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Media Archive

Archives for December 2018

Technology
Full Q&A: Y Combinator’s Sam Altman and Recode’s Kara Swisher discuss tech ethics, addiction and FacebookFull Q&A: Y Combinator’s Sam Altman and Recode’s Kara Swisher discuss tech ethics, addiction and Facebook
Technology

Should Mark Zuckerberg fire himself? And other tough questions.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Full Q&A: NBC journalists Chuck Todd, Andrea Mitchell and Hallie Jackson on Recode DecodeFull Q&A: NBC journalists Chuck Todd, Andrea Mitchell and Hallie Jackson on Recode Decode
Technology

They talk about social media’s impact on democracy, how the media has changed under President Trump and who’s running in 2020.

By Eric Johnson
World Politics
Trump nominates Heather Nauert to be next UN ambassadorTrump nominates Heather Nauert to be next UN ambassador
World Politics

The State Department spokesperson and Fox News anchor will replace Nikki Haley.

By Jen Kirby
Donald Trump
CNN receives bomb threat on same night as Trump’s latest attack on media as “the enemy of the people”CNN receives bomb threat on same night as Trump’s latest attack on media as “the enemy of the people”
Donald Trump

Trump attacked the “FAKE NEWS.” That same night, the NYPD was on its way to CNN’s studio.

By Aaron Rupar
Technology
Axios’ Jonathan Swan explains what the press gets wrong about the Trump administrationAxios’ Jonathan Swan explains what the press gets wrong about the Trump administration
Technology

People in Trump’s West Wing are not always “running around with their hair on fire,” Swan says in this conversation with the New York Times’ Maggie Haberman.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Recode has published 240 podcasts in 2018. Here are the 10 you really shouldn’t miss.Recode has published 240 podcasts in 2018. Here are the 10 you really shouldn’t miss.
Technology

That’s a lotta podcast!

By Eric Johnson
Mischiefs of Faction
Death of a statesman: George H.W. Bush’s legacyDeath of a statesman: George H.W. Bush’s legacy
Mischiefs of Faction

What Bush’s legacy tells us about the modern presidency.

By Julia Azari
Business & Finance
5 takeaways from the UK’s Facebook document dump5 takeaways from the UK’s Facebook document dump
Business & Finance

One item: It looks like Facebook discussed ways to use user data access as leverage with other companies.

By Emily Stewart
Technology
Here’s what happens when the big media companies take their content off NetflixHere’s what happens when the big media companies take their content off Netflix
Technology

The streaming media pioneer could lose about a fifth of its content hours.

By Rani Molla
Media
The Weekly Standard’s demise is a reminder that there are some ideas worse than TrumpismThe Weekly Standard’s demise is a reminder that there are some ideas worse than Trumpism
Media

The most principled resistance to Trump comes from conservatism’s most dangerous faction.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
Rudy Giuliani’s bizarre Twitter conspiracy theory, explainedRudy Giuliani’s bizarre Twitter conspiracy theory, explained
Politics

Trump’s lawyer and former cybersecurity adviser seems confused about how hyperlinks work.

By Emily Stewart
Politics
Milo Yiannopoulos’s collapse shows that no-platforming can workMilo Yiannopoulos’s collapse shows that no-platforming can work
Politics

The former conservative media star is broke, saddled with as much as $4 million in debt. There’s a reason for that.

By Zack Beauchamp
Technology
The story behind Netflix’s $100 million ‘Friends’ dealThe story behind Netflix’s $100 million ‘Friends’ deal
Technology

Netflix wanted it. So did Hulu. And WarnerMedia wants it back, soon. Probably. Here’s what that means.

By Peter Kafka
Politics
“Not a natural death”: the Never-Trump bastion Weekly Standard may be shut down“Not a natural death”: the Never-Trump bastion Weekly Standard may be shut down
Politics

“This is not about dwindling subscribers. This is about strip-mining TWS for its assets.”

By Jane Coaston
World Politics
An assault on a Hungarian university shows authoritarianism in actionAn assault on a Hungarian university shows authoritarianism in action
World Politics

Hungary forcing out a university founded by George Soros reveals the authoritarian rot inside the modern West.

By Zack Beauchamp