Scenes From the Knives-Out Feud Between Barbara Walters and Diane Sawyer

Johnson Plays Chicken • Librarians in Limbo • Reflections on Columbine [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Scenes From the Knives-Out Feud Between Barbara Walters and Diane Sawyer Good morning from the Hive newsroom. There are too many personal feuds to count in broadcast media. But few will ever hold a candle to the bygone rivalry between Barbara Walters and Diane Sawyer, who spent decades scheming to outdo each other as anchors at ABC News, as Susan Page [details]( in an excerpt from her new book, The Rulebreaker. “At ABC, it was a free-for-all,” she writes. “Whoever could land a big guest got them.” Elsewhere, on the 25th anniversary of Columbine, author Dave Cullen joins Brian Stelter on the latest [episode]( of Inside the Hive to reflect on what made the massacre such a turning point in American history. Plus, Bess Levin [catches]( RFK Jr.’s family endorsing Joe Biden in the presidential race. Thanks for reading. [Image may contain: Diane Sawyer, Barbara Walters, Computer Hardware, Electronics, Hardware, Monitor, Screen, and People]( [Scenes From the Knives-Out Feud Between Barbara Walters and Diane Sawyer]( By [Susan Page]( [The rivalry was the “talk of the town” at ABC, where the two TV icons spent years poaching each other’s best guests, chronicles Susan Page in an excerpt from her new book, The Rulebreaker.]( [Read more button](   [25 Years After Columbine: Why the Massacre Was a Turning Point for America]( By [Brian Stelter]( [Columbine author Dave Cullen reflects on the cultural impact of the Colorado school shooting—and why he keeps coming back to the story. Plus: Dan Adler on the Trump trial.]( [Read more button](   [A Comically Large Number of Kennedys Endorse Joe Biden, Not RFK Jr., for President]( By [Bess Levin]( [That’s got to hurt.]( [Read more button](   [Mike Johnson’s Game of Chicken]( By [Eric Lutz]( [The House Speaker is forging ahead with his Ukraine aid package, motion-to-vacate fears be damned. “When you do the right thing,” he said, “you let the chips fall where they may.”]( [Read more button](   [17 States Are Considering Laws That Would Imprison Librarians]( By [Bess Levin]( [Meanwhile, Ron DeSantis has been forced to limit certain Floridians to only one book-banning attempt per month.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast