Lee Spieckerman: “Prohibiting TV broadcast groups from at least approaching the reach of the big networks dramatically diminishes their ability to invest in more non-network programming options for viewers, become serious contenders in the burgeoning streaming marketplace and effectively compete with the networks and digital titans. How can that possibly be in the public interest?”

Ken LaCorte: “Two weeks before the 2016 presidential election, as the editorial head of Fox News online, I reviewed a draft news story that said porn actress Stormy Daniels had confirmed having an affair with Donald Trump a decade earlier. The only problem was … Stormy hadn’t said that.”

Democrats are shunning the network for their debates. Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan calls that a mild, reasonable step that recognizes the reality that Fox News shouldn’t be treated as an honest broker of political news.

Accuracy in Media’s Carrie Sheffield: “In order to unify our country and rebuild our civic fabric, we must address this lack of trust in the media that Logan identifies. Trump calls out media bias and is the strongest industry watchdog that conservatives have had in decades. This in part helps explain his sky high approval ratings among Republicans. Even if journalists dislike him, they owe it to the American people to respect and give a fuller picture of his policy approach. They need to quit playing the role of activist and stick to the role of reporter.”

The way we watch TV shows and movies has been forever transformed by mobile devices and the video-on-demand industry. But another surprising consequence of these developments is that the way people consume sports content is also dramatically shifting. This change may raise concerns about the future of sports media, but it actually points to countless new opportunities to engage fans in new ways — and to create a more seamless viewer experience.

CNN’s Brian Stelter: “I used to think the transparency of Twitter helped improve trust in media. I think that’s true around the edges. But I’m leaning toward the Silicon Valley exec’s view that the incessant tweeting undermines trust. ‘You guys are down in the mud with the bots and the bad faith actors,’ the tech exec said.”

Dan Shelley, RTDNA executive director: “In a year-end column I wrote in the closing days of 2017, I said: ‘It pains me greatly to predict that the nearly unprecedented attacks on press freedom we experienced in 2017 will continue for at least the next year in the United States.’ Now, as 2018 comes to a close, I fully acknowledge that last year’s prognostication is a rare case in which I am not happy to have been right. To be sure, there are indicators of optimism for 2019, but it’s important to acknowledge this year’s problems to put those predictors in perspective.”