Trump campaign just asked the CPD Commission to hold more debates, and earlier in the cycle, 'in agreement with the pending letter from TV networks advocating for presidential debates to occur in 2024.' nytimes.com/2024/04/09/bus…

Trump’s top advisers just sent a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates, saying they want the commission to move debates up this fall and add more debates to the schedule…

How the Dominion Case Tore Apart Clare Locke, a Media-Fighting Law Firm nytimes.com/2024/04/10/bus…

'We, the undersigned national news organizations, urge the presumptive presidential nominees to publicly commit to participating in general election debates before November’s election...' nytimes.com/2024/04/09/bus…

NEW: The 5 major TV news networks are preparing an unusual open letter that urges Trump and Biden to commit to participating in this year's three scheduled presidential debates. nytimes.com/2024/04/09/bus…

After the earthquake I couldn’t help but wonder…

TikTok Turns to Nuns, Veterans and Ranchers in Marketing Blitz nytimes.com/2024/04/04/bus… fun piece via Sapna Maheshwari!

When he hired Cesar Conde at NBC News, Jeff Shell told people there are 3 types of news leaders: “Journalists, politicians and businesspeople.'

'Cesar,' Mr. Shell said, 'is a politician.'

John Koblin & I on NBC News's chairman after a tough week: nytimes.com/2024/03/29/bus…

How the Israel-Hamas War Has Roiled TikTok Internally, via Sapna Maheshwari nytimes.com/2024/03/28/bus…

Exclusive - #AlessandroMichele is the new creative director of #Valentino . The Roman designer’s first day at Rome’s archetypal couture house will be next Tuesday, 2 April. trib.al/OB6nHjU

The local angle

Willow Biden, the White House cat, finally gets some exposure.

Richard Serra made a spectacular, lifelong habit of getting banned from The Odeon, stretching back to its previous life as Towers Cafeteria

“The Ronna McDaniel era at NBC News has come to an abrupt and chaotic end.” ⁦Michael M. Grynbaum⁩ ⁦John Koblin⁩ nytimes.com/2024/03/26/bus…

McDaniel found out that NBC News cut ties with her via media reports. She had not heard from the network, per a person close to her.

Ronna is out: 'After listening to the legitimate concerns of many of you, I have decided that Ronna McDaniel will not be an NBC News contributor,' Cesar Conde says in a memo just now.

NEW: Ronna McDaniel is no longer represented by CAA, per a source. She is interviewing attorneys to engage with NBC on her behalf.

Per Deadline, top donors at this Thursday’s fundraiser will get a picture with Obama, Biden, and Clinton taken by photographer Annie Leibovitz deadline.com/2024/03/biden-…