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Pres Clinton's confession that he indeed had sexual contact with Monica Lewinsky has put his closest aides in a dilemma that has serious implications for their cherished reputations. They now have to face the press which they had been battling in defense of the president.

On Jan. 8, 2017, days before Donald Trump was to assume the crushing burdens of the presidency, he faced a very different kind of problem: Meryl Streep. The iconic actress [...]

Competition is fierce for television network news broadcasters, as more and more networks are offering network news programs. Coverage of the 1996 presidential election is minimal compared with previous years by the long-standing networks. Sensational stories are covered regularly.

In the space of two years, the major newspapers in Philadelphia, Boston and Washington, all of them liberal voices, found themselves torn by bruishing racial controversies. 'A House Divided,' from [...]

Celinda Lake is one of the leading political pollsters and one of the most powerful political activists in Washington. Her current clients include senatorial hopefuls Geraldine Ferraro, Barbara Boxer, and Diane Feinstein.

Byline: Howard Kurtz David Corn gets a victory lap. David Corn knew he had landed a big scoop last summer when he obtained a video--surreptitiously recorded at a fundraiser--of Mitt [...]

The article looks at the career of Walter Cronkite, the American television journalist and news anchor during the Vietnam War, as presented in the biography "Cronkite," by Douglas Brinkley. Topics include Cronkite's journalistic ethics, his liberal inclinations which showed in his coverage of political events, and his employment with CBS, the U.S. television broadcasting network.

The article looks at the stewardship of Fox News television by network chairman Roger Ailes. Topics discussed include the network's so-called course correction from politically conservative content to more moderate programming, Ailes's belief that controversy makes for good television, and his hiring of television journalist Megyn Kelly. The article describes Ailes's coverage of the 2012 Republican presidential candidates' debates as a reality show where candidates are encouraged to fight with each other. Ailes's opinions on New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, his friendship with news mogul Rupert Murdoch, and his political views are noted.

The article profiles television broadcaster Rachel Maddow who took over for broadcaster Keith Olbermann of the television network MSNBC and hosts "The Rachel Maddow Show." A discussion of several of Maddow's social and political views, and of challenges which she will face while hosting her show and working for MNSBC, is presented.

Byline: Howard Kurtz When Bradlee called Graham, things got 'more fun.' For all that Ben Bradlee accomplished during his time at Newsweek, nothing was more important than one fateful late-night [...]

Byline: Howard Kurtz Campaign fatigue? Get over it. The jockeying for the next presidential run is already well underway. Presidential Politics never really takes a break these days, so the [...]

Byline: Howard Kurtz The tape that revealed the media's split personality. There are, it turns out, truly two Americas--each with its own view of the political landscape, its own media [...]

Byline: Howard Kurtz Can Couric crack daytime? Ever since Oprah Winfrey abandoned her glittering daytime talk show last year for the struggling cable network that bears her name, people have [...]

Byline: Howard Kurtz John McCain is dying to help Romney. But is his advice wanted? When Mitt Romney declared, during a Republican primary debate in Tampa, that he would pressure [...]

Byline: Howard Kurtz Don't like gymnastics? NBC is betting you'll watch the Olympics anyway. Jim Bell was an unemployed football coach in Spain, not long out of Harvard, when NBC [...]

Byline: Howard Kurtz The president has no obvious successor. Let the 2016 jockeying begin. President Obama may be a prodigious campaigner, but as he fights to hang on to his [...]

Byline: Howard Kurtz Journalism suffers as TV news seeks salvation in celebrity. Television news now feasts on fame, the gaudier the better, with journalistic credentials a mere afterthought. Thus it [...]

Byline: Howard Kurtz Will the hard-core anti-Romney pundits come around? Erick Erickson was out of patience, tired of reading about Mitt Romney as a paragon of conservative virtue, tired of [...]

Byline: Howard Kurtz The top GOP candidates were Bush backers--and are running from his legacy as fast as they can. Remember George W. Bush? It doesn't seem all that long [...]

Byline: Howard Kurtz A New Model for Doing Good When Bill Gates was unveiling his dazzling, high-ceilinged visitors' center in Seattle last week, I asked him about a framed newspaper [...]

Byline: Howard Kurtz Meet the Democratic leader who's blasting Republicans and reaching out to a peeved Congress. The chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee is running late, prepping for an [...]

Presents an excerpt from the book 'The Fortune Tellers.'

Byline: Howard Kurtz Republicans have blown up their support among Hispanics with angry blasts on immigration-which puts the party's leading Latino right in the line of fire. If the Republican [...]

Byline: Howard Kurtz As CBS goes serious for sunrise, stars at rival networks grumble about the fluffy fare. For three frustrating DECADES, CBS has been the biggest loser in the [...]

Byline: Howard Kurtz The TV host talks about asking lengthy questions, two decades on PBS, and whether he'll take over 'The Early Show' on CBS. You just celebrated the 20th [...]

Byline: Howard Kurtz The president's friends (and foes) on what prompted his lurch to the left--and whether it will work. The populist reincarnation of President Obama since Labor Day--with his [...]

Byline: Howard Kurtz The Fox News analyst talks about losing his NPR job, the Murdoch haters, and why he can't get a TV show. Are you still angry about being [...]

Byline: Howard Kurtz The inquiry was grinding on, and Rupert Murdoch looked exhausted when he had trouble remembering what he'd said when he appeared with his loyal aide Rebekah Brooks. [...]