David Folkenflik
Stories
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'The Washington Post' cuts a third of its staff
The Washington Post is cutting a third of its staff, leading some to say owner Jeff Bezos should sell the company.
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Bezos orders deep job cuts at 'Washington Post'
The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security.
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'Washington Post' journalists plea to Bezos: Don't gut our newsroom
Members of the newspaper's union say they have been warned the company could cut as many as 300 jobs, although no announcement has been made.
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Feds arrest 4, including Don Lemon and Minnesota journalist over church protest
Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards, his attorney, Abbe Lowell, said in a statement posted on social media.
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Kari Lake promotes Trump on Voice of America. Does that break the law?
Critics say U.S. Agency for Global Media's Kari Lake risks making Voice of America sound like a propaganda outlet in her remarks on the air praising President Trump.
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After rocky start, Bari Weiss to cut staff, add commentators at CBS News
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss came in with a mandate to reshape coverage. She is set to announce plans for newsroom cuts and the hiring of many new commentators.
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Conservative news outlets start to break from government's narrative on ICE incidents
Conservative news outlets and commentators have been, until now, resolutely defending the use of lethal force by ICE and Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis and elsewhere. That's starting to change.
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FBI searches home of Washington Post reporter as part of leak investigation
The FBI searched the home of a Washington Post reporter who covers the federal government, seizing her laptops, phone and smart watch. The move has alarmed free speech advocates and the media.
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Media shows restraint on breaking news of Venezuela raid
The Trump administration has regularly vilified the mainstream media but not when it comes to the capture of Nicolas Maduro.
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Bari Weiss halts '60 Minutes' story, sparking an outrage
CBS' new editor-in-chief spiked a 60 Minutes story shortly before it was to air, leading to concerns about whether the network and its owners are bowing to the Trump administration.