Rebecca Shapiro

New York magazine's Gabriel Sherman, who is currently writing a biography on Roger Ailes and the rise of Fox News, received some surprising news on Friday.

Sherman, whose forthcoming book on Ailes has been widely trailed in the press, recently reported on the Ailes-owned newspaper...

CNN host Wolf Blitzer called out Donald Trump on Tuesday after the "Celebrity Apprentice" host and birther extraordinaire continued to question the authenticity of President Obama's birth certificate.

Blitzer said that he didn't understand why Trump "doubles down on this birther issue" after the state of Hawaii confirmed the...

A transcript of Roger Ailes' fiery talk at Ohio University revealed that the Fox News chief falsely accused The New York Times of publishing a questionably sourced article about him.

Last week, Ailes made a series of harsh comments about the Times, calling it a "cesspool...

A new study released on Tuesday revealed that men continue to dominate the majority of bylines on articles published in various types of news outlets.

The OpEd Project conducted a byline study of more than 7,000 articles published in new, college, and legacy media outlets. Researchers analyzed articles...

Anderson Cooper called out President Obama and Vice President Biden on his Monday show over the White House's recent twists and turns on gay marriage.

The White House came under increased pressure to clarify its position on gay marriage after Biden's candid and apparently "off-the-cuff" remarks on the...

Materials taken from Osama bin Laden's compound following his death in May 2011, which revealed that al Qaeda has major issues with Fox News, were publicly released by the Pentagon on Thursday.

The translated documents were previously viewed by Washington Post columnist David Ignatius. The main...

Rachel Maddow severely clashed with Republican strategist Alex Castellanos on Sunday's "Meet The Press."

Host David Gregory asked the panel to discuss how GOP candidate Mitt Romney can court female voters, whom Gregory referred to as "the real deciders of the race."

Maddow said that if Romney would...

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reportedly briefed on Ambassador Michael Oren's attempts to kill a CBS "60 Minutes" story on Arab Christians in Israel.

During Sunday night's episode of "60 Minutes," reporter Bob Simon's story on Arab Christians included a heated confrontation between himself...

Christiane Amanpour has returned to the cable network that employed her for decades.

"Amanpour," which will air weekdays on CNN International at 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. EST, and during prime time hours in the United Kingdom and Western Europe, debuts on Monday, April 16.

It was an interesting...

Keith Olbermann sued Current TV on Thursday, claiming that the network owed him up to $70 million in cash and equity compensation after his termination last week. TMZ was first to report the news.

Olbermann, who sued for breach of contract, was fired from Current...

Rosie O'Donnell's big return to television was suddenly interrupted on Friday when the Oprah Winfrey Network announced that it canceled O'Donnell's daily talk show after five quick months.

The Daily Beast and "Today" reported on Monday that it was Oprah's decision to pull the plug...

Rosie O'Donnell's big return to television was suddenly interrupted on Friday when the Oprah Winfrey Network announced that it canceled O'Donnell's daily talk show after five quick months.

The Daily Beast and "Today" reported on Monday that it was Oprah's decision to pull the plug...

Media watchdogs have been paying close attention to the commercials aired during Rush Limbaugh's radio show, as nearly 50 advertisers have pulled their content from the program in wake of the controversy surrounding Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke.

Think Progress has kept daily tabs on Limbaugh's fleeing...

You can learn a lot about Wendy Williams just by looking around her office. The talk show host's desk is ordinary enough. Not so ordinary is the massive, pink sequined swordfish that adorns the wall behind it. Racks of wigs, shoes, accessories and more engulf her.

“I like to be...

Two journalists injured in the same shelling attack that killed famed American war reporter Marie Colvin and French photojournalist Rémi Ochlik appealed for help in videos uploaded to YouTube. Colvin and Ochlik were killed in Homs, Syria on Wednesday.

Three journalists remained trapped in the besieged...

Controversial author and pundit Pat Buchanan appeared on "CBS This Morning" on Tuesday to address his MSNBC departure and critics of his new book, "Suicide Of A Superpower."

Buchanan's book stirred significant controversy when it was released in October for including chapters with such titles as "The...

Fox News pundit Liz Trotta responded to the barrage of criticism that was unleashed after she made a series incendiary statements regarding rape in the military.

Trotta appeared on Fox News on Sunday. Fox News host Eric Shawn said Trotta "indicated that women who put...

Oprah announced on Thursday that she will be moving her Oscar special to her television network, OWN. The special, which will air over a week before the Academy Awards ceremony, is expected to become a yearly franchise for the cable network.

Oprah's special will differ from her...

Lawrence O'Donnell had some harsh words for the actress who participated in the controversial political ad supporting a Michigan Republican Senate candidate.

During his Monday night show, O'Donnell replayed the ad that features an Asian actress speaking in broken English. She says, "Thank you Michigan Senator Debbie...

Rachel Maddow appeared on NBC's "Meet The Press" Sunday morning and clashed with a fellow panelist during a heated discussion on contraception.

Maddow was joined on the panel by New York Times columnist David Brooks, Republican strategist Alex Castellanos, and Rep. Xavier Becerra. "Meet The Press" host David Gregory...