Are Fox Pundits Really ‘On Vacation’ After Landing In Hot Water? Shortly after sparking controversy with their on-air remarks, personalities Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham were reportedly gone fishing.

The New York Post Makes A Gun Control Plea: It’s pretty unusual for papers to put editorials on their front page, and even rarer for a conservative outlet like the New York Post to do so with a call for gun control.

Massachusetts Beachgoers Beware? Shark attacks have always been fodder for summertime news coverage, but an increase in their frequency lends more credence to the argument that such coverage is more than just a result of panic.

Rants & Raves: 08/09/19 The panel reviews this week in media.

On this week’s edition of Beat The Press, Emily Rooney was joined by Jon Keller from WBZ News, Lylah Alphonse from U.S. News & World Report, Dan Kennedy from Northeastern University, and Roy Harris, formerly of the Wall Street Journal and The Economist Group.