Media

Politics & Government

Trump Grabs Recent Media Headlines But They're Mostly Negative

7:59am August 12, 2016

by Tamara Keith

The vast majority of political headlines have been about Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton is fine with the attention Trump has been getting because the stories have been dragging down his poll numbers.

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Arianna Huffington, seen arriving at an Oscar awards party in 2013, is leaving the Huffington Post to focus on a new site.

Huffington Post Founder Moves On To New Online Startup

5:51pm August 11, 2016

by David Folkenflik

Arianna Huffington, who established the news site in 2005, is going to focus on Thrive Global. She says it will address health and striking a balance between work and personal life.

L: Hillary Clinton checks her phone at the Libyan Conference in 2011 in London; R: Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event Aug. 9 in North Carolina.

Why Are The Media Obsessed With Trump's Controversies And Not Clinton's?

1:33pm August 11, 2016

by Ron Elving

While less than shocking by Washington standards, the latest emails between Clinton Foundation and State Department staff underscore existing concerns about Hillary Clinton's ethics and transparency.

The cover of the June edition of the Annals of the Chinese Nation highlights stories on the Cultural Revolution, rule of law and a remembrance of a past Communist Party general secretary. This was the last issue of the magazine before it was taken over.

World News

Amid Crackdown, China's Last Liberal Magazine Fights For Survival

5:14pm August 10, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

Journalists are fighting to keep alive one of China's leading liberal publications, a modern history journal that's made bold calls for democratic reform. Their prospects don't look good.

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Green Bay, Wis., on Friday.

Donald Trump's Controversial Speech Often Walks The Line

2:09pm August 10, 2016

by Sarah McCammon

Trump has repeatedly made statements that push the boundaries of acceptable political discourse, but that are often open to interpretation.

National

'Dallas Morning News' Editor Explains The Art Of Out-Of-Office Replies

6:45pm August 05, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Dallas Morning News book editor Michael Merschel, who explains the origins of his creative out-of-office replies, and why it's important to be thoughtful in anything you write.

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Hillary Clinton holds a press conference regarding her U.N. Woman's Day speech and the email server controversy at the United Nations on March 10, 2015, in New York City.

Politics & Government

Why Doesn't Hillary Clinton Have More Press Conferences?

10:10am August 05, 2016

by David Folkenflik

Clinton has come under attack from journalists and Donald Trump for her failure to have press conferences. There's a strategy — and a historic context, too.

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Donald Trump Might Be In Real Trouble This Time

11:32am August 04, 2016

by Ron Elving

The freewheeling personality that had been a wellspring of success has become a gusher of miscues and offenses — at precisely the wrong time.

Fox News Channel During The Conventions: On-Air Success, Off-Air Crisis

7:57am August 01, 2016

by David Folkenflik

Revelations continue to emerge about the behavior of former Fox News chief Roger Ailes, as Rupert Murdoch has stepped in to stabilize the channel in the wake of Ailes' departure. What's next?

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Barbershop: Evaluating The Media's Role This Political Season

5:06pm July 31, 2016

The Huffington Post's Ryan Grim, Politico's Susan Glasser, NPR's Mike Oreskes and David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network talk about accusations of media bias and how media cover politics.