Roughly 26 million people tuned in live to watch the president’s lunchtime swearing-in on the major TV networks, according to preliminary figures from Nielsen.
Category: CNN
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CNN Settles Defamation Suit After Being Ordered to Pay $5 Million
The case, which involved a 2021 segment about a private security contractor in Afghanistan, played out as media organizations face more legal and political pressures.
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CNN Ordered to Pay at Least $5 Million for Defaming Security Contractor
The jury decision came after a two-week trial where lawyers for the contractor argued that the network had falsely accused him of illegal activity.
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Richard M. Cohen, News Producer Who Wrote of a Health Challenge, Dies at 76
When he was 25, he learned that he had multiple sclerosis. He coped with the disease throughout a long career at several networks, recalled in a best-selling memoir.
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Aaron Brown, CNN Anchor During the Sept. 11 Attacks, Dies at 76
He was still in training when he was rushed into live coverage of the collapse of the World Trade Center, and his broadcast became one of the enduring records of the day.
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Trump and His Picks Threaten More Lawsuits Over Critical Coverage
The small flurry of threatened defamation suits is the latest sign that the incoming Trump administration appears poised to do what it can to crack down on unfavorable media coverage.
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Chris Wallace to Quit CNN After 3 Years
The 77-year-old veteran anchor told The Daily Beast that he planned to venture into streaming or podcasting.
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TV Networks Prepared for a Long Wait That Didn’t Come
Anchors were ready to camp out in the studio for days on end. Instead, Donald J. Trump declared victory in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
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CNN Bans Ryan Girdusky After ‘Beeper’ Remark to Mehdi Hasan
After Mr. Hasan voiced support for Palestinians, the CNN guest, Ryan James Girdusky, said, “I hope your beeper doesn’t go off.”
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Trump Agrees to ‘Women’s Issues’ Event on Fox News but Shuns Debate
The audience will be made up of women at the event, a town hall in Georgia to be taped on Tuesday and aired on Wednesday, the network said.
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CNN Wades Back Into the Documentary Business
The network is again financing and releasing documentary series and films after backing away from the genre two years ago.