Skip to content
TheBias Brief

Daily MailSig. 4NewsCultureMedia

Hannah Waddingham's comedy Ride Or Die is cancelled despite rave reviews as writer Katy Brand leads furious fan response and claims 'misogynistic men tell me to take menopause jokes out of scripts'

Prime Video has cancelled Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer's spy comedy Ride Or Die after one season despite strong ratings and reviews. Writer Katy Brand and fans blame misogyny in the TV industry, with Brand claiming male executives tried to remove menopause jokes and said female characters were 'too funny'.

New York PostSig. 3OpinionPoliticsEducationMedia

Yale’s Israel boycott and more: Letters to the Editor — Sept. 20, 2026

A roundup of reader letters covers Yale students' views on Israel and China, New York's sports betting tax revenue, a holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder case, teachers unions, Trump's claim that the Butler shooting was a Democratic plot, and CBS News ratings. The letters mostly advance conservative arguments, though one criticizes Trump.

Right 4.8

The HillSig. 8NewsMediaPoliticsLaw

Vance defends Trump’s media ban as ‘totally appropriate’

Vice President Vance defended the White House's ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White House access, calling it 'totally appropriate' because he says they engage in 'far left propaganda.' The banned outlets sued the administration over First Amendment rights, and the report notes Vance's comparison to Breitbart is questionable because Breitbart was not barred under Obama or Biden.

Left 2.0

New York PostSig. 4NewsMediaLaborCulture

NPR editor Rose Friedman dies at 38 — and had one final edit for her own obituary

Rose Friedman, a longtime NPR editor and reporter who co-created the network’s “Books We Love” guide, died of cancer at 38. A labor-history scholar and SAG-AFTRA steward, she asked that her obituary highlight her role in helping win expanded paid parental leave at NPR. The piece recounts her career, including coverage of Harvey Weinstein’s trial and work on NPR’s America 250 project.

Left 1.3

The GuardianSig. 7OpinionMediaPoliticsLaw

The Washington press corps needs to boycott White House events | Margaret Sullivan

The column argues that the Washington press corps should boycott White House briefings and events until credentials are restored to CNN, MS Now, and Politico after the Trump administration locked them out. It supports the lawsuit and the TV networks' pool-coverage suspension, framing Trump as a bully and the ban as an authoritarian attack on the First Amendment.

Left 5.9

The HillSig. 8NewsMediaLawPolitics

Outlets Trump banned from White House sue administration on First Amendment grounds

CNN, MS NOW and Politico sued the Trump administration over being banned from the White House, arguing the move violates the First Amendment and retaliates against protected newsgathering. The article also notes that television networks pulled out of the White House pool in solidarity, while Trump defended the ban as targeting 'fake news.'

Left 2.9

The HillSig. 8NewsMediaPoliticsLaw

Networks pull out of White House TV pool in solidarity with CNN

Several major TV networks said they will stop participating in the White House TV pool after President Trump banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. The outlets are preparing a First Amendment lawsuit, while Trump defended the ban as targeting 'fake news.'

Left 2.0

Washington ExaminerSig. 6OpinionHealthMediaPolitics

Organ donation saves lives. The lies are going to get people killed

A former cardiothoracic surgeon and congressman defends the U.S. organ donation and transplantation system against what he calls dangerous misinformation. He argues that false claims about organ procurement organizations are illegal and could cause thousands to leave donor registries, threatening a regulated system that saves lives.

Right 2.5

New York PostSig. 8NewsMediaEconomyLaw

Paramount reaches settlement with California’s Rob Bonta to clear Warner Bros. merger: sources

Paramount reached a settlement with California Attorney General Rob Bonta over a multi-state antitrust lawsuit, clearing the way for its $81 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger, sources said. The reported terms include releasing 30 films a year, a multiyear commitment to remain in California, and independent editorial boards for CBS News and CNN. Shares of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery jumped after reports that advanced settlement talks succeeded.

Right 2.2