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Michael M. Grynbaum

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Michael M. Grynbaum

@grynbaum

I write for The New York Times. My book about Condé Nast, Empire of the Elite, is out now. "Juicy, illuminating & relentless in its reporting" –Town & Country

New York, NY

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Joined January 2009

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Michael M. Grynbaum
@grynbaum
Jun 28, 2025
Anna Wintour is giving up (some) control at Vogue. The days of opulent magazines are over. So why do we keep recreating Condé Nast's status-obsessed world? Read the 1st excerpt from my new book nytimes.com/2025/06/27/bus… And you can preorder here! simonandschuster.com/books/Empire-o…
The Concorde-and-Caviar Era of Condé Nast, When Magazines Ruled the Earth
From nytimes.com
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Michael M. Grynbaum
@grynbaum
Apr 28, 2025
“60 Minutes” directly criticized its corporate owners in the final moments of tonight’s show. “Paramount began to supervise our content in ways,” Scott Pelley said. “None of our stories have been blocked, but Bill [Owens] felt he lost the independence that journalism required.”
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Michael M. Grynbaum
@grynbaum
Jan 20, 2021
On Fox, Chris Wallace says Biden sent a message that "especially us in the media must note": "Whether it's us on the air, on cable or broadcast, whether it's us on social media, on our Twitter accounts: understanding that we have to deal from facts, from the truth."
Michael M. Grynbaum
@grynbaum
Feb 6, 2021
TRUMP statement on LOU DOBBS: “Lou Dobbs is and was great. Nobody loves America more than Lou. He had a large and loyal following that will be watching closely for his next move, and that following includes me.” – Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States
Michael M. Grynbaum
@grynbaum
Aug 5, 2021
CNN terminated "three employees who were coming to the office unvaccinated," per memo from Jeff Zucker. "We have a zero-tolerance policy on this."
Michael M. Grynbaum
@grynbaum
Nov 4, 2020
On Fox News, politics editor Chris Stirewalt says: "Lawsuits, schmawsuits. We haven't seen any evidence yet that there's anything wrong."
Michael M. Grynbaum
@grynbaum
Nov 30, 2021
NEW: Chris Cuomo has been suspended indefinitely by CNN, "pending further evaluation." Story coming shortly.
Michael M. Grynbaum
@grynbaum
Oct 6, 2025
Here's the letter Bari Weiss sent just now to all CBS News employees:
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Michael M. Grynbaum
@grynbaum
Apr 18, 2019
Chris Wallace on Fox: "The Attorney General seemed almost to be acting as the counselor for the defense, the counselor for the president, rather than the Attorney General, talking about his motives, his emotions... Really, as I say, making a case for the president."
Michael M. Grynbaum
@grynbaum
Mar 13, 2020
Trish Regan's Fox Business show is "on hiatus until further notice," network tells me, citing a shift in staff resources to "critical market hours." Regan was widely criticized earlier this week for a monologue calling the coronavirus "another attempt to impeach the president.”
Michael M. Grynbaum
@grynbaum
Jul 6, 2020
NBC: Ratings for Sunday's NASCAR race were 39 percent higher than last year's average viewership.
Michael M. Grynbaum
@grynbaum
Oct 12, 2020
New York Times, Wall Street Journal & Washington Post are among the major outlets that have declined to assign reporters to travel with Mr. Trump this week, saying they lack assurance that basic safety precautions are in place.
As Trump Flouts Safety Protocols, News Outlets Balk at Close Coverage (Published 2020)
From nytimes.com
Michael M. Grynbaum
@grynbaum
May 12, 2017
Striking words from Fox News's Chris Wallace:
Michael M. Grynbaum
@grynbaum
Aug 21, 2020
Chris Wallace on Fox News: "an enormously effective speech" that "blew a hole" in Trump's attempts to depict Biden as feeble. "Donald Trump is gonna have to run against a candidate, not a caricature," Wallace said.