Erik Wemple
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Wemple: Disney just got clobbered for bullying the Los Angeles Times
After Disney stiff-armed the Los Angeles Times over its news coverage, an entire platoon of American film critics lined up to politely decline Disney's previews in light of its treatment...

Wemple: The New York Times still owes Sarah Palin an apology
The New York Times pronounced itself "delighted" that federal judge Jed S. Rakoff threw out Sarah Palin's lawsuit against the newspaper for a June 14 editorial that came in the...

Wemple: No one sidesteps a question like White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci
Trump loves television ratings. This fellow Scaramucci may bring the whole operation up a notch or two on this critical metric.

Three CNN employees resign over retracted story on Russia ties
Thomas Frank, a reporter for "CNN Investigates," last Thursday appeared to have a compelling exclusive on the story of the year. The Senate Intelligence Committee, reported Frank, was investigating a...

Wemple: Bill Maher discovers the wonders of apology
Bill Maher once wrote a New York Times op-ed under the headline, "Please Stop Apologizing." After his use of the N-word during his show last weekend, he seemed to ignore...

Wemple: Bill O’Reilly is an awful, awful man
The New York Times reported on Saturday that about $13 million has been dished out over the years -- by O'Reilly and his employer -- to resolve complaints from women...