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March 26, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Pro-Trump Network Newsmax Secured a Ton of Cash From Qatar—For a Price
A Qatari royal invested a boatload of money into the conservative media company Newsmax, according to a new report.
March 20, 2024
Tori Otten
Even Fox News Is Tired of Republicans’ Bogus Biden Impeachment
Fox News and other right-wing networks are finally having to acknowledge that the GOP’s yearslong impeachment push was a sham.
November 8, 2023
Tori Otten
Rick Santorum Says Quiet Part Out Loud After Republican Election Losses
Republicans are annoyed that democracy is working.
January 26, 2023
Prem Thakker
DirecTV Drops Newsmax, and Republicans, Always Focused on What Matters to Americans, Throw a Tantrum
DirecTV says it dropped Newsmax because of the high fees. You wouldn’t know that from the way Republicans are talking about it.
April 2, 2021
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Alex Shephard
Oligarch of the Month: Rupert Murdoch
The media mogul has been encouraging people to get the Covid vaccine—even as his networks push skepticism about its efficacy.
February 24, 2021
Alex Shephard
We Really Don’t Need Another Conservative News Platform
Al Jazeera’s new outlet for “center-right” viewers is the latest entry into a very crowded space.
February 4, 2021
Alex Shephard
Fox News and Newsmax Have Lost Their Mojo
Why right-wing cable news is in the midst of an existential crisis
January 12, 2021
Alex Shephard
Trump Still Has Cable News
Despite all the hand-wringing about Twitter “deplatforming” the president, the right’s most powerful tool isn’t going anywhere.
January 8, 2021
Alex Shephard
The Conservative Media Really Wants You to Think the Capitol Riot Is the Left’s Fault
Lies about voter fraud have given way to excuses for violence.
December 14, 2020
Alex Shephard
Sorry, the Hunter Biden Story Is Still Not a Thing
Yes, the FBI is investigating Joe Biden’s son. That doesn’t mean that stories about Hunter’s laptop were credible.
December 10, 2020
Alex Shephard
Fox News Is in Trouble
The network is facing real, sustained competition from the right for the first time in its history.
December 3, 2020
Alex Shephard
The Media Is Finally Tuning Trump Out
On Wednesday, the president delivered one of the most insane speeches of his political career. The press barely batted an eye.
November 24, 2020
Alex Shephard
How Newsmax Became Trump TV
Chris Ruddy’s conservative cable news network is gaining viewers by telling them Trump can still win.
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