TV

Being an incumbent is generally considered a tremendous asset when it comes to getting free media during an election. But it might be just the opposite when it comes to running for mayor in a city as beleaguered as Baltimore.

By David Zurawik

Jan 8, 2020

"McCarthy," a documentary on Senator Joseph McCarthy, is history you can trust in these truth-challenged times. It's history PBS can be proud of.

By David Zurawik

Jan 2, 2020

Here’s an array of experiences and adventures that are either over-the-top or so unique that they can only be done in Maryland.

By John-John Williams IV

Jan 2, 2020

Looking back on the media decade: too much hate, not enough hope. Looking ahead: Need to protect legacy values, First Amendment in digital age.

By David Zurawik

Dec 30, 2019

This has been a decade of revolutionary, existential media change most of which would have happened had he never stepped off that escalator into the heart of the nation’s political life.

By David Zurawik

Dec 27, 2019

A first look at Thiru Vignarajah, whose media effort stands out in a crowded field at this early point in the race. He announced a $100,000 media buy last month that has him on local TV, radio and social media.

By David Zurawik

Dec 25, 2019

I’ve gone global in my holiday viewing, watching mainly series made in other countries and dealing with other cultures. Here are five series that not only totally engaged me with their storytelling, but also opened my mind to new ideas and made me care about people and places that in some cases had not been on my radar.

By David Zurawik

Dec 19, 2019

While there has been more political coverage than ever on TV in 2019, the question that demands not just being asked but also honestly discussed is whether all that television time and talk has made any real-world difference.

By David Zurawik

Dec 18, 2019

Sinclair Broadcast Group’s decision this week to remove former Trump aide turned political analyst Boris Epshteyn from its airwaves is good news, no two ways about it. But I am not near being ready to buy the spin being sold with the cancellation, claiming the company is moving away from commentary to make way for more fact-based local news and investigative journalism.

By David Zurawik

Dec 13, 2019

Fox and the NFL Network delivered a top-of-line production from pregame to postgame of the Ravens' 42-21 victory over the New York Jets on Thursday night.

By David Zurawik

Dec 13, 2019

Why Survivor removed contestant Dan Spilo

Sinclair cancels commentaries by Boris Epshteyn, chief political analyst. Epshteyn’s servile pro-Trump commentaries were a source of widespread criticism of the Hunt-Valley-based broadcaster since he joined the company in 2017.

By David Zurawik

Dec 11, 2019

Never in the last 100 years, going back to the beginning of radio and mass electronic communications, have Americans been so bombarded with misinformation, lies, propaganda and conspiracy theories.

By David Zurawik

Dec 10, 2019

The closer we get to crucial elections like those for Baltimore mayor and American president in 2020, the angrier I get about Facebook and what it is doing to our democracy.

By David Zurawik

Nov 29, 2019

After ESPN's nonstop praise for Lamar Jackson and his teammates Monday night, Baltimore fans will never again be able to say the Ravens get no respect from national announcers.

By David Zurawik

Nov 26, 2019

Announcers during the Monday Night Football broadcast of the Baltimore Ravens vs. the Los Angeles Rams compared the two teams to shows that showcased the two cities.

By Phil Davis

Nov 26, 2019

Annapolis’ wunderkind Christian Siriano returns for a second year as mentor on the reality fashion design show “Project Runway,” which returns Dec. 5 on Bravo.

By John-John Williams IV

Nov 23, 2019

Baltimore TV news needs to get better if this city is ever going to improve. And I see little evidence that any of the major stations here are committed to making that happen. An outside review agrees.

By David Zurawik

Nov 22, 2019

Morgan State’s Magnificent Marching Machine is set to head to New York City for the gig of a lifetime: leading the procession of marching bands in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Mary Bubala is promoted to co-anchor of evening newscast at WBFF replacing Jennifer Gilbert.

By David Zurawik

Nov 20, 2019

Jim Jordan is the perfect choice to be the face of the Republican Party in the impeachment hearings, representative of those who have put on moral blinders and pledged their allegiance to President Trump.

By David Zurawik

Nov 19, 2019