Meg James
@megjames.bsky.social
Los Angeles Times journalist. Wyoming Native. Lover of L.A., news stories and dogs. Life-long fascination with Grizzly Bears. #TruthMatters #JournalismMatters
“Think about how incredible our ratings would be if Fox went ALL in on STOP THE STEAL,” Fox News host Jesse Watters wrote in a text to Greg Gutfeld. Smartmatic voting systems alleges Fox News hosts went ALL in to help Trump stay in office in 2020. @latimes.com www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Fox News hosts were determined to help Trump stay in office after 2020 election, Smartmatic says
A motion filed in Smartmatic's defamation case says Fox News promoted Trump's 2020 election fraud claims despite knowing they were false.
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August 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
“Think about how incredible our ratings would be if Fox went ALL in on STOP THE STEAL,” Fox News host Jesse Watters wrote in a text to Greg Gutfeld. Smartmatic voting systems alleges Fox News hosts went ALL in to help Trump stay in office in 2020. @latimes.com www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Paramount’s $16-million settlement with President Trump “will be remembered as one of the most shameful capitulations by the press to a president in history,” - @seth-stern.bsky.social director of advocacy for the Freedom of the Press Foundation. @latimes.com www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
'Spineless capitulation.' Paramount faces backlash over its $16-million Trump settlement
Journalists and others said the payoff will embolden attacks by Trump and his allies on news outlets. Some called the settlement a stain on the proud legacy of CBS News.
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July 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Paramount’s $16-million settlement with President Trump “will be remembered as one of the most shameful capitulations by the press to a president in history,” - @seth-stern.bsky.social director of advocacy for the Freedom of the Press Foundation. @latimes.com www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Scoop: Despite telling investors that Paramount+ will have 'South Park' in July, there’s no deal in place and the satirical cartoon's streaming future is in limbo. More on Paramount’s multi-billion dollar South Park problem in @latimes.com www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Paramount's 'South Park' streaming deal is in limbo as Skydance merger drags on
Paramount wants to secure the rights to stream 'South Park,' but the deal still hasn't come to fruition as the Skydance deal is still in limbo.
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June 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Scoop: Despite telling investors that Paramount+ will have 'South Park' in July, there’s no deal in place and the satirical cartoon's streaming future is in limbo. More on Paramount’s multi-billion dollar South Park problem in @latimes.com www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
L.A. Police Chief Jim McDonnell says deployment of Marines poses a “significant” challenge to law enforcement’s efforts to protect city. There's been no formal notification about Marines. Besides, LA has about 9k sworn officers. They've made about 50 arrests. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Lack of coordination over military deployment poses 'significant' challenge as immigration protests continue
The deployment of 700 Marines comes despite California officials insistence that federal help is actually escalating tensions between authorities and protesters.
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June 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
L.A. Police Chief Jim McDonnell says deployment of Marines poses a “significant” challenge to law enforcement’s efforts to protect city. There's been no formal notification about Marines. Besides, LA has about 9k sworn officers. They've made about 50 arrests. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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From @megjames.bsky.social: Prominent lawyers join press freedom fight to thwart Paramount settlement with Trump www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Prominent lawyers join press freedom fight to thwart Paramount settlement with Trump
Prominent attorneys Abbe Lowell and Norm Eisen joined the Freedom of the Press Foundation's campaign to thwart efforts by Paramount to reach a settlement with President Trump over his "60 Minutes" law...
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June 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
From @megjames.bsky.social: Prominent lawyers join press freedom fight to thwart Paramount settlement with Trump www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
“Trading away the credibility of CBS’s news division to curry favor w/the Trump Administration is an improper and reckless act that will irreparably damage the company..," says Abbe Lowell, who is working w/ @normeisen.bsky.social to help @freedom.press' legal case. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Prominent lawyers join press freedom fight to thwart Paramount settlement with Trump
Prominent attorneys Abbe Lowell and Norm Eisen joined the Freedom of the Press Foundation's campaign to thwart efforts by Paramount to reach a settlement with President Trump over his "60 Minutes" law...
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June 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
“Trading away the credibility of CBS’s news division to curry favor w/the Trump Administration is an improper and reckless act that will irreparably damage the company..," says Abbe Lowell, who is working w/ @normeisen.bsky.social to help @freedom.press' legal case. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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Yep- the bogus summer reading list from the Chicago Sun Times is real. Here I am with it from a few minutes ago.
(Support your local library!!)
(Support your local library!!)
May 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Yep- the bogus summer reading list from the Chicago Sun Times is real. Here I am with it from a few minutes ago.
(Support your local library!!)
(Support your local library!!)
Walt Disney execs are getting some time in the sun amid growing interest in the Bob Iger succession story. Today it was the turn of Disney's parks and experiences chief, Josh D'Amaro, who spoke to Wall St.
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Disney parks boss Josh D'Amaro touts Mouse House bona fides as succession chatter rages
Observers say D'Amaro's stock has risen as a possible successor for Disney CEO Bob Iger, who is expected to retire next year.
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May 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Walt Disney execs are getting some time in the sun amid growing interest in the Bob Iger succession story. Today it was the turn of Disney's parks and experiences chief, Josh D'Amaro, who spoke to Wall St.
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Hollywood's reaction to Trump's movie tariffs: Confusion, dread & a little hope after yrs of job losses in LA. WH aide tells
@latimes.com: "It was President Trump himself who formulated the idea of using tariffs to Make Hollywood Great Again.” W/Sam Masunaga et al. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
@latimes.com: "It was President Trump himself who formulated the idea of using tariffs to Make Hollywood Great Again.” W/Sam Masunaga et al. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Hollywood's reaction to Trump's movie tariffs idea: Confusion, dread and a little hope
A day after President Trump announced a 100% tariff on films shot overseas, Hollywood reacts to the news.
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May 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Hollywood's reaction to Trump's movie tariffs: Confusion, dread & a little hope after yrs of job losses in LA. WH aide tells
@latimes.com: "It was President Trump himself who formulated the idea of using tariffs to Make Hollywood Great Again.” W/Sam Masunaga et al. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
@latimes.com: "It was President Trump himself who formulated the idea of using tariffs to Make Hollywood Great Again.” W/Sam Masunaga et al. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Among the Pulitzer Prizes awarded today: Ann Telnaes, formerly of The Washington Post, won for illustrated reporting and commentary. She resigned from The Post in January, after The Post refused to publish her cartoon depicting the paper's owner, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires bowing to Trump.
May 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Among the Pulitzer Prizes awarded today: Ann Telnaes, formerly of The Washington Post, won for illustrated reporting and commentary. She resigned from The Post in January, after The Post refused to publish her cartoon depicting the paper's owner, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires bowing to Trump.
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"It’s all part of the pattern of bullying and harassing in order to control & censor,” Dem. Commissioner Anna Gomez told @megjames.bsky.social. “... right now the actions that you’re seeing not only are contrary to the 1st Amendment but they also violate our statutes.”
How Trump’s FCC chairman is stoking the culture war
Since taking over as chairman of the communications agency, Carr has revived news bias complaints and launched probes into diversity initiatives at Comcast and Disney. This month, he blasted NBC's cov...
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May 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"It’s all part of the pattern of bullying and harassing in order to control & censor,” Dem. Commissioner Anna Gomez told @megjames.bsky.social. “... right now the actions that you’re seeing not only are contrary to the 1st Amendment but they also violate our statutes.”
“Mr. Musk has taken a chainsaw to the federal government w/no apparent regard for the law or for the people who depend on programs & agencies he so blithely destroys.” Report calculates that Musk had potential conflicts of interest topping $2 billion. @latimes.com www.latimes.com/business/sto...
Elon Musk's conflicts of interest: $2.37 billion in potential federal penalties, report says
On the day Trump took office, Elon Musk, Tesla and his other companies faced at least $2.37 billion in potential penalties from federal agencies, according to a Democratic congressional report.
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April 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“Mr. Musk has taken a chainsaw to the federal government w/no apparent regard for the law or for the people who depend on programs & agencies he so blithely destroys.” Report calculates that Musk had potential conflicts of interest topping $2 billion. @latimes.com www.latimes.com/business/sto...
Last year was a brutal one for Warner Bros. Discovery, but not for its leader David Zaslav who remains one of the most handsomely paid execs in Hollywood -- and Corporate America. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
David Zaslav's pay rises to $52 million, despite rocky year for Warner Bros. Discovery
Big changes are coming to Warner Bros. Discovery's board. Zaslav's mentor — the cable television pioneer John Malone — announced his plans to step down as a voting member.
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April 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Last year was a brutal one for Warner Bros. Discovery, but not for its leader David Zaslav who remains one of the most handsomely paid execs in Hollywood -- and Corporate America. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
A😮 read from @noahmgoldberg.bsky.social
A fake assault staged by law enforcement was only part of a much broader war between truckers and real estate developers in the Central Valley.
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Battle between California truckers leads to twisted murder-for-hire plot
Authorities claim they hired a hitman to make a business competitor "disappear." What they didn't know was that the would-be assassin was talking to the FBI.
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April 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A😮 read from @noahmgoldberg.bsky.social
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4.2 in Dublin (CA) on St. Patrick's Day ☘️
earthquake!
March 18, 2025 at 3:10 AM
4.2 in Dublin (CA) on St. Patrick's Day ☘️
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‘An emboldened president and his allies have launched a vigorous campaign to use levers of government to intimidate an increasingly fragmented and polarized media’
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Via @megjames.bsky.social
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Trump vs. the media: Press access, wild accusations and big-money lawsuits
An emboldened president and his allies have launched a vigorous campaign to use levers of government to intimidate an increasingly fragmented and polarized media, experts say.
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March 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
‘An emboldened president and his allies have launched a vigorous campaign to use levers of government to intimidate an increasingly fragmented and polarized media’
Via @megjames.bsky.social
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Via @megjames.bsky.social
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News! Miami native Tom Llamas will become anchor of 'NBC Nightly News' this year. Tom has been in the bull pen for more than a bit as NBC has been planning for a generational transition from Lester Holt at the flagship newscast.
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Tom Llamas will succeed Lester Holt as anchor of 'NBC Nightly News'
Tom Llamas will be the next anchor of "NBC Nightly News" after Lester Holt departs the role this summer.
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March 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
News! Miami native Tom Llamas will become anchor of 'NBC Nightly News' this year. Tom has been in the bull pen for more than a bit as NBC has been planning for a generational transition from Lester Holt at the flagship newscast.
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At this year's fantastic Oscars, we were all Anora clapping back at bosses and billionaires.
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Commentary: 'Anora's' Oscars triumph is a much-needed win for workers, in Hollywood and beyond
Sean Baker got his fairy-tale ending, investing his speeches with meaningful shout-outs on an Oscar night that celebrated unseen laborers as well as glamour.
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March 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
At this year's fantastic Oscars, we were all Anora clapping back at bosses and billionaires.
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In a highly unusual move, FCC and CBS release unedited '60 Minutes' Kamala Harris interview amid Trump lawsuit & FCC inquiry into news bias. CBS says the unedited portions show " '60 Minutes' broadcast was not doctored or deceitful." FCC to allow public comment. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
FCC and CBS release unedited '60 Minutes' Kamala Harris interview amid Trump lawsuit
President Trump filed a $10-billion lawsuit alleging CBS deceptively edited the Kamala Harris interview. CBS took the rare step of publicly releasing the transcripts and raw footage two days after tur...
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February 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
In a highly unusual move, FCC and CBS release unedited '60 Minutes' Kamala Harris interview amid Trump lawsuit & FCC inquiry into news bias. CBS says the unedited portions show " '60 Minutes' broadcast was not doctored or deceitful." FCC to allow public comment. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
BREAKING: FCC demands CBS turn over '60 Minutes' raw interview w/former VP Kamala Harris, incl. outtakes. The demand comes as CBS' parent entertains settlement talks to end President Trump lawsuit over the edits. First Amendment experts call it "a sad day."
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FCC demands CBS News turn over '60 Minutes' interview amid Trump lawsuit
The latest development comes as Paramount Global lawyers engaged in preliminary talks to settle the lawsuit Trump filed in October over his objection to edits to the '60 Minutes' interview with Harris...
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January 31, 2025 at 9:55 PM
BREAKING: FCC demands CBS turn over '60 Minutes' raw interview w/former VP Kamala Harris, incl. outtakes. The demand comes as CBS' parent entertains settlement talks to end President Trump lawsuit over the edits. First Amendment experts call it "a sad day."
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How Meryl Streep evacuated from the fires. This Feels ... Straight Outta Hollywood. By Alexandra Del Rosario @latimes.com www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Meryl Streep 'cut a car-sized hole in the fence,' fled fire through a neighbor's yard, nephew says
Meryl Streep’s nephew reveals how the ‘Devil Wears Prada’ star took matters into her own hands as she evacuated from her home during the L.A. County fires.
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January 29, 2025 at 1:03 AM
How Meryl Streep evacuated from the fires. This Feels ... Straight Outta Hollywood. By Alexandra Del Rosario @latimes.com www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Rupert Murdoch's 16-acre winery is perilously close to the new wildfire that broke out late Wednesday in Los Angeles' Sepulveda Pass. The 93-year-old mogul's Moraga estate, nestled in the hills of Bel Air, had an earlier brush with wildfires in 2017. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Fire breaks out along 405 Freeway in Sepulveda Pass, burning into Bel-Air
A new fire broke out Wednesday night along the 405 Freeway in Brentwood.
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January 23, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Rupert Murdoch's 16-acre winery is perilously close to the new wildfire that broke out late Wednesday in Los Angeles' Sepulveda Pass. The 93-year-old mogul's Moraga estate, nestled in the hills of Bel Air, had an earlier brush with wildfires in 2017. www.latimes.com/california/s...
NEWS: U.S. Supreme Court upholds law that calls for TikTok's shutdown in the U.S. In a unanimous opinion, justices said the 2024 law does NOT violate TikTok's 1st Amendment rights, incl. its protection for freedom of speech. @latimes.com www.latimes.com/world-nation...
Supreme Court upholds law that could force TikTok to shut down in U.S.
Congress and now the Supreme Court say TikTok must separate itself from its Chinese owners or shut down operations in the U.S.
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January 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
NEWS: U.S. Supreme Court upholds law that calls for TikTok's shutdown in the U.S. In a unanimous opinion, justices said the 2024 law does NOT violate TikTok's 1st Amendment rights, incl. its protection for freedom of speech. @latimes.com www.latimes.com/world-nation...
David Lynch, surrealist filmmaker known for ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Blue Velvet,’ has died. He was a true genius. Lynch was evacuated last week from his home due to the California wildfires. 🔥
January 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
David Lynch, surrealist filmmaker known for ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Blue Velvet,’ has died. He was a true genius. Lynch was evacuated last week from his home due to the California wildfires. 🔥
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Our timeline of the fires using satellite imagery from the past 24 hours:
Satellite images show how fires exploded across L.A. in just a few hours
Satellite images show when the major fires, the Eaton, Palisades and Hurst fires, were first visible from space. See the timeline.
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January 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Our timeline of the fires using satellite imagery from the past 24 hours: