Erik WempleErik Wemple, The Washington Post's media critic, focuses on the cable-news industry. Before joining The Post, he ran a short-lived and much publicized local online news operation, and for eight years served as editor of Washington City Paper. https://www.washingtonpost.comThu, 23 Dec 2021 01:50:38 +00001hourly1Never count out Fox Newshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/21/fox-news-manchin-bbb-announcement/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/21/fox-news-manchin-bbb-announcement/Erik WempleTue, 21 Dec 2021 16:47:05 +0000Yes, the network had a really bad week. But it still has its audience.Fox News loses effort to kill Dominion lawsuit over ‘big lie’ programminghttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/17/fox-news-dominion-lawsuit-big-lie/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/17/fox-news-dominion-lawsuit-big-lie/Erik WempleFri, 17 Dec 2021 17:46:32 +0000Fox News's efforts to wrap itself in the First Amendment fail to sway a Delaware judge.Chris Wallace bolts Tucker Carlson’s Fox Newshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/12/chris-wallace-leaves-fox-news-for-cnn/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/12/chris-wallace-leaves-fox-news-for-cnn/Erik WempleSun, 12 Dec 2021 19:54:00 +0000In a radicalizing network, another reasonable voice heads for the exits.CNN hypocritically blames Chris Cuomo for ‘violating our standards and practices’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/06/cnn-hypocritically-blames-chris-cuomo-violating-our-standards-practices/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/06/cnn-hypocritically-blames-chris-cuomo-violating-our-standards-practices/Erik WempleMon, 06 Dec 2021 20:09:09 +0000The network lashed out at its former prime-time anchor in a Sunday statement.Chris Cuomo risked his career to help his brother. Was anybody listening?https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/02/chris-cuomo-andrew-cuomo-cnn-ineffective/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/02/chris-cuomo-andrew-cuomo-cnn-ineffective/Erik WempleThu, 02 Dec 2021 21:56:06 +0000The CNN host crossed ethical lines and drew a suspension from his employer. And for what?CNN’s Chris Cuomo scandal is Jeff Zucker’s scandal, too https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/30/cnn-chris-cuomo-scandal-andrew-cuomo-jeff-zucker/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/30/cnn-chris-cuomo-scandal-andrew-cuomo-jeff-zucker/Erik WempleWed, 01 Dec 2021 01:55:04 +0000Just-released documents detail the anchor's involvement in the political activities of his brother, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo.Bret Baier’s missing couragehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/29/bret-baier-fox-news-resignations-carlson/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/29/bret-baier-fox-news-resignations-carlson/Erik WempleMon, 29 Nov 2021 22:33:08 +0000Host of 'Special Report' on Fox News prefers to ask, rather than to answer, the questions.CNN’s fake ‘reckoning’ over the Steele dossierhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/23/cnn-steele-dossier-reckoning-stelter/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/23/cnn-steele-dossier-reckoning-stelter/Erik WempleTue, 23 Nov 2021 18:29:13 +0000A look back at the Steele dossier on CNN.com features a rather large omission.Project Veritas says it stands for the First Amendment. Its recent court filings suggest otherwise. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/19/project-veritas-says-it-stands-first-amendment-its-recent-court-filings-suggest-otherwise/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/19/project-veritas-says-it-stands-first-amendment-its-recent-court-filings-suggest-otherwise/Erik WempleFri, 19 Nov 2021 17:34:08 +0000A drastic step for an organization that claims to produce journalism.Did the Justice Department overreach in raiding James O’Keefe’s home? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/16/project-veritas-freedom-speech-james-okeefe-justice-overreach/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/16/project-veritas-freedom-speech-james-okeefe-justice-overreach/Erik WempleTue, 16 Nov 2021 22:30:57 +0000There is a dearth of information about what prompted the FBI raid last weekend at the apartment of James O'Keefe. Even so, there are reasons to be wary of what went down.Does CNN still stand by its reporting on the Steele dossier?https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/12/does-cnn-still-stand-by-its-reporting-steele-dossier/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/12/does-cnn-still-stand-by-its-reporting-steele-dossier/Erik WempleFri, 12 Nov 2021 19:06:45 +0000Did the former British intelligence officer really have an impressive network of sources?Email suggests Project Veritas seeks donors’ ‘input’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/10/email-suggests-project-veritas-seeks-donors-input/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/10/email-suggests-project-veritas-seeks-donors-input/Erik WempleWed, 10 Nov 2021 17:47:34 +0000Disclosure comes as James O'Keefe's organization faces a December trial over its sting against a Democratic consulting firm.Indictment of Steele dossier source is more bad news for multiple media outletshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/08/steele-dossier-msnbc-cnn-danchenko-durham/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/08/steele-dossier-msnbc-cnn-danchenko-durham/Erik WempleMon, 08 Nov 2021 21:20:11 +0000Charges against the primary source for Christopher Steele's dossier show just how shabby the whole production was.Newsmax forced to admit vaccines don’t make you glowhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/04/newsmax-forced-admit-vaccines-dont-make-you-glow/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/04/newsmax-forced-admit-vaccines-dont-make-you-glow/Erik WempleThu, 04 Nov 2021 15:43:33 +0000Newsmax reporter Emerald Robinson tweets a way-out-there covid conspiracy theory. Her employer issues a statement trying to keep the company in the real world.Only Geraldo Rivera can change Fox Newshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/02/geraldo-rivera-tucker-carlson-documentary-fox/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/02/geraldo-rivera-tucker-carlson-documentary-fox/Erik WempleTue, 02 Nov 2021 16:23:40 +0000He exhibited a willingness to criticize Fox News and, particularly, Tucker Carlson. We need more of that.Judge rules that opponents may call Project Veritas a ‘political spying operation’ in ongoing casehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/27/james-okeefe-political-spying-project-veritas/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/27/james-okeefe-political-spying-project-veritas/Erik WempleWed, 27 Oct 2021 19:20:02 +0000The ruling marks a setback to the conservative organization as it prepares to defend itself against a lawsuit.David Corn bashes ABC News for allegedly helping Trumphttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/27/christopher-steele-abc-david-corn/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/27/christopher-steele-abc-david-corn/Erik WempleWed, 27 Oct 2021 14:23:31 +0000Focus on the Steele dossier sidesteps the thrust of the Russia-Trump story, argues the Mother Jones journalist. But what about Corn's own history with the dossier?CNN defends Joe Rogan treatment in fiery statementhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/21/joe-rogan-cnn-ivermectin-statement-gupta/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/21/joe-rogan-cnn-ivermectin-statement-gupta/Erik WempleThu, 21 Oct 2021 22:14:26 +0000But you don’t have to endorse Rogan to abhor CNN’s coverage of this topic.Katie Couric admits she was wrong to ‘protect’ Ruth Bader Ginsburghttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/19/katie-couric-ruth-bader-ginsburg-interview/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/19/katie-couric-ruth-bader-ginsburg-interview/Erik WempleTue, 19 Oct 2021 18:46:39 +0000The concession came in an interview with the "Today" show's Savannah Guthrie.Christopher Steele doubles down on unproven charges in his dossierhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/18/christopher-steele-interview-abc-stephanopolous/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/18/christopher-steele-interview-abc-stephanopolous/Erik WempleMon, 18 Oct 2021 19:14:02 +0000More than five years later, the former British intelligence agent is waiting for corroboration.Katie Couric ‘wanted to protect’ Ruth Bader Ginsburg. That wasn’t her job.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/15/katie-couric-ruth-bader-ginsburg/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/15/katie-couric-ruth-bader-ginsburg/Erik WempleFri, 15 Oct 2021 15:15:40 +0000The late Supreme Court justice had some unexpected views on NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick's kneeling protest during the national anthem. So she edited out some of them.The ‘New York Times of the right’ is … the New York Timeshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/12/new-york-times-right-is-new-york-times/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/12/new-york-times-right-is-new-york-times/Erik WempleTue, 12 Oct 2021 19:29:14 +0000CNN host Brian Stelter asked a provocative but slightly off-base question about a storied American media institution.Happy 25th anniversary, Fox News. Look at what you’ve become.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/09/fox-news-25th-anniversary-big-lie/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/09/fox-news-25th-anniversary-big-lie/Erik WempleSat, 09 Oct 2021 13:00:45 +0000Early critics weren’t watching an also-ran news network. They were witnessing the culmination of a media realignment.How local news shattered official lies after the Attica prison riothttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/06/attica-riot-rochester-pulitzer-richard-cooper/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/06/attica-riot-rochester-pulitzer-richard-cooper/Erik WempleWed, 06 Oct 2021 20:25:50 +0000A Rochester, N.Y., newspaper sniffed out the facts of Attica and stunned the country.Stephanie Grisham confirms that prime-time Fox News is state newshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/05/stephanie-grisham-fox-state-news/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/05/stephanie-grisham-fox-state-news/Erik WempleTue, 05 Oct 2021 18:14:23 +0000Former Trump press secretary concedes that some Fox News journalists engaged in journalism, but not 'in the evening,' meaning prime-time fare.Bill Maher defends the shoddy Steele dossierhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/04/bill-maher-steele-dossier-trump/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/04/bill-maher-steele-dossier-trump/Erik WempleMon, 04 Oct 2021 20:20:11 +0000Nearly two years after its evisceration in a Justice Department inspector general's report, a flimsy piece of opposition research still gets some props.Journalists bungled coverage of the Attica uprising. 50 years later, the consequences remain.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/30/attica-chronicle-media-disaster/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/30/attica-chronicle-media-disaster/Erik WempleThu, 30 Sep 2021 17:34:38 +0000On Sept. 13, 1971, authorities killed 39 men at Attica Correctional Facility, following a takeover by inmates who were protesting poor treatment. On Sept. 14, newspapers across the country repeated the lies from officialdom about the carnage.Stephanie Grisham admits the Trump administration was dishonesthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/29/stephanie-grisham-admits-trump-administration-was-dishonest/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/29/stephanie-grisham-admits-trump-administration-was-dishonest/Erik WempleWed, 29 Sep 2021 20:26:51 +0000Former White House press secretary — who did not hold a single formal press briefing — dishes about her former workplace.CNN is awfully quiet about Chris Cuomohttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/27/chris-cuomo-cnn-sexual-harassment-response/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/27/chris-cuomo-cnn-sexual-harassment-response/Erik WempleMon, 27 Sep 2021 21:02:11 +0000No comment from the network about a claim that upends a platform of a top anchor.CNN’s Chris Cuomo is again exposed as a #MeToo hypocritehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/24/chris-cuomo-harassment-shelley-ross-metoo/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/24/chris-cuomo-harassment-shelley-ross-metoo/Erik WempleFri, 24 Sep 2021 18:48:38 +0000The prime-time host plays a purist on air. A former colleague's first-person account presents a contrast.Trump sues the New York Times for exposing his secretshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/22/trump-sues-times-exposing-his-secrets/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/22/trump-sues-times-exposing-his-secrets/Erik WempleWed, 22 Sep 2021 20:17:51 +0000The complaint purports to attack the New York Times. It glorifies it instead.Poor Sean Spicerhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/20/poor-sean-spicer/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/20/poor-sean-spicer/Erik WempleMon, 20 Sep 2021 21:07:54 +0000There are consequences to misleading the country from the White House briefing room. Sean Spicer is now experiencing them.Tomi Lahren’s vanishing voter-fraud claimhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/18/tomi-lahrens-vanishing-voter-fraud-claim/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/18/tomi-lahrens-vanishing-voter-fraud-claim/Erik WempleSat, 18 Sep 2021 18:09:13 +0000Fox Nation host said that California Gov. Gavin Newsom could prevail only via voter fraud. Well?A scary court victory for Devin Nuneshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/17/scary-court-victory-devin-nunes/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/17/scary-court-victory-devin-nunes/Erik WempleFri, 17 Sep 2021 14:16:41 +0000A federal appeals court handed down a ruling that should concern tweeting journalists.Tucker Carlson confirms it: ‘I lie’https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/14/tucker-carlson-confirms-it-i-lie/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/14/tucker-carlson-confirms-it-i-lie/Erik WempleTue, 14 Sep 2021 13:49:09 +0000The Fox News host is fashioning something of a professional defense: Sure, he lies, but not the way those guys at CNN lie.Bogus Oklahoma ivermectin story was just too good to check https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/09/bogus-oklahoma-ivermectin-story-was-just-too-good-check/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/09/bogus-oklahoma-ivermectin-story-was-just-too-good-check/Erik WempleThu, 09 Sep 2021 19:32:41 +0000The failure to vet a story from an Oklahoma news outlet regarding ivermectin is lame. The failure of several news organizations to correct it is inexcusable.Fox News commentator lies: Gavin Newsom’s only hope is voter fraudhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/07/tomi-lahren-gavin-newsom-voter-fraud/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/07/tomi-lahren-gavin-newsom-voter-fraud/Erik WempleTue, 07 Sep 2021 22:32:22 +0000Tomi Lahren is now actively trying to subvert American democracy.Slate and Mike Pesca have agreed to ‘part ways’https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/03/slate-mike-pesca-part-ways-investigation-n-word/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/03/slate-mike-pesca-part-ways-investigation-n-word/Erik WempleFri, 03 Sep 2021 20:37:53 +0000The podcaster will take "The Gist" to a new platform independent of Slate.Fox News’s Kayleigh McEnany keeps the gaslight goinghttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/25/fox-newss-kayleigh-mcenany-keeps-gaslight-full-blast/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/25/fox-newss-kayleigh-mcenany-keeps-gaslight-full-blast/Erik WempleWed, 25 Aug 2021 20:27:47 +0000The Trump administration's mendacity is alive and well, thanks to the former press secretary.The mysterious future of ‘The Rachel Maddow Show’https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/24/rachel-maddow-show-mysterious-future/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/24/rachel-maddow-show-mysterious-future/Erik WempleTue, 24 Aug 2021 19:24:52 +0000What is happening with a titan of the cable news dial?Fox News’ ‘big lie’ segments face judicial comeuppancehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/19/fox-news-big-lie-segments-face-judicial-comeuppance/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/19/fox-news-big-lie-segments-face-judicial-comeuppance/Erik WempleThu, 19 Aug 2021 18:11:56 +0000What about this claim? And this claim? And that claim?Chris Cuomo claims ‘I tried to do the right thing’https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/17/chris-cuomo-andrew-cuomo-cnn/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/17/chris-cuomo-andrew-cuomo-cnn/Erik WempleTue, 17 Aug 2021 16:49:28 +0000The prime-time CNN anchor addresses the ethical flare-up relating to his coverage of his brother.Ted Cruz’s unpatriotic, bad-faith tweet about CNN’s Clarissa Wardhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/17/clarissa-ward-ted-cruz-tweet-conservatives/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/17/clarissa-ward-ted-cruz-tweet-conservatives/Erik WempleTue, 17 Aug 2021 14:06:56 +0000One tweet shows the right's failure to understand journalism.Hungary punked Tucker Carlsonhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/14/hungary-punked-tucker-carlson/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/14/hungary-punked-tucker-carlson/Erik WempleSat, 14 Aug 2021 21:41:36 +0000The No. 1 critic of censorship on cable news has a personal brush with the scourge.CNN’s Brian Stelter continues shilling for Chris Cuomohttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/12/cnns-brian-stelter-continues-shilling-chris-cuomo/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/12/cnns-brian-stelter-continues-shilling-chris-cuomo/Erik WempleThu, 12 Aug 2021 14:14:06 +0000Longtime media correspondent tells Stephen Colbert that there's 'no page' in the ethics manual addressing the Cuomos' sitaution.Remember when CNN’s Chris Cuomo was a #MeToo champion?https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/10/remember-when-cnns-chris-cuomo-was-metoo-champion/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/10/remember-when-cnns-chris-cuomo-was-metoo-champion/Erik WempleTue, 10 Aug 2021 21:28:12 +0000How do his old on-air statements about sexual harassment square with the advice he gave his brother?CNN must investigate Chris Cuomohttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/09/cnn-must-investigate-chris-cuomo/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/09/cnn-must-investigate-chris-cuomo/Erik WempleMon, 09 Aug 2021 21:09:23 +0000There are plenty of unanswered questions regarding the anchor's involvement with his brother.University of California blasts Atlantic story on admissionshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/30/university-california-blasts-atlantic-story-admissions/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/30/university-california-blasts-atlantic-story-admissions/Erik WempleFri, 30 Jul 2021 21:51:14 +0000A polemic filled with glorious sentences and a hard-edged message is one thing. But are the facts straight?New York Times reporter resigns after conflict of interest relating to Michael Phelpshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/30/new-york-times-reporter-resigns-after-conflict-interest-relating-michael-phelps/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/30/new-york-times-reporter-resigns-after-conflict-interest-relating-michael-phelps/Erik WempleFri, 30 Jul 2021 19:04:25 +0000Longtime swimming reporter Karen Crouse has left the newspaper in the midst of the Olympics that she would otherwise be covering.With bogus NSA story, Tucker Carlson assumes control of Fox Newshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/27/tucker-carlson-nsa-story-bogus/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/27/tucker-carlson-nsa-story-bogus/Erik WempleTue, 27 Jul 2021 17:40:40 +0000The Fox News host promised a conspiracy, but the facts indicate something far more boring: a routine government procedure.Tucker Carlson mangles story of heart inflammation and covid vaccineshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/23/tucker-carlson-mangles-story-heart-inflammation-covid-vaccines/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/23/tucker-carlson-mangles-story-heart-inflammation-covid-vaccines/Erik WempleFri, 23 Jul 2021 18:27:01 +0000In discussing vaccine side-effects, the Fox News host asks, 'Why isn't anyone trying to find out? And why aren't they telling us?'Michael Wolff blames CNN’s Brian Stelter for why ‘people can’t stand the media’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/19/michael-wolff-blames-cnns-brian-stelter-why-people-cant-stand-media/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/19/michael-wolff-blames-cnns-brian-stelter-why-people-cant-stand-media/Erik WempleMon, 19 Jul 2021 19:56:45 +0000'You are one of the reasons people can't stand the media,' said the author to the CNN host.NYT sports reporter suspended over conflict of interest with Michael Phelpshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/16/nyt-sports-reporter-suspended-over-conflict-interest-with-michael-phelps/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/16/nyt-sports-reporter-suspended-over-conflict-interest-with-michael-phelps/Erik WempleFri, 16 Jul 2021 21:37:14 +0000It would be harder for a reporter to conjure a more astounding conflict.New York Times publishes another disclosure about a reporter’s book conflicthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/14/new-york-times-publishes-another-disclosure-about-reporters-book-conflict/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/14/new-york-times-publishes-another-disclosure-about-reporters-book-conflict/Erik WempleThu, 15 Jul 2021 00:08:32 +0000Sports writer Karen Crouse's favorable piece about Michael Phelps wouldn't have been assigned if editors had known about her conflict of interest.Why can’t journalists audiotape court hearings? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/14/why-cant-journalists-audiotape-court-hearings/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/14/why-cant-journalists-audiotape-court-hearings/Erik WempleWed, 14 Jul 2021 19:14:04 +0000Who can justify banning a simple, proven way of producing accurate journalism?Maria Bartiromo’s top 10 failshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/12/maria-bartiromos-top-10-fails/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/12/maria-bartiromos-top-10-fails/Erik WempleMon, 12 Jul 2021 19:32:01 +0000Say anything you'd like, Mr. Trump! This is Fox News.Awards buoyed former New York Times editor who mistreated freelance photographershttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/09/awards-buoyed-former-new-york-times-editor-who-mistreated-freelance-photographers/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/09/awards-buoyed-former-new-york-times-editor-who-mistreated-freelance-photographers/Erik WempleFri, 09 Jul 2021 17:08:18 +0000David Furst, who served as international picture editor at the New York Times, had power. And he misused it.New York Times publishes editor’s note confessing reporter’s massive conflict of interesthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/07/new-york-times-publishes-editors-note-confessing-reporters-massive-conflict-interest/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/07/new-york-times-publishes-editors-note-confessing-reporters-massive-conflict-interest/Erik WempleWed, 07 Jul 2021 17:25:57 +0000Can you quote your agent without issuing the requisite disclosure? No, you cannot.Justice Gorsuch is concerned about Internet disinformation. But his solution is backwards.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/07/justice-gorsuch-is-concerned-about-internet-disinformation-his-solution-is-backwards/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/07/justice-gorsuch-is-concerned-about-internet-disinformation-his-solution-is-backwards/Erik WempleWed, 07 Jul 2021 12:00:19 +0000Would dumping the New York Times v. Sullivan precedent help our information economy?NSA hits back at Tucker Carlson’s surveillance allegationshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/30/nsa-hits-back-tucker-carlsons-surveillance-allegations/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/30/nsa-hits-back-tucker-carlsons-surveillance-allegations/Erik WempleWed, 30 Jun 2021 15:48:35 +0000An extraordinary response from the National Security Agency prompts an even more extraordinary response from Tucker Carlson.Fox News doesn’t believe Tucker Carlsonhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/29/fox-news-doesnt-believe-tucker-carlson/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/29/fox-news-doesnt-believe-tucker-carlson/Erik WempleTue, 29 Jun 2021 20:55:03 +0000Out of nowhere on Monday night, the Fox News host dropped quite an allegation: that his own government was spying on him in an effort to derail his program.‘I don’t see what the solution is here’: New York Times editor speaks truth about social mediahttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/28/i-dont-see-what-solution-is-here-new-york-times-editor-speaks-truth-about-social-media/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/28/i-dont-see-what-solution-is-here-new-york-times-editor-speaks-truth-about-social-media/Erik WempleMon, 28 Jun 2021 22:10:40 +0000A decade and a half after Twitter launched, a voice of exasperated reason.Fox News roiling over column in New York Timeshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/26/fox-news-roiling-over-column-new-york-times/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/26/fox-news-roiling-over-column-new-york-times/Erik WempleSat, 26 Jun 2021 21:08:43 +0000A report that host Tucker Carlson gladly serves as a source for outside journalists causes consternation at the No. 1 cable news outlet.Dean Baquet keeps using the same clichéhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/23/dean-baquet-keeps-using-same-clich/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/23/dean-baquet-keeps-using-same-clich/Erik WempleWed, 23 Jun 2021 14:18:54 +0000The executive editor of the New York Times appears wedded to measuring things in generational terms.Did CNN’s Brian Stelter out Tucker Carlson as a source?https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/22/did-cnns-brian-stelter-out-tucker-carlson-source/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/22/did-cnns-brian-stelter-out-tucker-carlson-source/Erik WempleTue, 22 Jun 2021 14:43:29 +0000Famous media reporter says Carlson's 'fingerprints' were all over his 2020 book, 'Hoax.'‘We want to differentiate ourselves from television’: News outlets tossing old approaches to covering crimehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/18/we-want-differentiate-ourselves-television-news-outlets-tossing-old-approaches-covering-crime/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/18/we-want-differentiate-ourselves-television-news-outlets-tossing-old-approaches-covering-crime/Erik WempleFri, 18 Jun 2021 16:30:58 +0000What's the point of covering misdemeanors, anyhow?‘Big Lie’ proponent Kayleigh McEnany says she ‘never lied’ as press secretaryhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/15/big-lie-proponent-kayleigh-mcenany-says-she-never-lied-press-secretary/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/15/big-lie-proponent-kayleigh-mcenany-says-she-never-lied-press-secretary/Erik WempleTue, 15 Jun 2021 21:27:52 +0000In addition to her misdeeds from the podium, Trump's last press secretary promoted the lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from her boss.Linda Amster, researcher for the Pentagon Papers, gets her duehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/15/linda-amster-researcher-pentagon-papers-gets-her-due/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/15/linda-amster-researcher-pentagon-papers-gets-her-due/Erik WempleTue, 15 Jun 2021 18:20:40 +0000The newspaper's research supervisor spent eight weeks in 1971 conducting research for the historic Times scoop. Then she was left out of the credit box.CNN still hasn’t explained its decision to reinstate Jeffrey Toobinhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/12/cnn-still-hasnt-explained-its-decision-reinstate-jeffrey-toobin/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/12/cnn-still-hasnt-explained-its-decision-reinstate-jeffrey-toobin/Erik WempleSat, 12 Jun 2021 19:07:50 +0000What will the network do when it covers sexual misconduct?‘Moral posturing’: Fox News’s Chris Wallace criticizes the shunning of ‘big lie’ proponentshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/04/moral-posturing-fox-newss-chris-wallace-criticizes-shunning-big-lie-proponents/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/04/moral-posturing-fox-newss-chris-wallace-criticizes-shunning-big-lie-proponents/Erik WempleFri, 04 Jun 2021 17:25:29 +0000The debate continues over how TV news shows should handle proponents of the lie that the election was stolen. That's great news.Trump’s Justice Department went on a media-eavesdropping blitzhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/03/trumps-justice-department-went-media-eavesdropping-blitz/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/03/trumps-justice-department-went-media-eavesdropping-blitz/Erik WempleThu, 03 Jun 2021 22:01:00 +0000Washington Post, CNN and the New York Times were all subject to intrusive Justice Department subpoenas. The leaks targeted by the department, in all three cases, span the tumultuous early months of the Trump administration.Tucker Carlson, data wizard https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/02/tucker-carlson-data-wizard/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/02/tucker-carlson-data-wizard/Erik WempleWed, 02 Jun 2021 21:02:23 +0000Fox News host says 'they' are lying about the hesitancy of White Republican men to get vaccinated.AP editor digs in on Emily Wilder’s ‘clear bias’https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/01/ap-editor-digs-emily-wilders-clear-bias/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/01/ap-editor-digs-emily-wilders-clear-bias/Erik WempleTue, 01 Jun 2021 23:18:11 +0000Managing Editor Brian Carovillano defends controversial personnel on CNN.Jake Tapper backs criticism of colleague Chris Cuomo https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/27/jake-tapper-backs-criticism-colleague-chris-cuomo/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/27/jake-tapper-backs-criticism-colleague-chris-cuomo/Erik WempleThu, 27 May 2021 23:12:34 +0000CNN anchor tells Kara Swisher of the New York Times that Chris Cuomo's participation in strategy sessions with his brother, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was certainly inappropriate.Chris Cuomo counseled Andrew Cuomo to plow through his sexual harassment scandal. Does CNN care? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/26/chris-cuomo-counseled-andrew-cuomo-plow-through-his-sexual-harassment-scandal-does-cnn-care/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/26/chris-cuomo-counseled-andrew-cuomo-plow-through-his-sexual-harassment-scandal-does-cnn-care/Erik WempleWed, 26 May 2021 22:22:26 +0000Network chief concedes that prominent anchor made a 'mistake' by participating in strategy sessions.How the AP wronged Emily Wilderhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/25/how-ap-wronged-emily-wilder/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/25/how-ap-wronged-emily-wilder/Erik WempleTue, 25 May 2021 23:58:09 +0000A young journalist was fired after a successful attempt by conservatives to promote outrage over her activist work at college.Rick Santorum refuses to apologize, loses CNN jobhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/24/rick-santorum-refuses-apologize-loses-cnn-job/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/24/rick-santorum-refuses-apologize-loses-cnn-job/Erik WempleMon, 24 May 2021 19:34:43 +0000Apparently anchors on CNN weren't too eager to book Santorum on their programs after his remarks about Native American culture.Fox News seeks refuge in bothsidesismhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/21/fox-news-seeks-refuge-bothsidesism/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/21/fox-news-seeks-refuge-bothsidesism/Erik WempleFri, 21 May 2021 18:50:59 +0000A convenient doctrine for an inconvenient bind.Now CNN’s Chris Cuomo has a full-blown scandal on his handshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/20/now-cnns-chris-cuomo-has-full-blown-scandal-his-hands/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/20/now-cnns-chris-cuomo-has-full-blown-scandal-his-hands/Erik WempleThu, 20 May 2021 20:46:24 +0000He advised his brother on a scandal that his own network was covering.What Sally Buzbee’s AP history suggests about how she might manage The Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/19/what-sally-buzbees-ap-history-suggests-about-how-she-might-manage-post/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/19/what-sally-buzbees-ap-history-suggests-about-how-she-might-manage-post/Erik WempleWed, 19 May 2021 12:00:47 +0000“She had a polite, corporate way of saying 'f--- you,’ ” recalls a former colleague.Chuck Todd litigates the ‘big lie’ with GOP lawmakerhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/17/chuck-todd-litigates-big-lie-with-gop-lawmaker/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/17/chuck-todd-litigates-big-lie-with-gop-lawmaker/Erik WempleMon, 17 May 2021 18:33:22 +0000When can we start talking about other things? Not yet, that's for sure.Bret Baier plays Trump stooge in Liz Cheney interviewhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/14/bret-baier-plays-trump-stooge-liz-cheney-interview/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/14/bret-baier-plays-trump-stooge-liz-cheney-interview/Erik WempleFri, 14 May 2021 18:18:27 +0000Anchor harps on the unsuitability of the Wyoming congresswoman to work in the contemproary Republican Party.Fox News’s Chris Wallace hounds GOP lawmaker over the ‘big lie’https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/10/fox-newss-chris-wallace-hounds-gop-lawmaker-over-big-lie/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/10/fox-newss-chris-wallace-hounds-gop-lawmaker-over-big-lie/Erik WempleMon, 10 May 2021 19:27:18 +0000Rep. Jim Banks tells 'Fox News Sunday' host: 'I have serious concerns about how the election in November was...carried out." That's standard Big Lie language.Washingtonian staffers orchestrate work stoppage over CEO’s ‘public threat to our livelihoods’https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/07/washingtonian-staffers-work-stoppage-ceo-op-ed/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/07/washingtonian-staffers-work-stoppage-ceo-op-ed/Erik WempleFri, 07 May 2021 22:33:03 +0000For the magazine's CEO, it's a 'tempting economic option'; for workers, it's something quite different.Fox & Friends hosts propaganda session for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantishttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/06/ron-desantis-fox-friends-hosts-propaganda-session/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/06/ron-desantis-fox-friends-hosts-propaganda-session/Erik WempleThu, 06 May 2021 17:09:00 +0000A finer propaganda production would be harder to fashion.Santorum flails and fails in CNN appearance following comments on Native American culturehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/04/santorum-flails-fails-cnn-appearance-following-comments-native-american-culture/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/04/santorum-flails-fails-cnn-appearance-following-comments-native-american-culture/Erik WempleTue, 04 May 2021 18:53:01 +0000Former Pennsylvania senator says he 'misspoke' about Native American culture.The Post, New York Times and NBC News publish corrections on Russia-Giuliani storieshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/04/post-new-york-times-nbc-news-publish-corrections-russia-giuliani-stories/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/04/post-new-york-times-nbc-news-publish-corrections-russia-giuliani-stories/Erik WempleTue, 04 May 2021 14:20:47 +0000Big corrections — which read a lot like retractions — address bad information about a so-called defensive briefing for Rudy Giuliani.Cuomo plays cat-and-mouse with New York mediahttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/03/cuomo-plays-cat-and-mouse-with-new-york-media/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/03/cuomo-plays-cat-and-mouse-with-new-york-media/Erik WempleMon, 03 May 2021 19:41:21 +0000The New York governor's press appearances this week were tough-to-get-to affairs.Do Tucker Carlson’s viewers take him at his word?https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/29/do-tucker-carlsons-viewers-take-him-his-word/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/29/do-tucker-carlsons-viewers-take-him-his-word/Erik WempleThu, 29 Apr 2021 16:32:29 +0000On Monday night, Carlson implored his crowd to call the authorities if they see kids being forced to wear masks. Did anyone actually do that?CNN stays silent on Rick Santorum’s comments about Native American culturehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/27/cnn-stays-silent-rick-santorums-comments-about-native-american-culture/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/27/cnn-stays-silent-rick-santorums-comments-about-native-american-culture/Erik WempleTue, 27 Apr 2021 22:33:49 +0000What does CNN derive from its relationship with this guy, anyway?On ABC and Fox, a big day for the Big Lie caucushttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/27/abc-fox-big-day-big-lie-caucus/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/27/abc-fox-big-day-big-lie-caucus/Erik WempleTue, 27 Apr 2021 14:33:56 +0000Choice of questions for the Florida Republican reflects a news organization's ideas about when a story's newsworthiness expires.Cuomo sidelines major media players in remote press conferenceshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/23/cuomo-sidelines-major-media-players-remote-press-conferences/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/23/cuomo-sidelines-major-media-players-remote-press-conferences/Erik WempleFri, 23 Apr 2021 17:31:01 +0000Media outlets that have advanced reporting on New York governor's scandals are having a hard time putting their questions to the state's chief executive.Tucker Carlson despises the Derek Chauvin verdicthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/21/tucker-carlson-despises-derek-chauvin-verdict/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/21/tucker-carlson-despises-derek-chauvin-verdict/Erik WempleWed, 21 Apr 2021 19:58:17 +0000The Fox News host styles himself as an independent thinker. He's anything but.One America News fires employee quoted in New York Times storyhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/20/one-america-news-fires-employee-quoted-new-york-times-story/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/20/one-america-news-fires-employee-quoted-new-york-times-story/Erik WempleTue, 20 Apr 2021 17:06:12 +0000Candor on the workings of a propaganda network simply cannot be allowed.‘60 Minutes’ embraces innuendo in Ron DeSantis storyhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/09/60-minutes-embraces-innuendo-ron-desantis-story/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/09/60-minutes-embraces-innuendo-ron-desantis-story/Erik WempleFri, 09 Apr 2021 16:10:33 +0000What happened between Florida's governor and Publix? "60 Minutes" airs "pay-to-play" allegations, with a plume of innuendo.John Boehner called Sean Hannity a ‘nut.’ That’s way too kind.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/06/john-boehner-called-sean-hannity-nut-thats-way-too-kind/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/06/john-boehner-called-sean-hannity-nut-thats-way-too-kind/Erik WempleTue, 06 Apr 2021 19:24:43 +0000Some candid thoughts from the former House speaker in a Politico book excerpt.Sinclair anchor demands $20 million from charity over fraud allegationshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/02/sinclair-broadcast-group-reed-cowan-we-charity/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/02/sinclair-broadcast-group-reed-cowan-we-charity/Erik WempleFri, 02 Apr 2021 19:51:35 +0000The demand stems from a dispute over a plaque commemorating his late son at a Kenyan school.Insider trading indictment highlights contacts with Bloomberg reporterhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/01/insider-trading-indictment-highlights-contacts-with-bloomberg-reporter/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/01/insider-trading-indictment-highlights-contacts-with-bloomberg-reporter/Erik WempleThu, 01 Apr 2021 13:00:47 +0000Indictment lists a number of contacts between a reporter and a man indicted for insider trading. Is that a problem?Matt Gaetz tries to pull Tucker Carlson into his messhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/31/matt-gaetz-pulls-tucker-carlson-into-his-mess/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/31/matt-gaetz-pulls-tucker-carlson-into-his-mess/Erik WempleWed, 31 Mar 2021 18:51:09 +0000Can a cable news segment capture something as baroque as the congressman's story?Dominion lawsuit outs Fox News’ disinformation campaignhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/30/dominion-lawsuit-outs-fox-news-disinformation-campaign/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/30/dominion-lawsuit-outs-fox-news-disinformation-campaign/Erik WempleTue, 30 Mar 2021 18:42:04 +0000Fox News commonly boasts about it fabulous ratings, its huge audience. In this suit from a voting firm, the network's reach is a liability.