MARK WHITAKER

The first steps toward change at CNN have been slow and incremental — at least until the network cancelled its long-running media criticism show ‘Reliable Sources’ and cut loose its host, Brian Stelter.

CBS' hiring of former Trump administration official Mick Mulvaney and MSNBC's discussions about bringing on White House press secretary Jen Psaki after she's left the Biden administration have troubled some journalists at the networks.

With an expansion and relaunch Monday, the Scripps Networks service Newsy is betting that consumers have an interest in more news and less political talk.

The release of body camera footage showing a Chicago police officer fatally shooting a 13-year-old was another test for news organizations.

“It's virtually impossible to stop talking about Trump,” said Kelly McBride, National Public Radio public editor. Trump's impeachment trial begins next week. Headlines in the opinion section on The Washington Post's website mentioned “Trump” or Trumpism" 14 times over the weekend, compared with 11 for Biden. The social media analytics company NewsWhip said stories about Biden have been interacted with 250 million times since Jan. 20, compared with 192 million for Trump. After impeachment is over, the bulk of the AP's Trump coverage will likely be handled by people covering the Republican Party.