Paul Farhi
Journalist at Freelance
I write about the news media and other topics. Formerly: WashPost. Latter-day stories in Atlantic, Athletic, Vanity Fair, Daily Beast, CJR. [email protected]
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3 weeks ago |
vanityfair.com | Paul Farhi
The first big scoop of the day—a Washington Post report about the improper sharing of White House data—had barely arrived on Sunday afternoon when an even bigger scoop landed. The New York Times reported that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had revealed sensitive military plans in a second group chat on Signal, this one including his wife, brother, and personal lawyer. As head-spinning as all the news was, there was one predictable thing about it: which outfits were reporting it.
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1 month ago |
editorandpublisher.com | Paul Farhi
Book Review Posted Wednesday, April 2, 2025 11:00 am After decades of threatening to “zero out” federal funding of public broadcasting, Republicans may have found their man and their moment.
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1 month ago |
thedailybeast.com | Corbin Bolies |Paul Farhi
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt honored former NBC commentator Mark Halperin with the briefing room’s “new media” seat during Tuesday’s press briefing. Halperin, the founder of live video platform 2Way, was praised by Leavitt for creating “new media in its truest sense”, saying the business was one that “builds communities around interactive conversations.”“Mark and his colleagues welcome all voices into discussions that are spirited but respectful,” Leavitt said.
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1 month ago |
washingtonpost.com | Paul Farhi
With NPR under threat, a colorful new history shows why it matters (washingtonpost.com) With NPR under threat, a colorful new history shows why it matters By Paul Farhi 2025033119560500 After decades of threatening to "zero out" federal funding of public broadcasting, Republicans may have found their man and their moment.
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1 month ago |
cjr.org | Paul Farhi
Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. These are unusual times on the White House beat, and not just because there’s a fire hose of news to cover. Reporting itself has become news, given the aggressive efforts by the Trump administration to undermine and manipulate mainstream reporters who cover the White House.
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Yes, Trump was president in the first 10 months of Covid. But buried in this rehash is a worrisome forecast: “My concern is we could see other situations like this around the country.” Yikes.
Duffy: The last administration knew this was a problem. During COVID, when people weren't flying, that was a perfect time to fix these problems. https://t.co/qxsZMc1G9L
Once again, a mainstream reporter broke the most consequential news about Trump, part of a long-running pattern (shout out to Jon Karl on this one). https://t.co/H61xAJ1Ayp MAGA media, where are you?
ABC EXCLUSIVE: President Trump is poised to accept a luxury jet as a gift from Qatar. It’s to be used as Air Force One and then transferred to the Trump library by January 2029. Perhaps the biggest foreign gift ever. DOJ insists it’s legal, not bribery, not violation of
“Indefensible.” “It’s a bribe.” “Such a stain” on the administration. Even MAGA media stars are bashing Trump’s Qatar plane gift. @brianstelter reports: https://t.co/Dnl6wJgizL
