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Stephen Battaglio

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Staff Writer at Los Angeles Times

Staff writer for the @latimes covering TV & media biz out of New York. My email: [email protected]. My book: https://t.co/TSaOOF5sTx.

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  • 3 days ago | businessandamerica.com | Stephen Battaglio |Meg James

    “60 Minutes” is not going easy on President Trump. The CBS newsmagazine is embroiled in a legal battle with the president over its October interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris, which Trump claims was deceptively edited to help her presidential campaign. The lawsuit is an obstacle to CBS News parent Paramount Global’s proposed $8 billion sale to Skydance Media. But since the suit was filed last fall, “60 Minutes” has remained dogged in its coverage of the Trump administration’s policies.

  • 3 days ago | latimes.com | Stephen Battaglio

    For broadcast networks, the evening news broadcast is a cherished part of their legacies — having brought the likes of Walter Cronkite, Tom Brokaw and Peter Jennings into living rooms over the decades. But with pressures mounting on the traditional TV business, the American institution is in a period of flux. The traditional TV audience is a slow melting glacier, with network evening newscasts down nearly 1 million viewers in the 2024-25 season compared to the previous year, according to Nielsen.

  • 3 days ago | flipboard.com | Stephen Battaglio

    1 day agoTop Story with Tom Llamas - May 9 | NBC News NOWThe new American pope led his first mass partially in English, Newark airport suffered another radar outage putting flights at risk, and the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, was arrested while protesting at an ICE detention center.

  • 5 days ago | gazettextra.com | Stephen Battaglio

    By Stephen Battaglio - Los Angeles Times (TNS) Jeanine Pirro, co-host of the Fox News show "The Five," will leave the network immediately after being appointed as interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.A representative for Fox News confirmed her departure after Trump announced Thursday on Truth Social he has named Pirro for the position currently held on an interim basis by Ed Martin. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.

  • 5 days ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Stephen Battaglio

    By Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times Jeanine Pirro, co-host of the Fox News show "The Five," will leave the network immediately after being appointed as interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.A representative for Fox News confirmed her departure after Trump announced Thursday on Truth Social he has named Pirro for the position currently held on an interim basis by Ed Martin.

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Stephen Battaglio
Stephen Battaglio @SteveBattaglio
8 May 25

Trump's U.S. attorney appointee Jeanine Pirro will leave Fox News and 'The Five' https://t.co/7e8k3HwIC2 @latimes

Stephen Battaglio
Stephen Battaglio @SteveBattaglio
8 May 25

Commentary: RFK Jr.'s plans for vaccine testing are highly unethical and a danger to your health. Here's why https://t.co/XJRMnwExjq @latimes

Stephen Battaglio
Stephen Battaglio @SteveBattaglio
8 May 25

He's running.

Igor Bobic
Igor Bobic @igorbobic

"Fetterman began repeating himself, shouting and questioning why 'everybody is mad at me,' 'why does everyone hate me, what did I ever do' and slamming his hands on a desk" https://t.co/TMAxKcXD2G