News and News Media

February 12, 2020

A Thorn in YouTube’s Side Digs In Even Deeper

Carlos Maza believes that YouTube is a destructive, unethical, reckless company that amplifies bigots and profits off fascism. Now it’s also his meal ticket. Mr. Maza, […]
January 9, 2020

Going Rogue: Prince Harry and Meghan Caught the Palace Off Guard

LONDON — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, failed to get clearance from Queen Elizabeth II before announcing their unorthodox plan to become part-time, financially independent […]
December 2, 2019

‘Free, Melania’: 6 Takeaways

Where the first lady, Melania Trump, is concerned, theories abound. From morning-show hosts to Twitter pundits to protest poster artists, everyone has an opinion: Mrs. Trump […]
October 30, 2019

Did Storming Area 51 Teach Us Anything?

When Bob Lazar, the original Area 51 “whistle-blower,” emailed me late last month to tell me his thoughts on the Storm Area 51 meme, he wrote […]
September 14, 2017

How to Quit a Magazine, by Cindi Leive

Cindi Leive, the editor in chief of Glamour, says that a writer has about three seconds to grab a reader’s attention, so let’s blurt this out: […]
July 29, 2017

Alisyn Camerota, Formerly of Fox News, Has a Story to Tell

Amanda Gallo, the idealistic heroine of the new novel “Amanda Wakes Up,” is a morning anchor at FAIR News, a cable news network that brands itself […]
June 10, 2017

Katy Tur Is Tougher Than She Looks

The NBC correspondent Katy Tur sat in her unadorned office in the second floor of the network’s 30 Rockefeller Plaza headquarters, coiling her compact 5-feet, 3-inch […]
May 26, 2017

Homework? First I Need to Get to the Bottom of This Comey Story

ST. LOUIS — It’s 7:32 on a recent Wednesday morning, and Gabe Fleisher is racing to put the finishing touches on his daily newsletter, Wake Up […]
December 17, 2016

The Year in Style 2016: No One Tells Megyn Kelly What to Wear

The Year in Style 2016 By VANESSA FRIEDMAN Megyn Kelly — breakout star of the 2016 presidential campaign, anchor of the “The Kelly File” on Fox […]
October 21, 2016

Matthew Segal Wants Your Attn:

LOS ANGELES — One Friday morning last month, Matthew Segal huddled around a table with producers and video editors from his millennial news and issues site, […]