Muzzling Big Bird: Trump Tries to Silence the 'Liberal Media' of PBS and NPR

By Brian Lowry

The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement and efforts to defund public broadcasting might not appear linked at first blush, but they both reflect the same attitude:

So what if we accidentally deport the wrong guy to get “the bad people” out, or kill Big Bird because we don’t like what they say about us on “PBS NewsHour?”

Film Industry Adds 2,000 Jobs in April

By Sean Burch

The motion picture industry introduced 2,000 jobs in April — a welcome sight after a downturn in March — as Friday’s U.S. jobs report came in stronger than anticipated.

In April, the U.S. added 177,000 new jobs across the country, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics — easily surpassing the 133,000 projected by Dow Jones, according to CNBC.

Grading Trump's Economy at 100 Days: Media Business Experts Say the President Is Failing

By Lucas Manfredi and Sean Burch

How has President Trump handled the economy in his first 100 days back in the White House? Multiple experts in the business of media and entertainment spoke to TheWrap and graded the president poorly, with one giving the president an “F” and another calling his tariff policy “an unmitigated disaster.”

Since the president was inaugurated on Jan. 20, three major stock indexes — the Nasdaq, Dow Jones, and S&P 500 — have all declined at least 6.30%. Heading into Friday, the markets have calmed down a bit recently, with the S&P 500 declining 1.16% and the Dow Jones declining 3.48% since “Liberation Day,” while the tech-heavy Nasdaq is actually up 0.62%.