DAVID BAUDER

Media writer

Bauder is the AP’s national media writer, covering the intersection of news, politics and entertainment. He is based in New York.

Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings and a new AP-NORC poll show they’re tuning out

A lot of Americans, after an intense presidential election campaign, are looking for a break in political news.

‘Gravy Day’ is an Australian tradition inspired by an unlikely Christmas song by Paul Kelly

December 21 isn’t just four days before Christmas for many in Australia. It’s “Gravy Day,” inspired by one of the most unlikely Christmas songs ever written.

Veteran Fox News business anchor Neil Cavuto leaving after 28 years

Veteran Fox News business anchor Neil Cavuto is leaving the network after his show on Thursday. Cavuto is anchor of a weekday afternoon show on Fox News Channel, and also hosts programs on the sister Fox Business Network.

Now caretaker of his dad’s work, Sean Ono Lennon seeks to innovate, not merely repeat

Only recently given stewardship over his late father’s work, Sean Ono Lennon is on a remarkable run.

CNN says its report on a freed Syrian prisoner is not what it initially believed

A report by CNN’s Clarissa Ward about a freed Syrian prisoner provided some dramatic scenes, but the network has since found that it apparently wasn’t all that it appeared.

Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster for ‘election interference’ after pre-election poll

President-elect Donald Trump is accusing the Des Moines Register newspaper and its pollster of “brazen election interference” for publishing a poll the weekend before the election that showed Democrat Kamala Harris was leading by three percentage points in the midwestern state.

Journalists anticipate a renewed hostility toward their work under the incoming Trump administration

When Donald Trump takes office as president for a second time, many journalists anticipate a hostile climate toward them and their work.

Unique among ‘Person of the Year’ designees, Donald Trump gets a fact-check from Time magazine

Donald Trump got something this year that no other person designated Time magazine’s Person of the Year had ever received.

Donald Trump will ring the New York Stock Exchange bell as he’s named Time’s Person of the Year

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange for the first time and be named Time magazine’s Person of the Year.

Matt Gaetz lands a talk show on OANN television

Former congressman Matt Gaetz, who withdrew last month as President-elect Trump’s nominee to be U.S. attorney general, has landed a job with the One America News Network.

Still rockin': As a singer turns 80, the Christmas song she sang as a teen is a holiday staple

Brenda Lee’s memories of recording “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” are a little hazy now. But that’s to be expected, since she was 13-years-old when it was made in 1958 and this month is celebrating her 80th birthday.

Pete Hegseth’s mother says The New York Times made ‘threats’ by asking her to comment on a story

A basic tenet of journalism — calling someone for comment on a story — was seen as a threat by defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s mother.

No pressure: Singer Lucinda Williams records album of Beatles songs at famed Abbey Road

Lucinda Williams isn’t easily intimidated, but it would be hard for any musician not to shudder at the task before her.

At the crossroads of news and opinion, ‘Morning Joe’ hosts grapple with aftermath of Trump meeting

The reaction of those who defended “Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski for meeting with President-elect Trump sounds almost quaint in the days of opinionated journalism.

What will happen to CNBC and MSNBC when they no longer have a corporate connection to NBC News?

Two television networks with “NBC” in their names — MSNBC and CNBC — will no longer have any corporate connection to NBC News once a spinoff formally takes effect in about a year.

MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ hosts say they met with Trump to reopen lines of communication

It was the last thing you might expect if you watched MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” a month ago — hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski asking for a meeting and traveling to Mar-a-Lago to talk with President-elect Donald Trump.

Singer Paul Kelly: An Australian icon the country seems to be keeping for its own

Singer-songwriter Paul Kelly is an icon in Australia but a cult figure in the rest of the world. Many Australians think that’s just fine, but count American songwriter Lucinda Williams as one who can’t understand why his work isn’t known more widely.

The Associated Press says buyouts and some layoffs are ahead as it seeks to cut its workforce by 8%

The Associated Press says it is looking to cut 8% of its workforce, primarily through buyouts, and employees eligible to leave their jobs would begin getting notifications.

Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That’s what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars

It seemed like bad satire, or yet another conspiracy theory. The comic website the Onion buys Alex Jones’ misinformation empire, Infowars, at a bankruptcy auction?

Veteran NBC host Craig Melvin tapped to replace Hoda Kotb on ‘Today’ show

Veteran NBC host and news anchor Craig Melvin has been tapped to replace Hoda Kotb as co-host of the 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. hours of “Today.”

Chris Wallace is leaving CNN

Veteran broadcaster Chris Wallace is leaving CNN after three years but, at age 77, he’s not interested in retiring.

Election night television viewership drops sharply from 2020 and 2016

The idea of watching election night returns on television wasn’t as appealing as it used to be. The Nielsen company said that 42.3 million people watched returns come in Tuesday, at least through 11 p.m., on 18 different networks.

Four years make a big difference for Donald Trump — and for Fox News

On election night 2020, Fox News sparked an internal crisis with a bold call that Joe Biden would beat Donald Trump in the crucial state of Arizona, putting the Democrat on the path to victory.

Unexpectedly, news outlets wind up having a relatively traditional election night experience

After months of reporting on what polls described as a remarkably close race, news outlets finally have the chance to report on actual results.

Peeking behind the curtain: News outlets are conscious of the need to explain election reporting

At The Associated Press, election night is a massive undertaking, with thousands of people involved in counting the vote nationwide and calling winners and losers.

At least a quarter million cancel Washington Post subscriptions after non-endorsement, report says

The Washington Post has lost at least a quarter million subscribers since announcing last Friday it would not endorse a candidate in the presidential race.

CNN bans conservative panelist after on-air remark to Muslim commentator

A prime-time CNN discussion that went off the rails led to a conservative writer being thrown off the air and banned from the network.

Newspaper non-endorsements at Washington Post, LA Times fit a trend, but their readers aren’t happy

Newspaper owners across the country have been ditching presidential endorsements, figuring they shouldn’t alienate readers with something most of them don’t care about.

Owner Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post’s decision not to endorse as the right, ‘principled’ one

The Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos is defending the newspaper’s decision not to endorse a presidential candidate as the “right” and “principled” one.

Brian Williams and Amazon are asking election night news-seekers to take a leap of faith with them

Former NBC News anchor Brian Williams is asking people interested in election night news to take a leap of faith with him.