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Can Trust In The Media Be Restored? Should It Be?
Look around: there's plenty of trust in the media. Millions trust Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, John Oliver, Rachel Maddow and other news commentators…
 • Michael J. Socolow
Why Larry King Was a Better Interviewer Than You Remember
Long before Joe Rogan played the credulous interlocutor, Larry King perfected underprepared and naïve interviewing
 • Michael J. Socolow
26 Predictions for 2026
Some predictable news stories are going to happen in 2026. I think these are a few of the likely and less likely ones
 • Michael J. Socolow
Yes, Your Phone Listens To You. You're Not Imagining It.
Or at least, your IPhone did, before Lopez v. Apple was settled in 2025.
 • Michael J. Socolow
8 Things Bari Weiss Unintentionally Accomplished By Interfering with "60 Minutes"
Imagine what would have happened if she just let that piece run as scheduled. It would've been better for her, better for "60 Minutes," better for the…
 • Michael J. Socolow
What Does the Tik Tok Deal Really Mean?
I can't confidently predict the social media company's future. But I suspect history will consider the whole episode in a different context, for very…
 • Michael J. Socolow
"Was College Worth While?": A Question Asked in 1936... and Being Asked Again Today
John R. Tunis was a best-selling author in the 1930s and 1940s. His 1936 book about his Harvard classmates 25 years after they graduated, titled "Was…
 • Michael J. Socolow
The Lint Trap of History
The Lint Trap of History
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