David Folkenflik
Stories
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Trump taps 19 Fox pundits, personalities and producers for second term
President Trump has proposed 19 former Fox News hosts, journalists and commentators for senior positions in his second White House term.
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News site focused on Elon Musk to launch
Musk News, a new twice-weekly news site, will focus on the billionaire and Trump advisor's influence and actions over the course of the new presidency.
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As Trump inauguration nears, FCC chief dismisses complaints against TV networks
Outgoing FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has rejected petitions to rebuke four local TV stations. She says they were efforts to punish broadcast networks' coverage of presidential politics.
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CNN goes on trial over its report alleging 'black market' for Afghan rescues
A CNN story about a "black market" for rescuing people from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover is at the heart of a defamation trial that opens Monday in Florida.
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A Pulitzer winner quits 'Washington Post' after a cartoon on Bezos is killed
Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes resigned after an editor rejected her sketch satirizing tech chiefs, including the Post's owner and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
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The 'L.A. Times' will have a 'Bias Meter' in their effort to revamp their image
L.A. Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong has announced he will incorporate a bias meter in the paper's coverage that will be powered by AI. This comes after a stream of controversies at the storied paper.
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ABC settles with Trump for $15 million. Now, he wants to sue other news outlets
President-elect Donald Trump secured a $15 million payment from ABC News — and a note of regret — over the weekend as part of the settlement of a defamation lawsuit he brought against the network.
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To settle lawsuit, ABC agrees to give $15 million to Trump's presidential library
ABC News agreed to give $15 million to Trump's presidential library to settle a lawsuit over George Stephanopoulos' inaccurate on-air assertion that Trump was found liable for raping E. Jean Carroll.
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Trump plans to appoint Kari Kale to head the Voice of America
President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to appoint a firebrand supporter, Kari Lake, to be the next head of the Voice of America.
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Trump says Kari Lake will lead Voice of America. He attacked it during his first term
If successful, Trump's move would install a loyalist at the helm of the network. A U.S. judge found Trump appointees illegally violated Voice of America's journalistic independence in his first term.