It’s not over yet: COVID dominates the news once again The US is up to 51,000 cases per day — four times what we saw a month ago. What’s happening? The short answer: vaccine hesitancy. July 26, 2021 Tom Jones
The Olympics are finally here … for now Even as the games are just starting — after a year’s delay — there are concerns they won’t be completed because of COVID-19. July 23, 2021 Tom Jones
ESPN dropped the ball and let Maria Taylor get away Another mismanaged controversy ends with ESPN watching an elite talent walk out the door. It all seems so unnecessary. July 22, 2021 Tom Jones
What’s the deal with Sean Hannity’s comments about vaccines? Because of his remarks, many have wondered if Fox News is making a concerted new effort to be more pro-vaccination. July 21, 2021 Tom Jones
Attorney General Merrick Garland rights a wrong for press freedoms New policies severely limit how and when prosecutors can secretly obtain the phone records and emails and other private documents of journalists. July 20, 2021 Tom Jones
Why we still pay attention to Donald Trump The media can’t just act as if the past four years didn’t happen and that Trump is gone for good just because he lost in 2020. July 16, 2021 Tom Jones
Story of the day: The Washington Post’s deep dive on Tucker Carlson It’s a good consolidation of Carlson’s journey to where he is and what he has become. And when you see it all put together, it makes an impression. July 15, 2021 Tom Jones
Three new books about Trump paint a scary picture All three suggest that his final year in office — which included COVID-19, a racial reckoning and a presidential election — was worse than we thought. July 14, 2021 Tom Jones
Stephen A. Smith’s comments about baseball star Shohei Ohtani cause backlash and an apology Whatever his point, it sounded he was saying foreign players need to speak English to represent a US sports league. And that is simply unacceptable. July 13, 2021 Tom Jones
Maria Bartiromo delivers another troubling interview with Donald Trump Bartiromo’s transformation from once-respected journalist to full-blown Donald Trump sympathizer appears complete. July 12, 2021 Tom Jones
Meghan McCain stunned viewers by announcing she’s leaving ‘The View’ There’s no doubt that McCain was a polarizing figure, not only among viewers, but often among even her own colleagues. July 2, 2021 Tom Jones
UNC granting Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure didn’t have to be this hard How ironic that the process and controversy that led up to Wednesday’s vote will likely be as permanent as Hannah-Jones’ position. July 1, 2021 Tom Jones
The Trump bump has disappeared. What now for newsrooms? Trump always said he was the best thing to ever happen to the media. Now that he is gone — well, sort of gone — can we say that he was right? June 30, 2021 Tom Jones
What’s un-American about Gwen Berry’s Olympic trials protest? The reaction to it. All Americans seem to agree that the freedoms to think, speak and peacefully protest make America great … until we disagree with the protest. June 29, 2021 Tom Jones
Donald Trump is back on the road and one key Republican has already seen enough Appearing on CNN’s ‘State of the Union,’ Sen. Mitt Romney said it’s time for members of his party to ‘move on’ June 28, 2021 Tom Jones
