On Wednesday afternoon, the White House confirmed that communications director Hope Hicks will be departing her position in the next few weeks. A set date has not been determined yet. The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman first broke the story. “There are no words to adequately express my gratitude to […]
When the infamous “pussy” tape was leaked, news organizations grappled with how to convey the off-color remark. Today, news organizations had a new struggle after the Washington Post reported (and several other news organizations confirmed) that President Donald Trump deemed Haiti and Africa a “s***hole.” The Washington Post, CNN, and […]
In light of President Donald Trump’s continued vows to hold the Fake News Awards, the Committee to Protect Journalists, a global press freedom advocacy group, announced that they are holding their own awards, the Press Oppressors awards. The organization recognized winners and runners-up (although winners may be used loosely in […]
After the release from The Guardian and New York Magazine of excerpts from Michael Wolff’s upcoming, Fire and Fury, the book is dominating the news cycle and has led to a surge of attention for the upcoming book. The book rose to #1 on Amazon’s list of bestselling books and […]
On Saturday, President Donald Trump’s Twitter account — whose accounts are considered official statements by the White House — criticized Washington Post reporter Dave Weigel for an inaccurate tweet and then posted a follow-up tweet calling on Weigel to be fired. Weigel tweeted out a relatively empty picture of the Pensacola […]
