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Opinion | Disney and ABC News cuts include the shutdown of FiveThirtyEight

The data-driven site, founded by Nate Silver in 2008, gained prominence for its near-perfect forecast of Barack Obama’s victory that year

March 6, 2025

Opinion | A story that won’t go away: ABC News’ decision to settle with Donald Trump

Media news tends to phase out fast, but the baffling settlement decision by ABC News continues to linger — inside and outside of the network

December 19, 2024

Opinion | Why did ABC News settle a lawsuit with Donald Trump?

The network could have continued to fight the case. Some experts think it could represent an ‘attitudinal shift’ in American media.

December 16, 2024

ABC News affiliate WNEP-TV in Pennsylvania accidentally aired test election results. It’s not cheating.

The station said the numbers were randomly generated test results that help news organizations make sure their equipment is working properly

October 31, 2024

How an unsubstantiated, anonymous affidavit about the ABC presidential debate was amplified online

Two days after the debate, an X account elevated criticism about ABC with an unverified claim that eventually landed in the halls of Congress

September 23, 2024

Opinion | Get ready for tonight’s presidential debate

The last presidential debate changed the entire election. No one is expected to drop out after this one, but it could decide the next president.

September 10, 2024

Opinion | What is Donald Trump saying about debating Kamala Harris?

The former president said he’s ‘willing’ and that it’s ‘very important’ for candidates to debate, but that he’s ‘not thrilled’ that ABC News is host

July 24, 2024

Opinion | Reaction to Joe Biden’s ABC News interview: the good, the bad, and the (potentially) ugly

Columnists, correspondents and pundits mostly agreed on one thing: Biden’s interview with George Stephanopoulos offered little reassurance

July 8, 2024

Opinion | Kim Godwin steps down as president of ABC News

New leadership at parent company Disney was reportedly unimpressed with Godwin’s hands-off approach

May 6, 2024

An ABC News headline that ties a journalist’s death to Hunter Biden coverage is fake

Journalist Josh Kruger was shot Oct. 3 in his Philadelphia home. He covered LGBTQ+ issues, homelessness and substance abuse, not Hunter Biden.

October 9, 2023

Opinion | Why climate experts are criticizing a Hawaii headline from ABC News

Can climate change be blamed for the Maui wildfires? Almost certainly, at least partially. But even if it can’t, it’s far too early to say so.

August 18, 2023

Suspender-clad, dad shoe-wearing meteorologist Denis Phillips’ job ‘is more about people and less about the forecast’

A beloved Tampa Bay meteorologist talks about how to build trust through clear and calm science communication.

May 15, 2023

Josie Hollingsworth

Opinion | CBS News names a new president and it’s, actually, two people

This caps a week in which network news executives at ABC and CBS played a dizzying game of musical chairs.

April 16, 2021

James Goldston to step down as ABC News president

He will leave the network at the end of March after 17 years at ABC News and seven years as president.

January 28, 2021

Here are 81 journalism internships and fellowships for application season

Update: You can check out our internship and fellowship list for 2016 here. For most…

October 12, 2015

Benjamin Mullin

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