Video game review outlet IGN is facing major backlash after awarding the controversial game Mixtape a rare perfect 10/10 score. The publication—long joked about online for routinely handing out 7/10 ratings—has reportedly given only a small handful of games perfect scores over the past three decades. That makes the review especially notable.
Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz’s daughter, Hope Walz, said in a recent interview that the new media bears an ethical responsibility because of its relatability and accessibility. In her sit-down on the One Hour Detours podcast with John O’Sullivan, Walz said that people see themselves in content creators like Nick Shirley and are more inclined to trust them than traditional journalists.
The Duffer brothers are speaking out to defend the controversial Stranger Things scene where Will Byers comes out as gay. But coverage of these comments has become less about what the show’s creators actually said — and more about how entertainment media chose to frame it.
A 23-year-old YouTuber may have just uncovered what could be the biggest financial fraud of the century. Now, the legacy media is scrambling to regain control of a narrative that has already gone viral. Nick Shirley alleges that several Somali-run Minnesota daycares received millions of taxpayer dollars through the state’s Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) while providing no services.
Bari Weiss’ decision to pull a 60 Minutes segment became a flashpoint inside CBS News this week after the network’s editor-in-chief defended her decision to axe the story. This triggered internal dissent, public criticism, and renewed debate over newsroom standards and political pressure.
In what some are calling a reflection of the laughable state of U.S. journalism, comedian Jon Stewart will be honored at this year’s Walter Cronkite Awards from USC Annenberg. Other honorees include Rachel Maddow, Scott Pelley, Peter Alexander, and Julio Vaqueiro. Conspicuously absent are conservative or centrist journalists. The Dean of the school is also none other than the wife of Disney CEO Bob Iger.
Rachel Maddow took to Nicolle Wallace’s The Best People podcast this week with a sharp rebuke of Paramount’s decision to cancel The Late Show With Stephen Colbert — a move the network has repeatedly described as a financial necessity.
When the bidding battle for Warner Bros. Discovery kicked off this week, very few expected CNN to become an asset dominating the conversation. But here we are — and according to industry insiders speaking with the New York Post, Paramount Skydance is suddenly the frontrunner to acquire WB, and CNN is the surprising reason why.
Did one of the largest social media platforms just reveal the onslaught of fraudulent effort of international influencers trying to sow discord in American conversations, culture and politics?
Star Wars is limping into its next chapter with confidence only Hollywood could muster — the kind born not from success, but from denial. The franchise is in shambles, the audience has evaporated, and the brand is no longer protected by the mythic glow it once carried. And yet, according to the Main Stream Access Media, the big revelation — the galaxy-saving insight — is that the way to save Star Wars is more Pedro Pascal.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday night that he feels an obligation to follow through on his threat to sue the BBC for $1 billion over what he calls deceptive editing in a pre-election documentary.
Ever since Adam Driver told the Associated Press that he and director Steven Soderbergh had spent two years independently developing a Star Wars movie centered around his Ben Solo character—only for Disney to reject it—we’ve been told by the access media that there’s a huge demand for the film.
Disney tried throwing a Hail Mary ahead of today’s Election Day coverage — and YouTube TV swatted it away.