Network political contributors have a long history. But are they more trouble than they're worth?
NBC News' messy hiring and firing of former Republican National Committee head Ronna McDaniel puts a spotlight on television's practice of paying on-air political contributors.
CNN management intent on changing perception of the network
The first steps toward change at CNN have been slow and incremental โ at least until the network cancelled its long-running media criticism show โReliable Sourcesโ and cut loose its host, Brian Stelter.
Psaki rumors, Mulvaney hire at CBS News trouble journalists
CBS' hiring of former Trump administration official Mick Mulvaney and MSNBC's discussions about bringing on White House press secretary Jen Psaki after she's left the Biden administration have troubled some journalists at the networks.
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Media grapples with how to cover Trump after White House
โIt's virtually impossible to stop talking about Trump,โ said Kelly McBride, National Public Radio public editor. Trump's impeachment trial begins next week. Headlines in the opinion section on The Washington Post's website mentioned โTrumpโ or Trumpism" 14 times over the weekend, compared with 11 for Biden. The social media analytics company NewsWhip said stories about Biden have been interacted with 250 million times since Jan. 20, compared with 192 million for Trump. After impeachment is over, the bulk of the AP's Trump coverage will likely be handled by people covering the Republican Party.