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Zurawik: Don’t expect TV impeachment hearings to oust Trump
By all means, watch the impeachment hearings this week. Don’t miss a moment if you can help it. But don’t sit down in front of the screen expecting to be saved.
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More than half a million watched Ravens victory on TV in Baltimore
WBAL said the audience of 568,371 for the Ravens-Patriots game was the largest audience for an NFL telecast on the channel in five years.
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Zurawik: Focusing the patriarchy fight on men who hold power over media narratives
This is where the war on patriarchy is now being most publicly fought ― with the men who write, produce and buy the narratives that play a role in shaping the world views of millions of viewers.
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Zurawik: David Simon defends James Franco again, but should he?
Is David Simon on the wrong side of history with his defense of James Franco?
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Zurawik: Facebook and Trump were made for each other, but not for democracy
For all the attacks on Facebook this month, the biggest liar in the history of the presidency still has the largest media platform in the history of the world to exponentially spread his lies.
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After 27 years, Frank Luber leaving mornings on WCBM
After more than a quarter century of weekday mornings on WCBM, Frank Luber is stepping down.
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David Zurawik: A week of media visuals: Images of honor, images of shame from Cummings to Trump
What the visuals this week are telling us about Elijah Cummings and Donald Trump: honor vs. shame.
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Conspiracy theories galore, a war on truth and Hillary Clinton goes Joe McCarthy to further poison the information ecosystem
Democracy is drowning in a sea of conspiracy theories. And now even Hillary Clinton has thrown in with those playing this dangerous game.
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Ronan Farrow’s ‘Catch and Kill’ so much more than just a best seller
Why Ronan Farrow's "Catch and Kill" is so much more than just a best seller.
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WBFF town hall only adds to civic confusion and citizen anger
WBFF's Baltimore town hall only adds to civic confusion and citizen anger.
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Former Republican congressman J.C. Watts to launch 24/7 Black News Channel next month
Former Republican congressman J.C. Watts, Jr. on why his Black News Channel will offer a broader, richer picture of African American life when it debuts next month.
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Editor Kevin Naff on the near-death, instant rebirth and mission today of the Washington Blade as it celebrates 50 years of covering LGBT life
As the Washington Blade celebrates 50 years of covering LGBTQ life, editor Kevin Naff looks back at its near death experience in 2009, it's near-instant rebirth and sense of mission today.
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Federal court dismisses suit by former WEAA station executive against Morgan State University
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a wrongful termination lawsuit filed in April by Michele Williams, a former director of broadcast operations at public radio station WEAA-FM, against Morgan State University.
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After 110 years in print, Diamondback to go online only at University of Maryland
The Diamondback, the independent student-run paper at the University of Maryland, College Park will become online only in March after 110 years in print, the publication reported today.
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PBS Frontline honors Jamal Khashoggi as it investigates ‘The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia’
On the anniversary of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Frontline returns for a new season on PBS with an in-depth investigation of the repressive Saudi prince and friend of President Trump responsible for it. Don't miss it.
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WBAL’s Kate Amara went where no reporter should with Howard County schools email
WBAL's Kate Amara violated a basic rule of using her position as a journalist to attempt to influence public officials in a matter that affects her and her family as citizens.
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Baltimore viewers react positively to WBFF’s hiring of Mary Bubala
Mary Bubala, whose firing from WJZ in June set off a firestorm of reaction and debate, was at the center of another social media conversation yesterday and today in the wake of news that WBFF brought her back to Baltimore airwaves.
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Former WJZ anchor Mary Bubala joins WBFF
Mary Bubala, who was fired by WJZ in May in the wake of an offensive question she asked about the race, gender and leadership of Baltimore's three previous mayors, joined WBFF (Fox45) Monday.
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Sean Spicer, Ray Lewis and the way we let media sanitize, monetize, bad behavior as entertainment
Sean Spicer undermined democracy with White House lies, while Ray Lewis obstructed justice in a murder investigation. And they are what passes for prime-time entertainment on network TV in 2019. Shame on them, shame on us.
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Joe Biden holds his own with a little help from some debate rivals. That aid could be the real news here.
Former Vice President Joe Biden held his own in Thursday's debate, but the real story might be the Democratic rivals who chose to shut down an attack on him.
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Zurawik: Ken Burns connects once again with the soul of America in ‘Country Music’
Ken Burns remains in a class by himself as a documentary filmmaker with "Country Music," the eight-part, 16-hour films premiering Sunday on PBS.
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Brian Williams is making ‘The 11th Hour’ the most important hour of the cable news night
MSNBC's Brian Williams and his production team have made “The 11th Hour” into the “Nightline” of this new media age, the one indispensable news program of the day.
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Showtime’s ‘City on a Hill’ gets crime, grime, crooked cops and East Coast, urban life right
Showtime's "City on a Hill" takes place in '90s Boston, but it speaks to our polarized present.
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WBAL-TV to launch Saturday night show featuring 98 Rock morning team
WBAL-TV to launch Saturday night show featuring 98 Rock morning team.
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MPT rebooting ‘The McLaughlin Group’ with controversial Pat Buchanan as a regular
Maryland Public Television is rebooting “The McLaughlin Group" and it will include Pat Buchanan, a controversial right-wing figure, among its regular panelists.
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Zurawik: Trump-inspired attacks on Baltimore continue in Facebook ads. We could be watching this all the way through 2020.
The racist Baltimore-is-hell-and-black-leaders-are-to-blame narrative that Trump lit a fire under with his tweets on July 27 is still very much with us in social media, particularly in Facebook ads and YouTube videos.
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David Zurawik: Mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton are one narrative President Trump cannot control
So far, the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton have proved to be one narrative that President Donald Trump can’t control or move the media off of with his words or actions.
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Zurawik: Trump tweets started a conversation about Baltimore, but it is polarized, social-media nasty and going nowhere
Tracking the discussion in the media about Baltimore since Trump started blasting away at Congressman Elijah Cummings and his 7th Congressional District, which includes a large part of Baltimore, I am distressed and depressed.
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Zurawik: Biden holds his own, Harris struggles, Booker, Gillibrand, Gabbard come on strong in Democratic debate
Wednesday’s debate again exposed some of the heavy baggage Joe Biden brings with him, but it also gave Democrats a better sense of how he might fare in a TV confrontation with Donald Trump.
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Zurawik: Sanders, Warren bring passion, energy, conviction to first CNN Democratic debate
CNN's first debate provided viewers with a clear look at differences in the Democratic party between progressive like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, and more moderates candidates.
