Article in Mediaite by David Gilmour, 11/3/26
Headline: “Greg Gutfeld Gets Angry Text From Trump While on Air: ‘You Wouldn’t Believe This One…’”
“President Donald Trump rage-texted Fox News host Greg Gutfeld during a live broadcast on Election Day, demanding that he deliver a blistering attack to co-host Jessica Tarlov, who had just been reporting on political spam bombarding Americans’ phones as the midterms approached. . .”
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Article in Poynter by Tom Jones, 11/4/126
Headline: “Opinion | As Democrats swept the midterms, news anchors struggled to find the words”
Subhead: “‘Wow’ was the word of the night as a historic blue wave stunned election-night broadcasters”
“. . .On Tuesday night, the word “wow” might have been uttered on TV more than any other interjection ever. Anchors, analysts, election experts — you name it — all ran out of words to express their surprise at a variety of races. NBC’s Steve Kornacki might have been the league leader in ‘wows.’ Or it might have been CNN’s Jake Tapper. Or maybe it was MS NOW’s Rachel Maddow. . .”
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Article in The Guardian by Jeremy Barr, 11/4/26
Headline: “Fox News suffers ratings slump on bleak election night for Republicans”
Subhead: “In early, preliminary figures, the news channel trailed several other networks in prime-time viewership”
“On a midterm election night that was a huge disappointment for Republicans, with Democrats taking control of the US House and Senate, the country’s most prominent conservative television network felt the brunt of viewer disillusionment with Donald Trump and his party, according to preliminary audience numbers.
“The Fox News Channel, which often leads in viewership on election night, appears to have come out far behind the competition. . .”
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https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/nov/04/fox-news-midterm-ratings
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Article in Media Matters by Matt Gertz, 11/4/26
Headline: “The midterm results are a crushing rebuke to Fox News’ Trump propaganda”
“. . .For Fox’s troubles, the network received a significant drop in viewership leading up to Election Day — one apparently triggered by disaffected Republicans changing the channel — and election night attacks from a president who called in and lashed out at the network for being insufficiently supportive. . .”
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https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/midterm-results-are-crushing-rebuke-fox-news-trump-propaganda
Article in Poynter by Kerwin Speight, 10/30/26
Headline: “Opinion | Scripps is cutting anchors and adding reporters. Is this the future of local TV news?”
Subhead: “Anchorless newscasts offer an early look at what viewers could gain — and lose — as local TV evolves”
“CEO Adam Symson announced the job cuts Tuesday, marking the second wave of layoffs this year. In August, 268 employees were let go. Most notable among that group were news anchors at some stations.
At the same time, Scripps’ WMAR-TV in Baltimore debuted newscasts without anchors. . .”
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https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2026/scripps-anchorless-local-tv-news-reporters/
Article in The Guardian by Jeremy Barr, 10/30/26
Headline: “Ousted 60 Minutes correspondent Cecilia Vega on overhaul at CBS News: ‘It hurts to watch’”
Subhead: “Vega said she still doesn’t know why she was fired from the show, which has experienced a slump in ratings”
“Cecilia Vega, the 60 Minutes correspondent fired as part of a dramatic overhaul of the CBS News show this spring, said it “hurts” to see what has happened to the storied newsmagazine and other segments of the network, and repeated allegations that she was told to insert “factually untrue” information into her work. . .”
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https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/30/60-minutes-correspondent-cecilia-vega-cbs-news
Article in AlterNet by Matthew Rosza, 10/29/26
Headline: “Celebration as Dan Rather exposes Fox News crash and burn”
“. . .’It was satisfying to learn that Fox “News, long the biggest blight on American journalism, is losing viewers just before a momentous election,’ reported Dan Rather and Team Steady on Thursday. ‘And it’s not a small drop. Fox has lost more than a quarter of its viewers compared to a year ago. It was the largest decline of any cable news channel in the month before an election in a decade, according to The Hollywood Reporter. . .”
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Article in The Wrap by A.J. Katz, 10/29/26
Headline: “CNN, MS NOW and Politico Expand White House Lawsuit Over Continued Press Pool Ban”
Subhead: “The outlets say their reporters remain shut out of Air Force One and Oval Office coverage despite a court order restoring their credentials”
“CNN, MS NOW and Politico have expanded their lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration, alleging that the White House is continuing to shut their reporters out of presidential press pools even after a federal judge ordered their press credentials restored.
“In an amended complaint filed Wednesday, the three news organizations accused the administration of retaliating against them over their coverage of Trump. . .”
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Article in The Guardian by Jeremy Barr, 10/28/26
Headline: “Embattled CBS leader Bari Weiss downplays concerns about weak 60 Minutes ratings”
Subhead: “CBS News editor-in-chief sidesteps viewership concerns and says flagship show doing ‘tremendously well’”
“. . .Weiss completely overhauled 60 Minutes in late May, ousting the show’s executive producer and parting ways with three top correspondents, including Scott Pelley. But the show has struggled to even match last season’s viewership, which averaged 9.1 million viewers per episode.
“The show’s most recent episode drew just 5.64 million viewers, ‘one of the smallest audiences for the program in years’, Variety reported. . .”
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https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/28/bari-weiss-cbs-news-60-minutes
Article in the Daily Beast by Laura Esposito, 10/26/26
Headline: “CBS News Staff Eye Escape From Trumpy Boss: ‘It’s Ugly’”
Subhead: “’Folks are tired,’ a CBS News source told the Post.”
“David Ellison is offering buyouts to employees at CBS News and other Skydance properties. . .”
“The shake-up comes as Ellison, the son of Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison, succeeded in his bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery under the Skydance Paramount umbrella. . .”
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/cbs-news-staff-eye-escape-from-trumpy-boss-david-ellison
Article in The Washington Sun by Ayah Ali-Ahmad, 10/26/26
Headline: “Trump’s Battle With the Media Ramps Up”
Subhead: “This week brought a retraction demand to Politico, a reporter blocked from Air Force One, an FCC warning to broadcasters and a reported plan to evict the press corps from the White House.”
“As President Donald Trump barnstorms the country ahead of the midterms, on top of his usual White House events this week, he’s had some pointed exchanges with journalists in his path. He called one reporter a “dummy,” another “a stupid person” and a third “a sick person.”
“The angry name-calling comes as tensions between the White House and the media have ratcheted up. . .”
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https://www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/trump-battle-with-media