Brian Stelter says royals coverage is big business for the British press and points to the financial motivations of the players who are covering Oprah's interview with Harry and Meghan. Richard Palmer and Kristen Meinzer debate how the couple are portrayed in the press.

BuzzFeed News reported that New York Times columnist David Brooks had not told his readers about his paid position with The Aspen Institute, whose donors include Facebook, a company Brooks has written about. Brooks has since resigned from the role with the think tank.

Brian Stelter analyzes coverage of the Covid relief bill with Sarah Ellison and Oliver Darcy. Ellison says most of the coverage thus far has been about the tradeoffs made to get the bill passed, not the substance. Darcy says many right-wing outlets are downplaying the left-wing victory rathe…

Press advocates are alarmed by the impending trial of Des Moines Register reporter Andrea May Sahouri, who was arrested while on assignment covering a protest last year. Maribel Perez Wadsworth, the president of news at Gannett Media, says "it is simply inexcusable that she's still facing th…

Fox News producers are "looking to elicit a response from their audience" with stories about "cancel culture," Diana Falzone says. "This is what the Fox audience wants," Oliver Darcy adds, "and Fox is happy to feed it to them, regardless of whether it is harmful for society." The bottom line…

Brian Stelter discusses the future of the Murdoch media empire with Diana Falzone of The Daily Beast, Sarah Ellison of The Washington Post and Oliver Darcy of CNN. Stelter brings up Lachlan Murdoch's admission that Fox News is the "loyal opposition" to Biden and recent news reports about suc…

CNN's Amara Walker talks to Elizabeth Dixie Patrick, executive director of the Austin Independent Business Alliance, about Texas Gov. Greg Abbott lifting Covid-19 restrictions in the state.