apekary4 days ago3 minFriday's note: a compliment and a big, fat red flagThe last few weeks, we've witnessed cable and broadcast newscasters fall victim to their worst instincts. I still can't get over how not...
apekaryMar 101 minHow cable amplified the Big LieTwitter banned Trump from the platform specifically for how his tweets were "being received and interpreted on and off Twitter." Yet, all...
apekaryFeb 121 minWhy does CNN repeat itself so often?Have you ever noticed how much CNN covers the same story from hour to hour and day to day? What's worse is how the networks copy each...
apekaryJan 221 minMy latest for CJR: political panels are bad for journalism and the nationRampant use of political panels on cable has scant justification and should end. "A noble but flawed idea," Norm Ornstein calls them. Jay...
apekaryJan 62 minCNN's coverage of today's crisis lacked important analysisHere's my quick take for Columbia Journalism Review of the ongoing crisis in Washington, DC. Below is a bit more context....
apekaryDec 17, 20201 minToday's interview with Josh FoxToday at 4:30pmET, you can watch my interview with Josh Fox. He earned an Oscar nomination and an Emmy for his documentary film GASLAND....
apekaryDec 14, 20201 minMy latest for CJR: what's next for CNNTrying to determine what's next for a news organization is tricky because it really requires a crystal ball to know what the news cycle...
apekaryNov 24, 20201 minAn uncomfortable conversation with Andrew YangAfter my first interview with Andrew Yang, I found notes from April 2019 about how he and other candidates had been blocked from...
apekaryNov 23, 20201 minComing Soon: my interview with Andrew YangMy interview with Andrew Yang is going to post tomorrow (Monday). We discuss my experience at MSNBC, how ratings influence coverage in a...
apekaryNov 6, 20203 minP.S., 2020: not all journalists failedThere is no shortage of criticism about how the press failed this election cycle. I was quick to denounce what CNN and other outlets did...
apekaryNov 4, 20202 min2020 election proves we are brokenThe election isn’t decided yet but we can make a few conclusions. Good news = voters are engaged. Bad news = it’s for the wrong reasons....
apekaryNov 3, 20202 minWaPo interview: What happens to CNN and MSNBC if Biden wins?Today is election day and even if we know the results tomorrow, it's precarious to try to predict how CNN and MSNBC will react because...
apekaryOct 31, 20202 minA Trump official just helped make my pointI just read something surprising. Please read this for a critical lesson about the news-for-profit model. Today, there is new evidence...
apekaryOct 30, 20201 minMy interview with Ana Marie Cox for Crooked Media"Cable news is bad for America" Big thanks to Ana Marie Cox for taking up this topic on her podcast, With Friends Like These -...
apekaryOct 26, 20201 minOn cable news, it's 2016 all over againOne of the key reasons I resigned from MSNBC is due to how ratings determined most of their election coverage. I watched substantive...
apekaryOct 2, 20202 minThe paradox of Jeff ZuckerIn my last column for Columbia Journalism Review, I wrote about how CNN's President was caught on tape helping Donald Trump during the...
apekarySep 18, 20202 minMy newest for CJR: why give CNN credit?Last week, we witnessed the best and the worst of CNN. One of the best segments was Kyung Lah's heartfelt piece on the rise of evictions...
apekarySep 16, 20201 minNew gig: Public Editor for CJR covering CNNI'm excited to report that starting this month, I am writing two columns a month for Columbia Journalism Review as a public editor with a...
apekaryAug 4, 20202 minFollow up + a note about ideologyFirst: thank you everyone for your responses. I’m overwhelmed, surprised, and heartened by your reaction. Over the last couple of...
apekaryAug 3, 20205 minPersonal news: why I’m now leaving MSNBC“Just quit.” That’s the advice Alec gave a year and a half ago when I expressed concerns about my job. “You just quit. It’s that...
