Jen Psaki's expected deal ruffles feathers inside NBC

Oliver Darcy reports that White House press secretary Jen Psaki's expected move to MSNBC is creating "an awkward dynamic" among some NBC staffers.

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White House miffed by press corps' Covid coverage?

Brian Stelter talks with Katherine Wu of The Atlantic about why she calls this spring the first "so what?" wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Plus, they discuss a report that the White House wants the press corps to spend more time covering impending pandemic funding shortfalls.

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How Zelensky's TV background is helping him now

The Ukrainian president's chief of staff "is a former television producer," and "some of the other people around him are producers and scriptwriters," Anne Applebaum says. "That means that they're thinking all the time about what's the best way to tell the story" of Russia's invasion and Ukraine's defense.

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Warner Bros. Discovery: A new media giant

Brian Stelter reports that the merger between WarnerMedia and Discovery has taken effect. Claire Atkinson says management's goal will be creating "a streaming service that is really going to challenge Netflix and Disney."

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Swisher on Musk: 'He's not the king of Twitter'

Kara Swisher, Claire Atkinson and Oliver Darcy discuss Elon Musk's big investment and board seat at Twitter. "He can't just decree things," Swisher says. Still, "he has a big voice," Atkinson adds.

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