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Many evangelicals are selling their souls in defense of President Donald Trump. Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Dallas Church, however, takes the cake. He told Fox & Friends Sunday that, “The Bible says even heaven itself is gonna have a wall around it. Not everyone is going to be allowed

President Donald Trump is struggling to control the media message in a way not seen before in his presidency.

By David Zurawik

Dec 31, 2018

Yet again, we are faced with another major Trump related story and another tale of two very different news realities. The last one involved the use of tear gas on migrants at the border. This one involves the Friday court filings by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

By David Zurawik

Dec 9, 2018

Let’s put aside all the heated rhetoric and personality-oriented-Trump-v-Acosta framing and ask more fundamental questions, such as: With all the disinformation and lies coming from that podium in the White House press room, what are we getting from these sessions anyway?

By David Zurawik

Nov 20, 2018

It's telling that Sean Hannity of Fox "News" is Mr. Trump's idea of a real journalist, says Leonard Pitts Jr.

The Sun's media critic David Zurawik talks about Sean Hannity's role as a shill for President Trump.

By Dan Rodricks

Nov 7, 2018

In my worst fears since 2016 about what President Trump's right-wing media messaging machine would look like and how it might affect our democracy, I never thought I would see what I did Monday night on Fox News starting with the propaganda performance of Sean Hannity.

By David Zurawik

Nov 5, 2018

American politics is descending further into the logic of the vendetta, says Jonah Goldberg.

As our politics move from crazy to crazy and fevered with the battle over the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh totally on and midterms just around the corner, it is fascinating to watch the Trump propaganda machine gear up. Enter stage right: Sean Hannity and Boris Epshteyn.

By David Zurawik

Sep 24, 2018

Reporters can't let President Donald Trump run roughshod over them in interviews.

By David Zurawik

Jul 22, 2018

Donald Trump isn't commanding free media the way he once did.

By David Zurawik

Jul 11, 2018

Fox News host Sean Hannity blamed Thursday's mass shooting in the Annapolis Capital Gazette newsroom on Rep. Maxine Waters and former President Barack Obama.

By David Zurawik

Jun 28, 2018

Even Trump's right-wing messaging machine on Fox can't defend his policy of separating children from their parents.

By David Zurawik

Jun 19, 2018

When Donald Trump says the political system is "rigged," he's not far off the mark, says Robert Reich. 

Fox News at night is like state-run TV under an authoritarian regime. The Trump propaganda is relentless.

By David Zurawik

May 16, 2018

The "wall of protection" conservative media has erected around President Trump may be crumbling, says Cal Thomas.

Jonah Goldberg: If there were any doubt that the multi-front battle over the Russia investigation has become the political equivalent of a Tong war, Rudy Giuliani removed it.

Showtime's 'The Circus' is in sync with the chaos of Trump presidency.

By David Zurawik

Apr 24, 2018

Former Baltimore County schools superintendent Dallas Dance expressed shame, something increasingly rare in the Trump era.

By Dan Rodricks

Apr 24, 2018

Fox might be the most prominent platform to have become more politically emboldened since the election of President Donald Trump, but it is only one of several that have taken a more partisan turn or made clear their intentions of serving the president’s goals in 2017.

By David Zurawik

Dec 22, 2017

Even Fox viewers are beginning to abandon President Trump, says Jonah Goldberg.

When a serious charge against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is debunked by a Fox News anchor, you can be sure the charge is fake news, even if the charge is promoted by a second Fox News anchor named Sean Hannity.

The saga of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore has been a sordid one. But there is one media story line that ought to be celebrated: the power of the Washington Post's fact-based journalism to deliver clarity, change minds and shape events. And then, there's Sean Hannity's coverage ...

By David Zurawik

Nov 17, 2017

It was only a matter of time before Donald Trump the moth flew to glow of public opinion, says Jonah Goldberg.

Defending the principles that make this nation a beacon of liberty is exactly why journalists do what they do, says David Horsey.

Johns Hopkins Dr. Ben Carson, who has been all over the news following a controversial appearance last week on the Fox News channel, is scheduled for a hometown Fox appearance on WBFF this week.

Hopkins neurosurgeon uses rhetoric of extreme right on Fox Hannity show

Ben Carson speech lauded by conservatives

Dr. Ben Carson's calls for controversial policy changes, with President Barack Obama two seats away, has some calling for him to run for office and others demanding his apology.

Dave O'Brien (play by play), Doris Burke (analysis) and Jeannine Edwards (reporting) did such a fine job that by the middle of the first half I had my notebook out trying to keep up with all the things they were doing right.

ON MSNBC, the ratio of negative to positive stories on GOP candidate Mitt Romney was 71 to 3. That's not a news channel. That's a propaganda machine.

Cal Thomas says moderators should reflect ideological -- rather than racial or gender -- diversity

Mitt Romney is right that Harry Reid should put up or shut up on his allegations about the GOP nominee's tax returns, but only Mr. Romney can make the issue go away.

Honestly, I have been thinking about this segment on Sean Hannity's Wednesday night show for the last 24 hours trying to figure out if it a great cable news segment or the embodiment of so much of what is wrong with prime-time cable news TV.

I have been putting off this post for a couple of weeks. It's about Mike Bordick's performance on MASN as an analyst on Orioles games.

Online political powerhouse a C-SPAN star on Super Tuesday

What sets "Game Change" part is how it has radically shortened the distance between real-life events and their Hollywood depiction. As the producers deftly blend actual news footage and dramatic recreations, "Game Change" vaporizes the lines of fact and fiction as you watch.

And the Baltimore-made docudrama is likely to stir real political debate

Mitt Romney's latest gaffe is just the latest reminder of how Republicans are running out of sensible presidential alternatives

Having been rejected by Maryland voters in his last campaign for office, former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. is taking his show on the road with a new book, "Turn This Car Around," which he hopes will give him a higher national profile.

Households cut their personal spending to match income, government should do the same

Just one week after a winning interview with comedian Jon Stewart, Fox News host Chris Wallace stumbled in his covbersation with a much friendlier guest, Michele Bachmann, the hottest new GOP presidential candidate.

The producers of 'Game Change' have deftly turned the Baltimore area into a nationwide campaign trail.