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Brian Stelter and the CNNMoney Media team - [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) ** Fact-checking Trump ------------------------------------------------------------ ** (Or is he un-check-able?) ------------------------------------------------------------ What I said (http://mediamatters.org/video/2016/05/08/cnns-stelter-pushes-media-fact-check-trumps-conspiracy-theories/210292) on this morning's televised edition of "Reliable Sources:" "Trump represents a unique challenge for the press. While he is far from the only politician who tells exaggerated stories or depends on dubious statistics, he is the only one that repeats smears from the front page of The National Enquirer. The journalists who fact-check him every day say he is categorically different." No other presidential candidate trumpets conspiracy theories like this... -- My impression of Trump: "It doesn't seem like he distinguishes between 'Meet the Press' and The National Enquirer. And I think it's important to recognize that many voters don't, either... We have to address this head-on." This segment from today's show (http://mediamatters.org/video/2016/05/08/cnns-stelter-pushes-media-fact-check-trumps-conspiracy-theories/210292) has been getting a lot of attention on the web. Media Matters even GIFed it (above). Poynter's Alexios Mantzarlis says (http://www.poynter.org/2016/how-to-correct-a-lying-politician-on-air/410523/) "the reality is that how TV hosts fact-checks on air is as important to changing a politician's behavior and a viewer's mind as whether they fact-check at all." His essay is titled "How to correct a lying politician on air." (http://www.poynter.org/2016/how-to-correct-a-lying-politician-on-air/410523/) In the segment, (http://mediamatters.org/video/2016/05/08/cnns-stelter-pushes-media-fact-check-trumps-conspiracy-theories/210292) I highlighted forceful fact-checking by Jake Tapper, George Stephanopoulos and Chuck Todd. Here's the 4-minute video... (http://mediamatters.org/video/2016/05/08/cnns-stelter-pushes-media-fact-check-trumps-conspiracy-theories/210292) Pinocchio's tired nose? WashPost Fact Checker Glenn Kessler's latest: (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/few-stand-in-trumps-way-as-he-piles-up-the-four-pinocchio-whoppers/2016/05/07/8cf5e16a-12ff-11e6-8967-7ac733c56f12_story.html) "Trump makes Four-Pinocchio statements over and over again, even though fact checkers have demonstrated them to be false. He appears to care little about the facts; his staff does not even bother to respond to fact-checking inquiries." Kessler says TV newsers should do more to challenge Trump when he repeats falsehoods... (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/few-stand-in-trumps-way-as-he-piles-up-the-four-pinocchio-whoppers/2016/05/07/8cf5e16a-12ff-11e6-8967-7ac733c56f12_story.html) Keep scrolling for more from this weekend in politics >>> Will judge dismiss Redstone case? Court will be back in session on Monday in the sad case of Sumner Redstone. Dylan Byers emails this update: There's a strong chance the judge will announce Monday morning that he's decided to dismiss the case. Redstone's testimony seemed to erase any doubt about the fact that he wanted his daughter Shari Redstone to control his healthcare -- and that he had written Manuela Herzer out of his life. But Herzer's attorneys have argued aggressively that Redstone didn't mean what he said. They say he's been "brainwashed" and is victim of Shari's plot to oust Herzer in her bid to shore up control of his Viacom and CBS empire... -- Herzer attorney's argument in a court filing today: (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-sumner-redstone-trial-arguments-20160508-snap-story.html) "If his decisions are the product of mental illness or undue influence, the proceedings are not only reasonably necessary, but essential, to protect him..." -- Big-picture headline via Recode: (http://www.recode.net/2016/5/6/11634282/sumner-redstone-can-barely-talk) "Sumner Redstone controls CBS, Nickelodeon and MTV but he can barely speak" Charging for Cheddar Jon Steinberg's "CNBC for millennials" streaming video venture, Cheddar, is starting to charge $$$ for streaming. "On Monday, WSJ's Shalini Ramachandran reports, (http://www.wsj.com/articles/cheddar-the-cnbc-for-millennials-goes-behind-a-paywall-1462728602) "Steinberg will debut a new subscription VOD service for Cheddar priced at $6.99 a month, powered by IAC/InterActiveCorp’s video platform Vimeo." I asked Steinberg if this was always the vision for Cheddar. Yes, he emailed: "The Facebook Live offering will remain free and growing. We will continue the vision of making it a cable news substitute for a younger audience by continuing to broaden the coverage. Tech and Media news is the most interesting news -- full stop. That's why we started there. The SVOD offering is designed for professionals in finance, venture capital, private equity, media, startups, and entertainment. It's my hope they can expense it like the WSJ." He added -- "When I started selling content advertising in lieu of banners, everyone said that wouldn't work either." -- Preview: On Monday morning Steinberg will promote this interview with IAC chairman (https://cheddar.com/cheddar-on-vimeo-f1329d822f47#.b3o1loiog) Barry Diller... "The Good Wife" finale! I've been writing this newsletter so I don't know what happened. But Brian Lowry's assessment of the series finale will be up at CNNMoney.com/Media/ (http://money.cnn.com/media/) tonight... Look out for it! Media week ahead calendar -- Monday: Week two of the NewFronts gets underway... Here's the schedule. (http://www.iab.com/events/digital-content-newfronts-2016/) -- Monday: 2pm: the #PanamaPapers database will be posted... -- Thursday: CA Public Utilities Commission will vote on Charter-TWC... -- Thursday: 11:35pm: Megyn Kelly stops by "The Tonight Show," part of the promotional campaign for her May 17 special on Fox... -- Friday: 9am: Michael Strahan's final morning on "Live with Kelly and Michael..." -- Sunday: "Reliable Sources" live from the CNN L.A. bureau! For the record -- From Will Ripley: The challenge of reporting from North Korea... (http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2016/05/08/challenge-of-reporting-from-north-korea-will-ripley-pkg.cnn.html) (CNN (http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2016/05/08/challenge-of-reporting-from-north-korea-will-ripley-pkg.cnn.html) ) -- IBTimes' Oriana Schwindt explains why (http://www.ibtimes.com/youtube-says-it-reaches-more-viewers-18-49-tv-thats-not-whole-story-2365728) YouTube's claim that it reaches more than 18- to 49-year-old viewers than TV is "really weird..." (IBTimes (http://www.ibtimes.com/youtube-says-it-reaches-more-viewers-18-49-tv-thats-not-whole-story-2365728) ) -- A must-read by John Herrman in Sunday's NYT: (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/business/media/podcasts-surge-apple.html) How much does Apple really care about podcasting? (NYT (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/business/media/podcasts-surge-apple.html) ) -- I missed this from Quartz (http://qz.com/671211/chinas-propaganda-outlets-have-leaped-the-top-of-facebook-even-though-it-banned-at-home/) on Friday: "China’s propaganda news outlets are absolutely crushing it on Facebook" (Quartz (http://qz.com/671211/chinas-propaganda-outlets-have-leaped-the-top-of-facebook-even-though-it-banned-at-home/) ) Road to 2016 Sanders wants the Dems to fund a Fox News "equivalent" Because it aired on Friday night, this did not get enough attention. In an interview with Rachel Maddow, Bernie Sanders denounced "corporate media" and said liberals need a robust, independent alternative to Fox News. Specifically, when Maddow asked him for solutions to corporate media control, here's what he said: "We have got to think about ways that the Democratic party, for a start, starts funding the equivalent of Fox television." Sanders went on to list other solutions, like audience "pressure" for "real discussions on real issues." But it's his comments about a Fox "equivalent" that stood out to me. (Especially because he said it on MSNBC.) Here's the interview clip... (http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/sanders-calls-for-a-democratic-fox-news-681133123695) Trump "needs to be covered differently" "This is a real gut check time for American media," Norm Ornstein said on this morning's show. (http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2016/05/08/media-losing-credibility-after-poor-predictions.cnn) Ornstein and Dana Milbankhttp://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2016/05/08/media-losing-credibility-after-poor-predictions.cnnjoined me to discuss (http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2016/05/08/media-losing-credibility-after-poor-predictions.cnn) how Trump's success and the state of the Grand Old Party should be properly covered by the press. "I think there is a real problem now in the coverage of Trump," Milbank said, "and that the instinct in the media to say 'He's going to be the Republican nominee, let's cover him the way we've covered Mitt Romney and George W. Bush and John McCain.' My argument is no, this is something fundamentally different. This is a character acting outside of our democratic system and he needs to be covered differently. But that's a real challenge -- and I can't tell you exactly how to do it." Watch our conversation here... (http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2016/05/08/media-losing-credibility-after-poor-predictions.cnn) -- Related: Vox's David Roberts made some similar arguments here (http://www.vox.com/2016/5/5/11589262/2016-general-election-is-going-to-suck) last Thursday... About Milbank's meal... BTW: Milbank will be eating his "Trump will lose, or I will eat this column" column this Thursday. The WashPost will stream the "event" on Facebook Live. "I think we'll have a seven-course meal and really consume some really delectable pulp," he said. (http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2016/05/08/reporter-eats-his-own-words-on-trump.cnn) Of course, I had to ask about the general election... And the possibility of Milbank consuming more pulp... But he said (http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2016/05/08/reporter-eats-his-own-words-on-trump.cnn) "I want to see how my digestion works... before I commit to eating any further." The next "Presidents Club" meeting? In Friday night's newsletter I included this photo of the newly elected President Obama meeting with his predecessors in the Oval. On this morning's show, this is what Time magazine editor (http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2016/05/08/press-should-turn-the-cameras-around.cnn) Nancy Gibbs, who co-wrote the book "The Presidents Club," said about the possibility of another photo, this time with President Trump in the middle: "You're facing the prospect that, if such a lunch, such a gathering of the club to meet the new guy, were to happen next January, before President Trump's inauguration, every single person there would have been opposed to him. You would have President Obama, President Clinton, President Bush, President Bush, President Carter all in a row to welcome someone that all of them -- both parties -- have opposed. What the presidents always say to each other is, 'It doesn't matter what party you belong to. We want you to succeed. The country is more important.' That's what President Bush said to Barack Obama." Would Obama say it to Trump? 'An extraordinary reckoning' A few other highlights from my conversation with Gibbs: (http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2016/05/08/press-should-turn-the-cameras-around.cnn) — "What we saw this week was an extraordinary reckoning… You just felt it within the political establishment… 'Oh my goodness, this is actually real. This is actually happening.'" — "When people ask him, 'Who do you respect, who do you take advice from,' he says, 'Well, I listen to myself,' that makes it an even greater reporting challenge. If the answers are all in his head, somehow reporters are going to have to get them out of him." — "I think the real opportunity and the real challenge is actually to turn the cameras around, away from the candidate and to the audience. I want to understand this electorate much better than I do now." Highlights from our "A block" Today's"A block" (http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2016/05/08/conservative-media-civil-war.cnn) (the first segment of the show) featured a panel of conservative media figures who illustrated the deep divide that exists re: Trump... -- Kayleigh McEnany said "You are not a conservative if you do not support Donald Trump." Mediaite picked up on that line right away... (http://www.mediaite.com/tv/trump-supporter-you-are-not-a-conservative-if-you-dont-support-donald-trump/) -- Ben Howe called Trump a "sociopathic maniac." Raw Story said (https://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/redstates-ben-howe-just-nailed-donald-trump-as-the-gops-new-sociopathic-maniac-nominee/) he "nailed" it. Howe wrote a blog post about the segment this afternoon... (http://www.redstate.com/aglanon/2016/05/08/ive-been-too-polite-to-trumps-enablers/) -- Matt Lewis said this (http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2016/05/08/a-defining-moment-for-the-conservative-press.cnn) "is a time for choosing." Conservative writers/commentators' careers will be defined by what they do, where they stand in this election, he said... (http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2016/05/08/a-defining-moment-for-the-conservative-press.cnn) Olbermann quoted in story about Fox Sports In Monday's NYT, Richard Sandomir profiles (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/09/business/media/jamie-horowitz-tries-again-this-time-to-revive-fs1.html?_r=0) Fox Sports 1/2 boss Jamie Horowitz, who says (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/09/business/media/jamie-horowitz-tries-again-this-time-to-revive-fs1.html?_r=0) "we're making big bets on three types of programming: live events, pre- and postgame programming and opinion-based programming. And we're making an equally big bet against traditional news and information shows," a/k/a "SportsCenter." "SportsCenter" vet Keith Olbermann (!) is quoted backing up Horowitz's view (!!): "You can have a show anchored by me, Dan Patrick and Jesus. And we could be announcing as our lead story that it was written in the sky that Cubs fans had been granted eternal life — and seven-eighths of our audience would say, 'I don't want to hear this.' If it’s not about the N.F.L. or N.B.A., they're gone." {{New buzz about Olbermann and Fox Sports?}} ** What Horowitz learned from "Today" ------------------------------------------------------------ In between ESPN and Fox Sports, Horowitz had a very short-lived stint as the exec in charge of "Today." In Sandomir's profile, he talks about it: (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/09/business/media/jamie-horowitz-tries-again-this-time-to-revive-fs1.html?_r=0) "Horowitz's ambition to change the on-air talent at 'Today' upset the staff, lacked his superiors’ support and led to his ouster. The lesson of that experience, he said, is that he did not fully grasp how much change NBC News would tolerate at 'Today' or the time frame in which the network would allow it to happen. 'If you’re not aligned in that, it’s a tricky situation,' he said. With that in mind, Mr. Horowitz sought assurances from Fox executives that they would back his plans..." ** Super weekend for "Captain America!" ------------------------------------------------------------ "Captain America and Iron Man battled to blockbuster numbers this weekend," Frank Pallotta reports. (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/08/media/captain-america-civil-war-box-office-disney-marvel/index.html) "Captain America: Civil War" punched its way "to an estimated $181.8 million opening in North America," enough to make the film "the fifth biggest box office opening in history..." More: "Since opening overseas last weekend, "Civil War" has made $678.4 million globally, including $95.8 million in China, the world's second largest movie market." Get the full story from Frank here! (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/08/media/captain-america-civil-war-box-office-disney-marvel/index.html) ** 4 out of 5 for Disney ------------------------------------------------------------ Some other stats via Frank's Twitter feed: -- Thanks to Zootopia, Jungle Book, and Civil War, Disney has also crossed $1 billion mark for 2016 at the U.S. box office in just 128 days, record time. -- Including #CaptainAmericaCivilWar, Disney has 4 of the top 5 box office openings ever. Universal's Jurassic World is the only outlier. ** Listen to today's show as a podcast... ------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to the podcast version of "Reliable Sources" here (http://podcast.cnn.com/reliable-sources-brian-stelter/episode/all/m0iVEvenQIrUSg/7bxgzd.1-1.html) . 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