Psaki would leave the White House for a TV gig. White House communications staffers often negotiate TV …

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Top Political Site “The Hill” Removes Comments Section

From the editor in chief of The Hill: You’ve likely noticed some changes to our digital experiences. We’ve upgraded The Hill’s website, video player, newsletters, and mobile apps. These updates provide a solid foundation for our mission to provide free, relevant, trusted, and actionable information about policy and politics to more Americans. Our new website is responsive, which means it …

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CBS News Hires Former Trump Aide Mick Mulvaney

The Hill reports: Mick Mulvaney, a former Republican congressman from South Carolina and top aide to former President Trump, has been hired by CBS News to serve as a contributor, the network announced this week. Mulvaney appeared on CBS’s streaming service for the first time on Tuesday and was asked about President Biden’s recent budget proposal, the framework for which …

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Not The Father: NBC Cancels “Maury” After 31 Seasons

Deadline Hollywood reports: Another syndicated daytime talk show is coming to an end: NBCUniversal’s veteran tabloid talker Maury, hosted and executive produced by Maury Povich. The show will end original productions at the end of this season, when Povich plans to retire. Original episodes will air through September, after which repeats of Maury will continue to air in syndication. The …

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