Fourth Estate


Brian Williams Breaks Silence in Interview with Matt Lauer

“It has been torture,” Brian Williams said of his suspension from NBC News. Williams spoke to NBC’s Matt Lauer in his first interview since the suspension was announced and he spoke about his past mistakes, the present, and his future. NBC News announced yesterday that Williams will move to MSNBC […]


NBC Names Lester Holt as Anchor of Nightly News; Brian Williams Moved to MSNBC

  NBC has announced that Lester Holt will be the permanent and new anchor of NBC Nightly News. Brian Williams, the now former anchor, will serve as a breaking news anchor on MSNBC, NBC’s cable news channel. Williams was an anchorĀ on MSNBC, including a program called The News, from 1996 […]


Report: Brian Williams to Remain at NBC, But Not Nightly News

CNN’s Brian Stelter is reporting that NBC and Brian Williams have come to a temporary agreement regarding Williams’s status at the network. According to Stelter, Williams will remain at NBC, but he will not longer anchor NBC Nightly News. Stelter has said on Twitter and the Wall Street Journal has […]


PBS and NPR Team up for 2016 Convention Coverage

PBS NewsHour and NPR have announced that they will partner for coverage of the 2016 presidential conventions. The two also say they will also have live primetime coverage, which NPR says is a first for public media. The two outlets will form one group of journalists who will contribute to […]


Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Sends Letter to CNN Over Whitfield Comments

Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick (R-TX) sent an official letter to CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker over the comments made by weekend anchor Fredricka Whitfield about the Dallas shooting over the weekend. During CNN Newsroom, she referred to the gunman’s actions as “courageous and brave.” She then apologized on the […]