David Folkenflik

David Folkenflik appears in the following:

Sesame Workshop CEO Outlines Vision To Ensure Show's Survival

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

CEO Jeffrey Dunn reveals his not-for-profit company foundered financially in recent years and sets out his vision to sustain the children's television production and its educational mission.

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NBC Suspends Billy Bush For His Role On Trump Video

Monday, October 10, 2016

The release of an 11-year-old Donald Trump video has sent reverberations throughout the media, and raised many questions about how news organizations should cover the GOP presidential candidate.

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Trump Caught On Tape Making Lewd Remarks About Women In 2005

Saturday, October 08, 2016

Audio of Donald Trump using crude language about women has surfaced. He was chatting on a hot mic before an interview with Billy Bush in 2005, who was then working for Access Hollywood.

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Donald Trump, Those Taxes And 'The New York Times'

Monday, October 03, 2016

The Times' story revealing Trump's huge losses two decades ago relies on documents sent anonymously to the newspaper. No criminality by Trump was alleged, but critics of the Times say it broke laws.

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Suspended Host's Lawsuit Casts Shadow Over Fox News' New President

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Suspended Fox News host Andrea Tantaros has accused former Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes of sexually harassing her. She says Ailes' former chief deputy, Bill Shine, acted to shut down her complaints.

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Presidential Debate Viewership Signals Changing Media Consumption Habits

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Many pundits and observers anticipated a record or near-record TV audience for Monday night's debate — the first of three — between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The predictions indicate that the media consumption habits of many Americans have changed since the last set of presidential debates four years ago.

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Lester Holt's Moment

Sunday, September 25, 2016

For NBC's Lester Holt, who took the anchor chair after Brian Williams was caught exaggerating, Monday's presidential debate has big stakes and bigger risks.

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Debates Will Showcase 'NBC Nightly News' Anchor Lester Holt

Friday, September 23, 2016

Lester Holt assumed the NBC evening anchor chair after his predecessor's career collapsed. Monday night, he'll moderate the first of three debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

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Trump Calls NBC News Anchor And Fellow GOP'er Lester Holt A Democrat

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

In a TV interview, Trump accused all of the scheduled presidential debate moderators of being Democrats. But NBC's Lester Holt is a registered Republican.

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Paper Calls For Snowden's Prosecution After Using Information To Win Pulitzer

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

The editorial page of The Washington Post calls for Edward Snowden to be prosecuted after he leaked NSA secrets — a leak the paper benefited from. Snowden lives in Russia to avoid espionage charges.

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What Is The Media's Responsibility When Reporting Hacked Information?

Saturday, September 17, 2016

Does the media have a responsibility to consider the agenda of sources — especially foreign governments — when it's airing hot news that comes from hackers?

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Insecurity, Anxiety Were Constant Companions, ABC News' Vargas Says

Monday, September 12, 2016

ABC News TV anchor Elizabeth Vargas opens up about a life dogged by anxiety, insecurity and the hidden shame of alcoholism. Her new memoir is titled, Between Breaths.

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Gretchen Carlson: The Woman Who Brought Down Fox News' Roger Ailes

Tuesday, September 06, 2016

A look at Gretchen Carlson, the dutiful and diligent Fox News host who brought down the channel's powerful CEO and chairman, Roger Ailes.

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Former Fox Host Gretchen Carlson Gets Apology, $20M Settlement

Tuesday, September 06, 2016

Carlson sued Fox News chief Roger Ailes for sexual harassment. In a statement Tuesday, Fox said Carlson "had not been treated with the respect and dignity that she and all our colleagues deserve."

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Allegations Reveal How Roger Ailes Ran Fox News By Projecting Power

Friday, September 02, 2016

Roger Ailes ran Fox News by projecting power rather than trustworthiness. NPR takes a renewed look at the network in light of this summer's revelations.

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New FAA Rules Allow More Commercial Drones In The Air

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Federal officials implemented rules to allow for commercial operations of the small, unmanned aircraft. The rules will also impact on how the media can use drones in news and documentary coverage.

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Has Hillary Clinton Actually Been Dodging The Press?

Friday, August 26, 2016

Clinton has been criticized for failing to give enough access to the media, but she says she's done more than 300 interviews. According to an NPR analysis, that's only part of the story.

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Hillary Clinton's April Interviews Offer Insight Into Media Strategy

Friday, August 26, 2016

Hillary Clinton's interviews from the month of April offer some insight into her strategy and how she has approached the media.

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On The Demise Of Gawker.com: Unsparing, Satiric And Brutal

Friday, August 19, 2016

The Gawker Media site, which is to be shut down next week by its new owner, blurred the lines between public and private with "wit and venom."

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Viacom CEO Out As Redstone Family Reasserts Control

Friday, August 19, 2016

Renegade executive chairman, president and CEO Philippe Dauman leaves in exchange for a $72 million payout.

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