Michael Calderone
@calderone.bsky.social
News orgs are not only defending their work in court amid legal threats from Trump and others, but in the court of public opinion.
“Letting the journalism speak for itself is an approach from a bygone era,” says the Times’ Patrick Healy.
www.thewrap.com/trump-nyt-ws...
“Letting the journalism speak for itself is an approach from a bygone era,” says the Times’ Patrick Healy.
www.thewrap.com/trump-nyt-ws...
Media Goes on Offense as Trump Steps Up His War on Journalism
The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Guardian U.S. tell TheWrap how they’re upholding journalistic standards.
www.thewrap.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
News orgs are not only defending their work in court amid legal threats from Trump and others, but in the court of public opinion.
“Letting the journalism speak for itself is an approach from a bygone era,” says the Times’ Patrick Healy.
www.thewrap.com/trump-nyt-ws...
“Letting the journalism speak for itself is an approach from a bygone era,” says the Times’ Patrick Healy.
www.thewrap.com/trump-nyt-ws...
Great @sharonwaxman.bsky.social column on Trump’s ugly personal attacks on journalists, with thoughts from @katiecouric.bsky.social and @sulliview.bsky.social
“They should not be tolerating this level of bullying and demeaning and insulting language,” says Couric
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“They should not be tolerating this level of bullying and demeaning and insulting language,” says Couric
www.thewrap.com/trump-journa...
Katie Couric, Margaret Sullivan Furious at Trump’s Insults to Journalists: ‘News Organizations Should Push Back, Hard’
What's the right response when President Trump calls a woman journalist "Piggy"? Or pronounces another woman journalist "a terrible person"?
www.thewrap.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Great @sharonwaxman.bsky.social column on Trump’s ugly personal attacks on journalists, with thoughts from @katiecouric.bsky.social and @sulliview.bsky.social
“They should not be tolerating this level of bullying and demeaning and insulting language,” says Couric
www.thewrap.com/trump-journa...
“They should not be tolerating this level of bullying and demeaning and insulting language,” says Couric
www.thewrap.com/trump-journa...
Marty Baron condemns Trump’s Khashoggi comments: "A Disgrace"
“Just when you think Trump has gone as low as possible,” Baron tells me, “he goes still lower”
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“Just when you think Trump has gone as low as possible,” Baron tells me, “he goes still lower”
www.thewrap.com/exclusive-do...
Former Washington Post Editor Calls Trump’s Jamal Khashoggi Comments 'A Disgrace' | Exclusive
Martin Baron, who was the Post’s top editor when the columnist was killed, tells TheWrap: “Just when you think Trump has gone as low as possible, he goes still lower”
www.thewrap.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Marty Baron condemns Trump’s Khashoggi comments: "A Disgrace"
“Just when you think Trump has gone as low as possible,” Baron tells me, “he goes still lower”
www.thewrap.com/exclusive-do...
“Just when you think Trump has gone as low as possible,” Baron tells me, “he goes still lower”
www.thewrap.com/exclusive-do...
Network execs and hosts showed off the new MS NOW studios today and discussed last night’s election results
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As MS NOW Studios Take Shape, Network Stars Welcome a Post-NBC Future
President Rebecca Kutler and anchors Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Michael Steele, Jen Psaki and Stephanie Ruhle talk about the 2025 elections and the network’s new future.
www.thewrap.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Network execs and hosts showed off the new MS NOW studios today and discussed last night’s election results
www.thewrap.com/msnbc-ms-now...
www.thewrap.com/msnbc-ms-now...
Great question from Karen at yesterday’s NY Press Club event.
This was @thewrap.com piece I mentioned on stage
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This was @thewrap.com piece I mentioned on stage
www.thewrap.com/nbc-news-div...
November 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Great question from Karen at yesterday’s NY Press Club event.
This was @thewrap.com piece I mentioned on stage
www.thewrap.com/nbc-news-div...
This was @thewrap.com piece I mentioned on stage
www.thewrap.com/nbc-news-div...
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My colleagues Tom Lowry & @calderone.bsky.social dug into the querulous bid by DrPatSoonShiong to raise $500 million to IPO the Los Angeles Times, bleeding $50 mill last year. As he demonstrates, the numbers don't add up, leading to the question: who would buy in? www.thewrap.com/la-times-pat...
Patrick Soon-Shiong Wants to Raise $500 Million for the LA Times, but Who Would Invest? | Analysis
Patrick Soon-Shioing is circulating a private placement offering doc that is laden with the downsides that overshadow much happy talk.
www.thewrap.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
My colleagues Tom Lowry & @calderone.bsky.social dug into the querulous bid by DrPatSoonShiong to raise $500 million to IPO the Los Angeles Times, bleeding $50 mill last year. As he demonstrates, the numbers don't add up, leading to the question: who would buy in? www.thewrap.com/la-times-pat...
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One of the biggest problems facing Mikie Sherrill’s bid for governor may have nothing to do with Mikie Sherrill and everything to do with a certain pundit-class miasma about the supposed unelectability of women.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/o...
Opinion | Democrats Need to Chill About the Electability of Women
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
One of the biggest problems facing Mikie Sherrill’s bid for governor may have nothing to do with Mikie Sherrill and everything to do with a certain pundit-class miasma about the supposed unelectability of women.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/o...
Looking at Zohran Mamdani's media strategy this past year, from a viral video speaking to Trump voters to speaking to Trump on Fox News, the NYC mayoral frontrunner has been remarkably consistent in hammering home his affordability message.
My @thewrap.com column:
www.thewrap.com/zohran-mamda...
My @thewrap.com column:
www.thewrap.com/zohran-mamda...
Zohran Mamdani’s Flood-the-Zone Media Strategy Looks Like a Winning One | Analysis
The NYC mayoral frontrunner is urging Democrats to “take the case to every person.” They should pay attention.
www.thewrap.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Looking at Zohran Mamdani's media strategy this past year, from a viral video speaking to Trump voters to speaking to Trump on Fox News, the NYC mayoral frontrunner has been remarkably consistent in hammering home his affordability message.
My @thewrap.com column:
www.thewrap.com/zohran-mamda...
My @thewrap.com column:
www.thewrap.com/zohran-mamda...
NBC News’ layoffs today include eliminating “teams dedicated to covering issues affecting Black, Asian American, Latino and LGBTQ+ groups.”
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NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Guts Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams
The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...
www.thewrap.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
NBC News’ layoffs today include eliminating “teams dedicated to covering issues affecting Black, Asian American, Latino and LGBTQ+ groups.”
www.thewrap.com/nbc-news-lay...
www.thewrap.com/nbc-news-lay...
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It sure looks like the Voting Rights Act is doomed www.vox.com/politics/464...
It sure looks like the Voting Rights Act is doomed
The Republican justices hunt for a reason to gut America’s most successful civil rights law.
www.vox.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It sure looks like the Voting Rights Act is doomed www.vox.com/politics/464...
The Pentagon press corps has worked in the building since it opened during the second World War. Today, they're gone.
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Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Lockout: What’s Lost When Reporters Leave the Building | Analysis
As media outlets roundly reject Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon access rules, journalists talk to The Wrap about the media exodus–and still holding the military accountable
www.thewrap.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The Pentagon press corps has worked in the building since it opened during the second World War. Today, they're gone.
www.thewrap.com/pete-hegseth...
www.thewrap.com/pete-hegseth...
“We always knew what a great responsibility we had,” says one Pentagon reporter as major news orgs reject Hegseth's new press policy and are expected to exit the building.
My first piece for @thewrap.com up now:
www.thewrap.com/pete-hegseth...
My first piece for @thewrap.com up now:
www.thewrap.com/pete-hegseth...
Pete Hegseth’s Press Policy Is Driving Reporters Out the Door
As media outlets roundly reject Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon access rules, journalists talk to The Wrap about the media exodus–and still holding the military accountable
www.thewrap.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“We always knew what a great responsibility we had,” says one Pentagon reporter as major news orgs reject Hegseth's new press policy and are expected to exit the building.
My first piece for @thewrap.com up now:
www.thewrap.com/pete-hegseth...
My first piece for @thewrap.com up now:
www.thewrap.com/pete-hegseth...
Excited to be starting next week... I'll be editing and writing, so send tips!
@thewrap.com has hired Michael Calderone as media editor: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/t...
The Wrap hires Calderone as media editor - Talking Biz News
The Wrap has hired Michael Calderone as media editor. He previously was the senior editor of Vanity Fair’s The Hive for five years. He previously reported for more than a decade on political media and...
talkingbiznews.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Excited to be starting next week... I'll be editing and writing, so send tips!
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[email protected] will cap this year's Fall Journalism Conference, where she'll talk to @calderone.bsky.social on all these journalism!
Be there for this fantastic event on Nov. 1!
Tickets now available:
Be there for this fantastic event on Nov. 1!
Tickets now available:
2025 Conference on Journalism - Registration - The New York Press Club
The New York Press Club and New York Press Club Foundation are proud to present the 2023 Conference on Journalism brought to you in partnership with the Journalism Association of New York.
www.nypressclub.org
September 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
[email protected] will cap this year's Fall Journalism Conference, where she'll talk to @calderone.bsky.social on all these journalism!
Be there for this fantastic event on Nov. 1!
Tickets now available:
Be there for this fantastic event on Nov. 1!
Tickets now available:
It's true... I’ve been honored to run the Hive for the last several years, working with some of the best in the business. I'm immensely proud of the work we did through two presidential elections and a pandemic, and amid the persistent news cycle churn—will be rooting for the VF team going forward.
@calderone.bsky.social is leaving @vanityfair.com after five years: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/c...
Calderone departing Vanity Fair's The Hive after five years - Talking Biz News
Michael Calderone, the senior editor of Vanity Fair’s The Hive, is leaving the publication after five years. The magazine’s editorial director announced in an internal message earlier this week that T...
talkingbiznews.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It's true... I’ve been honored to run the Hive for the last several years, working with some of the best in the business. I'm immensely proud of the work we did through two presidential elections and a pandemic, and amid the persistent news cycle churn—will be rooting for the VF team going forward.
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We have an exclusive piece from Bernice King as the government releases MLK assassination files
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/b...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/b...
Bernice King Speaks Out as the Government Releases Files About Her Father, Martin Luther King Jr.
The declassification of a new round of MLK records conjures her mother Coretta’s words: “They keep trying to assassinate your father over and over again.”
www.vanityfair.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
We have an exclusive piece from Bernice King as the government releases MLK assassination files
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/b...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/b...
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"I wondered which border I had crossed without my knowledge" -- Rumeysa Ozturk, imprisoned for writing an op-ed in the Tufts University student newspaper. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r...
“Even God Cannot Hear Us Here”: What I Witnessed Inside an ICE Women’s Prison
Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk opens up about her 45 days in a South Louisiana processing facility—and the generous and compassionate women she met.
www.vanityfair.com
July 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
"I wondered which border I had crossed without my knowledge" -- Rumeysa Ozturk, imprisoned for writing an op-ed in the Tufts University student newspaper. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r...
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For the first time since she was freed from an immigration prison, Rümeysa Öztürk speaks. And she does so by ... writing:
"Writing is the heart of freedom of expression. Unbelievably, this single opinion piece, published in our student newspaper, would lead to my arrest and detention."
"Writing is the heart of freedom of expression. Unbelievably, this single opinion piece, published in our student newspaper, would lead to my arrest and detention."
“Even God Cannot Hear Us Here”: What I Witnessed Inside an ICE Women’s Prison
Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk opens up about her 45 days in a South Louisiana processing facility—and the generous and compassionate women she met.
www.vanityfair.com
July 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
For the first time since she was freed from an immigration prison, Rümeysa Öztürk speaks. And she does so by ... writing:
"Writing is the heart of freedom of expression. Unbelievably, this single opinion piece, published in our student newspaper, would lead to my arrest and detention."
"Writing is the heart of freedom of expression. Unbelievably, this single opinion piece, published in our student newspaper, would lead to my arrest and detention."
In a powerful first-person account, Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk opens up for the first time about her shocking arrest and 45 days in an ICE detention center.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r...
“Even God Cannot Hear Us Here”: What I Witnessed Inside an ICE Women’s Prison
Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk opens up about her 45 days in a South Louisiana processing facility—and the generous and compassionate women she met.
www.vanityfair.com
July 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM
In a powerful first-person account, Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk opens up for the first time about her shocking arrest and 45 days in an ICE detention center.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r...
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Former Obama speechwriter David Litt has some ideas about what Democrats can learn from the manosphere.
Finally, a “Hillbilly Elegy for People Who Hate JD Vance”
Former Obama speechwriter David Litt on the lessons Democrats can learn from the manosphere.
www.vanityfair.com
June 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Former Obama speechwriter David Litt has some ideas about what Democrats can learn from the manosphere.
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Here’s my takedown of the Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship non-ruling:
Amy Coney Barrett takes balkanized, neo-Confederate approach where you’re only protected in areas where states or individual plaintiffs can sue—and nowhere else.
No way to run a railroad, let alone a nation of laws.
Amy Coney Barrett takes balkanized, neo-Confederate approach where you’re only protected in areas where states or individual plaintiffs can sue—and nowhere else.
No way to run a railroad, let alone a nation of laws.
On Birthright Citizenship, the Supreme Court Gives Trump a Blunt Tool to Hammer Judges
The president applauded the conservative majority’s 6-3 ruling limiting nationwide injunctions to stop executive orders, a move sure to sow chaos and open the door to unchecked lawlessness. As Justice...
www.vanityfair.com
June 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Here’s my takedown of the Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship non-ruling:
Amy Coney Barrett takes balkanized, neo-Confederate approach where you’re only protected in areas where states or individual plaintiffs can sue—and nowhere else.
No way to run a railroad, let alone a nation of laws.
Amy Coney Barrett takes balkanized, neo-Confederate approach where you’re only protected in areas where states or individual plaintiffs can sue—and nowhere else.
No way to run a railroad, let alone a nation of laws.
Reposted by Michael Calderone
Make no mistake:
In all but nullifying nationwide, “universal” injunctions in these cases, where a uniform rule of law for birthright citizenship is gravely needed, the Supreme Court chose chaos.
Yes, the right still exists. But a lot of needless confusion, fear, and litigation lie ahead.
In all but nullifying nationwide, “universal” injunctions in these cases, where a uniform rule of law for birthright citizenship is gravely needed, the Supreme Court chose chaos.
Yes, the right still exists. But a lot of needless confusion, fear, and litigation lie ahead.
Justice Barrett writes for the right-wing supermajority reining in nationwide injunctions and letting Trump unconstitutionally end birthright citizenship in areas of the country where judges have not yet blocked Trump's citizenship-stripping executive order. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
June 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Make no mistake:
In all but nullifying nationwide, “universal” injunctions in these cases, where a uniform rule of law for birthright citizenship is gravely needed, the Supreme Court chose chaos.
Yes, the right still exists. But a lot of needless confusion, fear, and litigation lie ahead.
In all but nullifying nationwide, “universal” injunctions in these cases, where a uniform rule of law for birthright citizenship is gravely needed, the Supreme Court chose chaos.
Yes, the right still exists. But a lot of needless confusion, fear, and litigation lie ahead.
Reposted by Michael Calderone
In an exclusive interview with VF, Wall Street tech analyst Dan Ives talks Musk’s return to Tesla, the AI boom, and the market impact of the Israel-Iran conflict: “The market has gotten used to chaos and uncertainty.”
“Bullish for Tech”: Wall Street’s Most Tireless Optimist Isn’t Rattled by Trump, Musk, or Conflict in Iran
As Trump bombs Iran and Musk melts down, Dan Ives says the future looks bright—for tech stocks, anyway.
www.vanityfair.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
In an exclusive interview with VF, Wall Street tech analyst Dan Ives talks Musk’s return to Tesla, the AI boom, and the market impact of the Israel-Iran conflict: “The market has gotten used to chaos and uncertainty.”