Fourth Estate


INTERVIEW: Marisa Kwiatkowski of the Indianapolis Star

Marisa Kwiatkowski, an investigative journalist with the Indianapolis Star, was one of thirteen journalists recognized by the Newseum’s Free Expression Awards for her work covering sexual harassment. TKNN caught up with her before the event and what follows is our conversation (very lightly edited for clarity). TKNN: You and your […]


MSNBC Ditches the Ticker

MSNBC has updated its graphics package and cut the live ticker. The live tickers on the main three cable news channels have their roots in the September 11th terrorist attacks but have since lost some favor. Fox News only uses the ticker during primetime while CNN uses the ticker most […]


Cable News Looks to Take Advantage of ABC’s Comey Interview

Tonight ABC News will present its taped interview with former FBI Director James Comey as the kick-off to his book tour. The memoir and interview have already spurred buzz, sales (as of writing, it is the top selling book on Amazon), and tweets from President Donald Trump. However, CNN, MSNBC, […]