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  • Donald Trump waves in front of a large CNN logo.

    COLUMN | FOURTH ESTATE

    Enough With the Bellyaching Over CNN’s Trump Town Hall

    By JACK SHAFER

    05/11/2023 03:45 PM EDT

  • Shannon Bream is seen on camera during a live broadcast of FOX News Sunday at FOX News Channel’s office in Washington.

    Column | Fourth Estate

    Trust the Media? Don’t Believe the Latest Poll

    By JACK SHAFER

    05/09/2023 04:30 AM EDT

  • Tucker Carlson gesticulates.

    Column | Fourth Estate

    What’s Really Behind the Release of Tucker Carlson’s Texts

    By JACK SHAFER

    05/03/2023 05:42 PM EDT

  • Then-Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

    Column | Fourth Estate

    Don’t Believe Everything You Read About Tucker Carlson

    By JACK SHAFER

    04/26/2023 01:52 PM EDT

  • Advertisements featuring Fox News personalities, including Tucker Carlson (center), adorn the front of the News Corporation building.

    Column | Fourth Estate

    Tucker Carlson’s Exit Shows Who’s the Real Star at Fox

    By JACK SHAFER

    04/24/2023 05:30 PM EDT

  • Tesla CEO Elon Musk holds his right arm in a salute.

    Column | Fourth Estate

    Elon Musk Figured Out the Media’s Biggest Weakness

    By JACK SHAFER

    04/22/2023 07:00 AM EDT

  • An illustration shows Jack Teixeira, right, appearing at a U.S. District Court in Boston.

    COLUMN | FOURTH ESTATE

    ‘Sorry — Of Course I’m Going to Name That Person’

    By JACK SHAFER

    04/19/2023 11:36 AM EDT

  • Rupert Murdoch stands behind a microphone, American flags behind him.

    Column | Fourth Estate

    Rupert Wins Again

    By JACK SHAFER

    04/18/2023 08:46 PM EDT

  • Tucker Carlson speaks at a desk.

    Column | Fourth Estate

    Send Tucker Carlson to Moscow

    By JACK SHAFER

    04/13/2023 10:30 AM EDT

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