David Folkenflik appears in the following:
People of color at 'New York Times' get lower ratings in job reviews, union says
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Black and Latino staffers at The New York Times are far less likely than their white peers to receive strong job ratings. The job ratings influence the size of employee bonuses.
Australian site challenged Fox's Lachlan Murdoch to sue after he accused it of libel
Monday, August 22, 2022
Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch threatened to sue Australian news site Crikey for defamation. Crikey says bring it on, though Australian libel laws make such cases much tougher for media companies to win.
Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch threatened Aussie news site 'Crikey.' It's fighting back
Monday, August 22, 2022
Murdoch threatened to sue the Australian news site Crikey over a column connecting him to rhetoric on Fox News ahead of the Jan. 6 siege at the U.S. Capitol. Crikey's response? Bring it on.
Trump's VOA chief paid 'extravagantly' to investigate critics: Watchdog
Friday, August 19, 2022
A law firm received $1.6 million in taxpayer money to investigate officials at the U.S. Agency for Global Media. An inspector general has concluded that was a "gross waste" of federal resources.
Brian Stelter to depart CNN as it cancels 'Reliable Sources' media show
Thursday, August 18, 2022
CNN chief Chris Licht informed host Brian Stelter that Reliable Sources would be canceled after more than three decades on air amid a great level of cost-cutting at the network.
Republicans loyal to Trump express outrage over the FBI's search of his home
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Ex-President Trump was the first to alert everyone to the FBI search. Political supporters are outraged and that anger has spilled over to conservative media, where Trump is portrayed as a victim.
Analysis: Fox and right-wing media snap to Trump's defense after FBI search
Tuesday, August 09, 2022
After FBI agents searched Mar-A-Lago, Fox News stars and right-wing media outlets largely defended former President Trump, claiming he was a victim of politics.
Right-wing media is coming to Trump's defense over the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago
Tuesday, August 09, 2022
Fox News had begun to distance itself from Trump recently, as the Jan. 6 panel cast him in harsh light. The FBI raiding Mar-a-Lago has right-wing media, including Fox, snapping back to his defense.
Hungary's prime minister calls for culture war at right-wing conference in Dallas
Thursday, August 04, 2022
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán headlined a conservative political conference in Dallas. In Hungary, he has a "zero migration" policy and has sought to suppress independent voices of dissent.
Hungary's autocratic leader tells U.S. conservatives to join his culture war
Thursday, August 04, 2022
Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orbán, who has suppressed civil liberties and intimidated media and corporate critics, kicked off the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas.
Are the Murdochs Dumping Trump?
Friday, July 29, 2022
How a big week of Trump news played out in the media.
Jan. 6 editorials suggest Murdoch has tired of Trump
Sunday, July 24, 2022
On Friday, The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post published separate, searing editorials about former President Trump's failure to act during the siege of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The first season ends for the House committee on the Jan. 6 attacks
Friday, July 22, 2022
The House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 attacks just ended its first season and concluded that President Donald Trump willfully refused to stop rioters from attacking the Capitol.
Analysis: Trump's infamous obsession with TV helped define Jan. 6 too
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Donald Trump's TV fixation led him to the White House. The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will show that obsession also defined his actions on that day.
Austin news outlets release the entire security camera footage from Uvalde shooting
Saturday, July 16, 2022
The Austin American-Statesman and KVUE-TV obtained the full video from security cameras in Uvalde's Robb Elementary School and made it public. That decision has sparked backlash, and debate.
A rape, an abortion, and a one-source story: a child's ordeal becomes national news
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
The Indianapolis Star's story about an anonymous child rape victim from Ohio who crossed state lines to get an abortion became a political lightning rod. Now a man has been arraigned for the rape.
A breakdown of how the Jan. 6 panel has made its hearings so easy to follow
Thursday, June 23, 2022
The panel investigating Jan. 6 has been accused of engaging in show biz with its TV storytelling techniques. Instead, those tricks of the trade are making the hearings tangible and easy to follow.
Jan. 6 hearings use TV tricks to great effect even as critics call them show biz
Thursday, June 23, 2022
It's an extraordinary show of discipline for a congressional committee, with a minimum of showboating, yielding hearings that resemble Dateline NBC or investigative podcasts.
Seth Rich's killing was exploited on Fox News and online. His parents are fed up
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Seth Rich's killing brought incalculable loss to Joel and Mary Rich. Baseless conspiracy theories on Fox News made it even worse. They're speaking out for the first time since settling with Fox.
Fired Fox News politics editor: Trump's ire at election night call led to 'panic'
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
In an interview with NPR, former Fox News politics editor Chris Stirewalt says that network should have been proud of being first to project that Joe Biden would win Arizona.
