- James O'Brien - Keith Olbermann - Bill O'Reilly - Candace Owens -
==james o'brien======
From James O’Brien to Joe Rogan: Rise of news influencers and alternative voices
Big broadcasters such as the BBC and Sky do best, along with The Guardian, but these brands are more challenged in YouTube and TikTok by a range of youth orientated outlets such as Politics Joe, LADbible, and TLDR News – and also by more partisan political outlets such as Novara Media and individual creators. (Press Gazette 6/20/24)READ MORE>>>>>
Big broadcasters such as the BBC and Sky do best, along with The Guardian, but these brands are more challenged in YouTube and TikTok by a range of youth orientated outlets such as Politics Joe, LADbible, and TLDR News – and also by more partisan political outlets such as Novara Media and individual creators. (Press Gazette 6/20/24)READ MORE>>>>>
==keith olbermann======
Fired News Anchors Who Wouldn't Just Go Away
Keith Olbermann was once the face of MSNBC. He hosted a show called "Countdown," counting down the top news stories of the day and ending with a segment where he named someone the "Worst Person in the World." The show was a hit for the network, but Olbermann was fired in early 2011 amid rumors of disputes with executives over the tone of his coverage, which could often be combative. (The List 6/1/24)READ MORE>>>>>
Keith Olbermann was once the face of MSNBC. He hosted a show called "Countdown," counting down the top news stories of the day and ending with a segment where he named someone the "Worst Person in the World." The show was a hit for the network, but Olbermann was fired in early 2011 amid rumors of disputes with executives over the tone of his coverage, which could often be combative. (The List 6/1/24)READ MORE>>>>>
==bill O'Reilly======
Fired News Anchors Who Wouldn't Just Go Away
Longtime conservative firebrand Bill O'Reilly spent many years on Fox News as the host of "The O'Reilly Factor," a show where he tore into whatever cultural issues of the day he felt were most pressing to the lives of Americans. In 2017, O'Reilly turned out to be a few months ahead of a major cultural issue. While the #MeToo movement wouldn't really kick off until that fall, in April, The New York Times reported that O'Reilly had been accused of numerous incidents of sexual misconduct. (The List 6/1/24)READ MORE>>>>>
Longtime conservative firebrand Bill O'Reilly spent many years on Fox News as the host of "The O'Reilly Factor," a show where he tore into whatever cultural issues of the day he felt were most pressing to the lives of Americans. In 2017, O'Reilly turned out to be a few months ahead of a major cultural issue. While the #MeToo movement wouldn't really kick off until that fall, in April, The New York Times reported that O'Reilly had been accused of numerous incidents of sexual misconduct. (The List 6/1/24)READ MORE>>>>>
Florida school district removes dictionaries from libraries to review for possible bans
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida school district has removed more than 1,600 books — including dictionaries and encyclopedias — to review them for possible bans under Florida law that prohibits books with sexual content. The district also pulled biographies from Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Oprah, Nicki Minaj, and Thurgood Marshall. Also on the list are books by John Green, Stephen King, and Nicholas Sparks. Former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly’s “Killing Jesus” and “Killing Reagan,” were also pulled, according to the Florida Freedom to Read Project. (Kevin Accettulla/WFLA 1/11/24) READ MORE>>>>> |
Bill O’Reilly Fumes at Newsmax’s Eric Bolling: ‘I’ll Slow It Down So You Understand It’
Bill O’Reilly clashed with Newsmax host Eric Bolling over Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-FL) recent actions in the House, which prompted three weeks of Republican infighting over the speakership. Gaetz triggered a vote of the House earlier this month on whether to oust then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from his post. The gambit succeeded when eight Republicans joined 208 Democrats in voting for removal. The Republican conference subsequently nominated four candidates, only the last of whom – Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) notched enough votes to become speaker. (Michael Luciano/MediaIte/10/26/23)
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Bill O’Reilly clashed with Newsmax host Eric Bolling over Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-FL) recent actions in the House, which prompted three weeks of Republican infighting over the speakership. Gaetz triggered a vote of the House earlier this month on whether to oust then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from his post. The gambit succeeded when eight Republicans joined 208 Democrats in voting for removal. The Republican conference subsequently nominated four candidates, only the last of whom – Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) notched enough votes to become speaker. (Michael Luciano/MediaIte/10/26/23)
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==candace owens======
Vivek Ramaswamy calls on BuzzFeed to cut staff and hire ‘top talents’ like Tucker Carlson
Vivek Ramaswamy has called on digital media firm BuzzFeed to cut staff, invest in its audio and video capabilities, and hire high-profile “content creators” like Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson In a letter to the media company’s board, the former Republican U.S. presidential contender, who this month revealed he has built an 8.3% stake in BuzzFeed, called for a “complete ground-up restructuring” of the New York City–based media company to prepare it for an artificial-intelligence-dominated future. Ramaswamy said BuzzFeed should seek to boost its credibility by admitting that it has “lost sight of fairness” and “repeatedly lied” to the public on various matters including American politics, the trial of actor Kevin Spacey and the “bloody history” of Che Guevara’s life.
(Market Watch 5/29/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Vivek Ramaswamy has called on digital media firm BuzzFeed to cut staff, invest in its audio and video capabilities, and hire high-profile “content creators” like Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson In a letter to the media company’s board, the former Republican U.S. presidential contender, who this month revealed he has built an 8.3% stake in BuzzFeed, called for a “complete ground-up restructuring” of the New York City–based media company to prepare it for an artificial-intelligence-dominated future. Ramaswamy said BuzzFeed should seek to boost its credibility by admitting that it has “lost sight of fairness” and “repeatedly lied” to the public on various matters including American politics, the trial of actor Kevin Spacey and the “bloody history” of Che Guevara’s life.
(Market Watch 5/29/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Candace Owens turns Catholic: another political Christian
Candace Owens declared this week that she had converted to Catholicism, having previously identified as a Reformed Evangelical Protestant. Her baptism into the Church was clearly influenced by the fact that she is married to George Farmer, the CEO of recently relaunched conservative social media app Parler, who is himself a devout Catholic. But it also points to a broader trend on the radical Right. Large portions of this political grouping have adopted cultural Christianity, less as a theological outlook or spiritual enterprise and more as a tribal marker which is closer to nationalism and other forms of secular radicalism than to traditional forms of faith. This is happening as broader adherence to established Christianity has declined across the Western world in recent decades, with church attendances reaching record lows. The idea of “defending” Christian Europe or Christian values, whether from godless secular liberalism and “degenerate wokeness” or the supposed threat of Islamic domination, has been a motif in the rhetoric of the radical Right for years.
(Unherd 4/24/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Candace Owens declared this week that she had converted to Catholicism, having previously identified as a Reformed Evangelical Protestant. Her baptism into the Church was clearly influenced by the fact that she is married to George Farmer, the CEO of recently relaunched conservative social media app Parler, who is himself a devout Catholic. But it also points to a broader trend on the radical Right. Large portions of this political grouping have adopted cultural Christianity, less as a theological outlook or spiritual enterprise and more as a tribal marker which is closer to nationalism and other forms of secular radicalism than to traditional forms of faith. This is happening as broader adherence to established Christianity has declined across the Western world in recent decades, with church attendances reaching record lows. The idea of “defending” Christian Europe or Christian values, whether from godless secular liberalism and “degenerate wokeness” or the supposed threat of Islamic domination, has been a motif in the rhetoric of the radical Right for years.
(Unherd 4/24/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Megyn Kelly Confronts Ben Shapiro on Candace Owens Ouster and ‘Free Speech’
A week after The Daily Wire parted ways with far-right pundit Candace Owens amid her lengthy public feud with the site’s co-founder Ben Shapiro, Megyn Kelly asked Shapiro if the ouster of the MAGA provocateur was proof that his publication is only about free speech “until it comes to Israel.” Owens’ exit from the right-wing media empire came after months of increasing tension between her and Shapiro over the war in Gaza. The animosity between the two began heating up in November when Shapiro tore into Owens’ “disgraceful” comments on Israel committing “genocide,” prompting her to traffic in antisemitic “dual loyalty” tropes about Shapiro, an Orthodox Jew. (Daily Beast 4/2/24) READ MORE>>>>>
A week after The Daily Wire parted ways with far-right pundit Candace Owens amid her lengthy public feud with the site’s co-founder Ben Shapiro, Megyn Kelly asked Shapiro if the ouster of the MAGA provocateur was proof that his publication is only about free speech “until it comes to Israel.” Owens’ exit from the right-wing media empire came after months of increasing tension between her and Shapiro over the war in Gaza. The animosity between the two began heating up in November when Shapiro tore into Owens’ “disgraceful” comments on Israel committing “genocide,” prompting her to traffic in antisemitic “dual loyalty” tropes about Shapiro, an Orthodox Jew. (Daily Beast 4/2/24) READ MORE>>>>>
INTERVIEW: George Farmer on his Catholic Faith and being married to a US media star
I met George Farmer, entrepreneur, former CEO of Parler, and husband to US media personality and commentator Candace Owens, after the Good Friday Passion at the Brompton Oratory. We were introduced through mutual friends, and he was keen to meet in person to discuss a potential interview. “I have prayed on it, and I am going to do it,” he said, allowing me to relax into our appropriately dull Good Friday soft drink-based session. Farmer had previously made a commitment to staying out of the media, so the decision was not made lightly. “Besides, the Herald is my favourite magazine,” he added, admitting that he recently gave up a subscription to the Spectator in favour of it. (Catholic Herald 4/18/24) READ MORE>>>>>
I met George Farmer, entrepreneur, former CEO of Parler, and husband to US media personality and commentator Candace Owens, after the Good Friday Passion at the Brompton Oratory. We were introduced through mutual friends, and he was keen to meet in person to discuss a potential interview. “I have prayed on it, and I am going to do it,” he said, allowing me to relax into our appropriately dull Good Friday soft drink-based session. Farmer had previously made a commitment to staying out of the media, so the decision was not made lightly. “Besides, the Herald is my favourite magazine,” he added, admitting that he recently gave up a subscription to the Spectator in favour of it. (Catholic Herald 4/18/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Candace Owens departs Ben Shapiro’s website after antisemitic commentary
Prominent right-wing commentator Candace Owens has left the Daily Wire, the website founded by conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, after months of promoting antisemitic ideas. In a statement posted to social media Friday morning, Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boreing said the company and the pundit “have ended their relationship.” “The rumors are true — I am finally free,” Owens said in her own post.
(Washington Post 3/22/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Prominent right-wing commentator Candace Owens has left the Daily Wire, the website founded by conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, after months of promoting antisemitic ideas. In a statement posted to social media Friday morning, Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boreing said the company and the pundit “have ended their relationship.” “The rumors are true — I am finally free,” Owens said in her own post.
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Candace Owens says she'll stake her 'entire reputation' on debunked theory that ... trends now
Candace Owens has wagered her career that French President Emmanuel Macron's wife was born a man.The conservative commentator took to X to tout the controversial theory, hours after outlining it on "an episode of her podcast. It goes that French First Lady Brigitte Macron, 70, was actually born Jean-Michel Trogneux, before eventually transitioning at age 30. (Mogaznews 3/12/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Candace Owens has wagered her career that French President Emmanuel Macron's wife was born a man.The conservative commentator took to X to tout the controversial theory, hours after outlining it on "an episode of her podcast. It goes that French First Lady Brigitte Macron, 70, was actually born Jean-Michel Trogneux, before eventually transitioning at age 30. (Mogaznews 3/12/24) READ MORE>>>>>