trump Here's the mashup video of Trump mass-murdering his enemies, shown at his resort to supporters Rob Beschizza

Business Shepard Smith quit Fox News right after Trump AG Bill Barr met with Rupert Murdoch Xeni Jardin

media Shepard Smith out at Fox News Rob Beschizza

media Splinter News shuttered, boss tells staff not to write about it Rob Beschizza

media Royal sex scandal lies, lawsuits and hair loss, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

media Shingy talks about the real job behind the "Digital Prophet" bullshit Rob Beschizza

politics Facebook excempts politicians from rules that ban "hate speech" and "false news" Rob Beschizza

media Watch CNN host Chris Cuomo threaten man who compared him to fictional mafia moron Fredo Corleone Rob Beschizza

media WordPress owners buy Tumblr (Update: for "less than $3m") Rob Beschizza

media Interview with investigative reporter Seymour Hersh: our world is "run by ignoramuses, wackos and psychotics" Mark Frauenfelder

media Prince Charles’ gay scandal, Tom Cruise destroys Scientology, and Michael Jackson’s afterlife, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

picks Can anti-transgender bias in media be measured? Andrea James

media The British press used to be amazingly homophobic, and the backsliding has begun Rob Beschizza

music Debbie Harry has always been a master at on-screen interviews David Pescovitz

health Short animations about how clicky health-claim headlines are often misleading David Pescovitz

politics Survey: 50% of Americans believe 'made-up news' is a very big problem for the country today. 46% say the same about climate change. Xeni Jardin

music How software sterilized rock music Rob Beschizza

media Streamers using bizarre makeup jobs that look perfect when filtered Rob Beschizza

mistakes UK press mostly silent on the matter of Prince William's alleged affair; Twitter ablaze Rob Beschizza

law Fox hit with $179m (including $128m in punitive damages) judgment over shady bookkeeping on "Bones" Cory Doctorow