| | | | | Thankful for a free press | | | What are you thankful for? For this Thanksgiving edition of the newsletter, I asked a few media A-listers... | | Don Lemon: "I'm thankful for the fourth estate. If there ever was a time..."
Sean Hannity: "I am so thankful for the simple things in life. Family, health, and living in the greatest country God gave man. These are things we should never take for granted, and I am very appreciative of these gifts. Also to be honest, I am thankful that HRC LOST, and we can now hopefully stop America's decline."
Arianna Huffington: "What I'm most thankful for are my daughters. Getting to watch their lives unfold is not something I take for granted. Another thing I'm thankful for at the moment is the impending birth (or at least impending launch) of my new baby, Thrive Global — due date, six days after Thanksgiving."
Jorge Ramos: "I'm thankful for spending these days with the ones I love. I'm thankful for this country that gave me the opportunities I couldn't get in my country of origin. I left Mexico, in part, because of censorship. So I'm also very thankful for the press freedom I enjoy here every single day. I really cherish it."
Janice Min: "Earnest answer? I am thankful for a free press that can question everything about its government and itself without punishment. Superficial answer? I am thankful I am not getting on a plane this weekend and can go to the beach in sunny LA." | | Who's ready to talk about Trump at Thanksgiving? | | | Here's fodder for Thanksgiving morning newscasts. CNN polling director Jennifer Agiesta writes: Republicans "are generally eager to discuss" politics over Thanksgiving dinner, "with 58% on board to do so, but 63% of Democrats say they want no part of it." That's according to a new CNN/ORC poll. Overall, 53% of respondents say they're dreading the conversation. "A minority, 43%, say they are eager to delve into politics with their stuffing." Details... | | On Sunday's "Reliable Sources" | | | Set your DVR now: Sunday's guest list includes incoming Associated Press executive editor Sally Buzbee, Walter Isaacson, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Richard Tofel, Charles Cooke, Ezra Klein, Tim O'Brien, and Michael D'Antonio... | | | Programming note: The newsletter will be back next week... But Dylan Byers and Tom Kludt will be running the ship while I'm swimming in the Pacific... 🌊 | | | Megyn Kelly's "Settle for More" will debut at #1 on the NYT's nonfiction best sellers list. Bill O'Reilly's "Killing the Rising Sun," which was #1 last week, slips to #2. (Remember how O'Reilly wondered aloud last week if there'd be a market for Kelly's book? Turns out there is!) Bernie Sanders' post-campaign book debuts at #3... | | NYT's "100 Notable Books of 2016" | | | This will come in handy on my vacation: the NYT just released its notable books list. Jane Mayer, Matthew Desmond, Andrew Solomon, Joseph Lelyveld, Robert F. Worth, Ed Yong, and Lauren Collins are among the authors on the nonfiction list... | | Countdown clock of the day | | | "TURKEY LEARNS FATE" -- this was John Berman's wish come true: | | | Trump press conference watch | | | Fifteen days have passed since Election Day. Most presidents-elect hold a news conference within days of being elected. But Trump still hasn't held a presser... | | ICYMI: Committee to Protect Journalists dinner | | | At Tuesday night's Committee to Protect Journalists dinner, David Remnick said "there are more than 240 journalists held behind bars globally," the highest number ever recorded by the committee. Many of the journalists and media execs in attendance spoke about threats to press freedom in both the United States and repressive regimes. Here's my story about Remnick, Jeff Zucker, and Christiane Amanpour's remarks... | | | Disney anticipating $80-$85 million opening weekend for "Moana" | | Frank Pallotta emails: "Moana," Disney's latest animated musical starring newcomer Auli'i Cravalho as the titular Polynesian princess, sails into theaters this weekend with big box office expectations -- possibly one of the biggest Thanksgiving holiday openings of all time.
Why? Well, you have Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson playing demi-god Maui, Lin-Manuel Miranda writing songs (finally you can get a ticket to a Miranda musical!), and it's being released in the middle of a Disney Animation rebirth that has seen films like "Frozen" and "Zootopia" take over the box office.
Plus, it's freezing in New York and who doesn't want to go to Hawaii in November?
Read Frank's full box office preview piece here... | | | Brian Lowry emails: Disney should have a lot to be thankful for with "Moana," which features a Broadway-ready score thanks to, among others, Lin-Manuel Miranda. Read the full review here... | | | Brian Lowry emails: It's a fair bet there will be a lot of Thanksgiving-weekend binge viewing of Netflix's "Gilmore Girls" revival — either with family, or to help avoid them. But while the update makes perfect sense for the service's business model, there are some structural problems creatively with the four 90-minute-episode format... Read more here... | | By Lisa France:
-- If you tire of food and family on Thanksgiving, here are just a few of the things you can watch instead. Because who wouldn't pick a 600 episode marathon of "The Simpsons" over arguing over politics?
-- Justin Bieber has been no stranger to troubles in the past, but lately things had been pretty quiet for him. Now he's being accused of punching a fan in Barcelona...
-- On Tuesday night the Atlanta Hawks basketball game turned into the Gucci Mane show when the rapper used the Kiss Cam to propose to his longtime girlfriend with a reported 25 carat diamond ring. It gave all new meaning to his hit song "Icy..."
-- This season's "Dancing With the Stars" winner continued the tradition of an athlete snagging the Mirrorball trophy... Here's what happened... | | | What do you like about this newsletter? What do you dislike? Send your feedback to reliablesources@cnn.com. We'll be back next week... | | | Get Reliable Sources, a comprehensive summary of the most important media news, delivered to your inbox every afternoon. | | | | | |
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