Jeremy Barr

Washington, D.C.

Media news reporter

Education: University of Maryland, MA in journalism; Emory University, BA in political science and sociology

Jeremy Barr covers the media industry for The Washington Post. Prior to joining The Post in June 2020, he covered the media industry for the Hollywood Reporter, Politico New York and Advertising Age.
Latest from Jeremy Barr

At NBC and MSNBC, questions swirl over the Ronna McDaniel hire

MSNBC President Rashida Jones told hosts they didn’t have to book Ronna McDaniel. But people familiar with the hiring said she helped court the former RNC chair.

March 28, 2024
Ronna McDaniel in Washington in 2022.

NBC reverses decision to hire Ronna McDaniel after on-air backlash

MSNBC’s biggest stars, including Rachel Maddow and Joe Scarborough, had lambasted the hiring of former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor Monday.

March 26, 2024
Ronna McDaniel at a GOP debate in Simi Valley, Calif., last year.

NBC facing on-air ‘insurrection’ over hiring of Ronna McDaniel

Rachel Maddow, other MSNBC hosts raised on-air objections Monday, saying the former RNC chair’s past support of election-fraud claims should disqualify her as a paid pundit

March 25, 2024
MSNBC hosts from Joe Scarborough to Rachel Maddow lined up on Monday to criticize NBC's decision to hire former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel as paid pundit.

On Fox News, Steve Doocy has become the unexpected voice of dissent

Steve Doocy, the affable longtime “Fox & Friends” host, is challenging GOP orthodoxy to the dismay of Sean Hannity, Donald Trump and other Republicans leaders

March 22, 2024
Steve Doocy, on set in August at Fox News studios in New York, has become more critical of Republicans, including former president Donald Trump, over the past year on “Fox & Friends.”

Don Lemon says Elon Musk canceled X deal after taping an interview together

Don Lemon had a deal for a show on X. But he says Elon Musk canceled it after Lemon interviewed him for the debut episode.

March 13, 2024
Don Lemon at the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington, D.C., in 2022.

More than 32 million people watched Biden’s State of the Union address

Viewership of President Biden’s address to Congress was up approximately 18 percent from last year’s speech.

March 8, 2024
President Biden during the State of the Union address Thursday.

Rupert Murdoch is engaged again. No, seriously.

The soon-to-be 93-year-old media mogul is engaged to Elan Zhukova. They plan to marry in the summer.

March 7, 2024
Rupert Murdoch at the U.S. Open final in New York in 2017.

A top pipeline for local journalists is saying no to hedge funds

Report for America subsidizes journalist salaries at hundreds of newspapers. But it wants to stop aiding media investors it says are undermining journalism.

March 6, 2024
Gannett is one of the chains that Report for America has decided to stop working with.

Journalist Catherine Herridge held in contempt for not revealing source

Catherine Herridge, a former reporter for CBS and Fox News, was ordered to pay $800 a day in a case that had triggered alarm for press advocates

February 29, 2024
Former Fox News and CBS reporter Catherine Herridge, shown in Washington in April 2022, is being held in contempt of court for refusing to reveal her sources for a story about a Chinese American scientist.

Mehdi Hasan launches his own media company after leaving MSNBC

Hasan, whose MSNBC cancellation triggered an outpouring from fans, follows other political pundits who have struck out on their own.

February 28, 2024
Mehdi Hasan in New York in August.