Matthew Keys
@matthewkeys.net
Journalist who covers the transformation of the media industry after working in it for years. Previously worked for Reuters, Disney-ABC, Tribune Media.
Sacramento = Home. Light the Beam 🔦🟣
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Sacramento = Home. Light the Beam 🔦🟣
🌐: matthewkeys.net
✏️: @thedesk.net
📧: [email protected]
New year, new headshot.
Feel like the phone is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.
Feel like the phone is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.
January 12, 2026 at 8:36 PM
New year, new headshot.
Feel like the phone is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.
Feel like the phone is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.
January 12, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Sometimes I take a good photo.
January 12, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Sometimes I take a good photo.
Part of the public’s distrust in the media is due to reporters and editors dancing around the obvious.
The video doesn’t “raise questions” — it proves Trump and Noem are lying about the ICE shooting, which everyone can see for themselves.
📸: @washingtonpost.com
The video doesn’t “raise questions” — it proves Trump and Noem are lying about the ICE shooting, which everyone can see for themselves.
📸: @washingtonpost.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Part of the public’s distrust in the media is due to reporters and editors dancing around the obvious.
The video doesn’t “raise questions” — it proves Trump and Noem are lying about the ICE shooting, which everyone can see for themselves.
📸: @washingtonpost.com
The video doesn’t “raise questions” — it proves Trump and Noem are lying about the ICE shooting, which everyone can see for themselves.
📸: @washingtonpost.com
The 12/21 broadcast of "60 Minutes" — the one that was supposed to include the CECOT story — attracted 10.35 million viewers, per Nielsen.
The next comparable broadcast, on 1/4/26, had 8.793 million viewers, an audience drop of 15 percent, according to Nielsen data.
Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick...
The next comparable broadcast, on 1/4/26, had 8.793 million viewers, an audience drop of 15 percent, according to Nielsen data.
Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick...
January 7, 2026 at 10:41 PM
The 12/21 broadcast of "60 Minutes" — the one that was supposed to include the CECOT story — attracted 10.35 million viewers, per Nielsen.
The next comparable broadcast, on 1/4/26, had 8.793 million viewers, an audience drop of 15 percent, according to Nielsen data.
Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick...
The next comparable broadcast, on 1/4/26, had 8.793 million viewers, an audience drop of 15 percent, according to Nielsen data.
Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick...
Beautiful shot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on CNN.
December 31, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Beautiful shot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on CNN.
I got a photo with Slamson!
December 28, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I got a photo with Slamson!
A new report from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep. John Garamendi and other lawmakers claims the Trump administration took more than $2 billion earmarked for the U.S. military and diverted it to immigration-related initiatives.
PDF: www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
PDF: www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
December 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A new report from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep. John Garamendi and other lawmakers claims the Trump administration took more than $2 billion earmarked for the U.S. military and diverted it to immigration-related initiatives.
PDF: www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
PDF: www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
"Is Pete Buttigieg Really Gay?" is one of the chapters in the video.
The video is more than two hours long.
It is sponsored by anti-abortion company PreBorn.
The video is more than two hours long.
It is sponsored by anti-abortion company PreBorn.
December 4, 2025 at 4:04 AM
"Is Pete Buttigieg Really Gay?" is one of the chapters in the video.
The video is more than two hours long.
It is sponsored by anti-abortion company PreBorn.
The video is more than two hours long.
It is sponsored by anti-abortion company PreBorn.
Tucker Carlson is promoting his interview with Milo Yiannopoulos as one with an "experienced gay person."
December 4, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Tucker Carlson is promoting his interview with Milo Yiannopoulos as one with an "experienced gay person."
Source: Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Disney CEO Bob Iger have discussed the ongoing dispute involving YouTube TV and Disney's ESPN, ABC and other channels.
Disney is hoping to reach an agreement before Thursday morning, when it releases its fiscal Q4 2025 earnings report.
Disney is hoping to reach an agreement before Thursday morning, when it releases its fiscal Q4 2025 earnings report.
November 13, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Source: Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Disney CEO Bob Iger have discussed the ongoing dispute involving YouTube TV and Disney's ESPN, ABC and other channels.
Disney is hoping to reach an agreement before Thursday morning, when it releases its fiscal Q4 2025 earnings report.
Disney is hoping to reach an agreement before Thursday morning, when it releases its fiscal Q4 2025 earnings report.
"I'm here to talk to everybody, not just you! I mean, you look cute, but I am married! Michelle's fine, too!"
OMG, Obama.
OMG, Obama.
November 1, 2025 at 11:37 PM
"I'm here to talk to everybody, not just you! I mean, you look cute, but I am married! Michelle's fine, too!"
OMG, Obama.
OMG, Obama.
Noticed quite a few errors in Deadline over the past few weeks...
...like this one, where they forgot to edit out their, well, Google Docs edits.
Sign of the times, I guess.
...like this one, where they forgot to edit out their, well, Google Docs edits.
Sign of the times, I guess.
November 1, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Noticed quite a few errors in Deadline over the past few weeks...
...like this one, where they forgot to edit out their, well, Google Docs edits.
Sign of the times, I guess.
...like this one, where they forgot to edit out their, well, Google Docs edits.
Sign of the times, I guess.
#BREAKING: All three FCC Commissioners have voted to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that effectively sets the stage for the United States to wind down its current digital broadcast standard in favor of NextGen TV.
October 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
#BREAKING: All three FCC Commissioners have voted to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that effectively sets the stage for the United States to wind down its current digital broadcast standard in favor of NextGen TV.
October 25, 2025 at 6:31 AM
It is absolutely wild to me that our current and future civic leaders openly admit to using ChatGPT to solicit advice on policy matters.
(Apparently, journalists do, too, as Fox's Martha MacCallum acknowledged.)
(Apparently, journalists do, too, as Fox's Martha MacCallum acknowledged.)
October 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
It is absolutely wild to me that our current and future civic leaders openly admit to using ChatGPT to solicit advice on policy matters.
(Apparently, journalists do, too, as Fox's Martha MacCallum acknowledged.)
(Apparently, journalists do, too, as Fox's Martha MacCallum acknowledged.)
#BREAKING: Fox News Channel, ABC News, CBS News and NBC News say they will NOT sign the Pentagon's new policy that requires journalists to not solicit information from military employees.
October 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
#BREAKING: Fox News Channel, ABC News, CBS News and NBC News say they will NOT sign the Pentagon's new policy that requires journalists to not solicit information from military employees.
“Ghost” is on our local PBS member station tonight.
October 12, 2025 at 3:51 AM
“Ghost” is on our local PBS member station tonight.
It's almost like Katie Porter and Donald Trump read the same "How to Handle the Media" textbook.
October 9, 2025 at 4:24 AM
It's almost like Katie Porter and Donald Trump read the same "How to Handle the Media" textbook.
Sometimes, the jokes write themselves.
October 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Sometimes, the jokes write themselves.
Hours after this story was published, Univision CEO Daniel Alegre posted a photo of himself next to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr thanking him for advocating for the "Hispanic voice and their access to critical news and information."
Univision is still off YouTube TV.
Univision is still off YouTube TV.
October 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Hours after this story was published, Univision CEO Daniel Alegre posted a photo of himself next to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr thanking him for advocating for the "Hispanic voice and their access to critical news and information."
Univision is still off YouTube TV.
Univision is still off YouTube TV.