Cable News Shake-Ups

Published December 16, 2021 at 7:34 AM EST

Moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News speaks as President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate in Cleveland on Sept. 29, 2020. Wallace says he's leaving the network after 18 years and is “ready for a new adventure.” Wallace made the announcement, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, at the end of the weekly news show he moderates, “Fox News Sunday.”

During the past week, the people who cover the news have been making news.

This includes the departure of longtime anchors Chris Wallace and Brian Williams from Fox News and MSNBC respectively as well as the recent revelation of Fox News hosts texting the White House during the insurrection.

We’ll discuss the latest shake-ups in cable news.

Guests:

Margaret Sullivan, media columnist for The Washington Post
Les Rose, broadcast journalism professor at Syracuse University
Andrew Conte, media columnist for Next Pittsburgh

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