Hadas Gold
@Hadas_Gold
@CNN correspondent in NYC. previously reported from Jerusalem, London and D.C. Signal: hadasgold.88
"The White House is removing the Wall Street Journal from the pool of reporters covering the president’s weekend trip to Scotland," after the WSJ story about Trump's birthday note for Epstein's 50th. @politico reports politico.com/news/2025/07/2…
NBC: "A previously unreported network of hundreds of accounts on X is using AI to automatically reply to conservatives with positive messages about people in the Trump admin." Researcher @darrenlinvill says the bots exist to "massage perceptions" nbcnews.com/tech/internet/…
the fastest growing political youtube channel is benny johnson's account, he grew more last quarter than the next four highest accounts combined...
This just in from @WSJ parent Dow Jones: "We have full confidence in the rigor and accuracy of our reporting, and will vigorously defend against any lawsuit."
Those tourists literally running into the best possible person for directions in NYC @JamieStelter
From pronunciation attempts to guessing which names were real or fake, @TfL and @MTA have had their fun with each other’s stops. Now it’s @JamieStelter and New Yorkers’ turn! How’d they do?
That’s it. Congress has officially killed federal funding of PBS, NPR and local stations across the U.S. after decades of thwarted attempts.
BREAKING: $9 billion rescission package gets final passage in the House 216-213. This was close. Did not vote: Three members - 2 Rs, 1 D No votes: 2 Rs.
With his nemesis, Elon Musk, out of the picture, Sam Altman has forged closer ties with President Trump, dining with the president at his private golf club and declaring he has left the Democratic Party. w/@DanaMattioli @jdawsey1 wsj.com/tech/ai/sam-al… via @WSJ
"Mr. Murdoch stated that he would take care of it."
Trump announces on Truth Social that he will be suing: The Wall Street Journal, NewsCorp, and Rupert Murdoch,
My first impression abt the cancelation of Colbert: The financial side of that business has definitely been under pressure, as CBS release asserts, but if CBS believes it can escape without some serious questions about capitulating to Trump, they are seriously deluded.
It goes without saying that Stephen Colbert is a frequent critic of the Trump administration — and, sometimes, his bosses. Earlier this week, he called Paramount's $16 million settlement with Trump "a big fat bribe."
Holy crap. @cbs canceled Stephen Colbert. #CBScensors
CBS claims that "this is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night. It is not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount."
Remarkable plea from Murkowski to her Republican colleagues about saving public broadcasting, likely to fall on deaf ears:
A few hours ago, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off the Alaska Peninsula, just south of Sand Point. Local residents and summer visitors alike were able to evacuate thanks to federal tsunami advisories relayed through local public broadcasting stations. That’s the real world.…
Hegseth lashed out at DOGE official in tense Pentagon confrontation via @DanLamothe wapo.st/3UcsXtY
As the US destroys its international media, China expands, in order to replace it. From @WSJ wsj.com/world/china/vo…
Listen to me talk about AI, Grok and antisemitism here - cnn.com/audio/podcasts…
Grok's antisemitic outbursts surprised many last week. But some researchers have had their eye on this problem for a while, and it extends beyond Grok. A really important read from @Hadas_Gold : cnn.com/2025/07/15/tec…
PBS and NPR stations are on the verge of losing the federal funding that has helped keep them on the air for decades. Here's what will happen if lawmakers zero out the $$$... cnn.com/2025/07/16/med…