Mediaite

Mediaite

Mediaite is a blog dedicated to news and opinions about politics and entertainment within the media sector. It serves as the main blog of Abrams Media, a collection of blogs managed by Dan Abrams, an ABC legal analyst. Other blogs under this umbrella include Gossip Cop, Geekosystem, Styleite, Sports Grid, The Mary Sue, The Maude, and The Braiser. Abrams has characterized Mediaite as "for the media, about the media, and part of the new media," and it features regular columns, a large collection of videos, and the "Power Grid," which ranks influential media figures. Dan Abrams is currently the publisher of Mediaite, which he co-founded in July 2009 alongside former editor Colby Hall. In a discussion with The Washington Post, Hall described the blog as a blend of "Huffington Post meets Gawker." In December 2011, Hall transitioned to Clear Channel, leaving Mediaite.

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  • 1 day ago | mediaite.com | Joe DePaolo

    The sudden, messy end to President Donald Trump’s political bromance with Elon Musk has set off a ton of reaction in the political sphere. Observers have lit up social media Thursday afternoon following the president’s shocking comments in the Oval Office, and Musk’s subsequent X posts in which the former White House advisor blew up what remained of his relationship with Trump. “Elon and I had a great relationship, I don’t know if we will anymore,” Trump said.

  • 1 day ago | mediaite.com | Joe DePaolo

    President Donald Trump made his dissatisfaction with Elon Musk clear during a stunning Oval Office press engagement on Thursday. Speaking with reporters alongside the chancellor of Germany, Trump fired back at Musk who has been relentless in his criticism of the “Big, Beautiful” budget bill which is the centerpiece of Trump’s 2025 agenda. “Look, I’ve always liked Elon,” Trump said. “And so I was very surprised. You saw the words he had for me. And he hasn’t said anything about me that’s bad.

  • 1 day ago | mediaite.com | Joe DePaolo

    SiriusXM host Michelle Beadle slammed Stephen A. Smith on Wednesday — amid news the ESPN star is taking over her time slot on SiriusXM’s Mad Dog Sports Radio channel. In an interview with the sports business outlet Front Office Sports, Beadle delivered a blunt assessment of the man who is replacing her. “I don’t respect him,” Beadle said. “I don’t respect his work.

  • 1 day ago | mediaite.com | Joe DePaolo

    A Newsmax host floated a wild theory that President Donald Trump is secretly working with Elon Musk to sabotage his own budget bill. In a monologue on Wednesday’s edition of Carl Higbie Frontline, Newsmax host Carl Higbie suggested that despite the fact Musk has been railing against Trump’s signature legislation, the president is not actually upset with the Tesla boss, but is looking to destroy the bill on which he’s staked a ton of political capital.

  • 1 day ago | mediaite.com | Michael Luciano

    Fox News host Jesse Watters drew the ire of Michael McKean by referring to the first Black person to serve as White House press secretary as a ‘DEI’ hire. Karine Jean-Pierre, who served under former President Joe Biden, made waves on Wednesday by announcing that she has left the Democratic Party and is out with a new book called Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines.