A Look Inside the Trump Campaign’s Relationship With the Media

Hanging With Caitlin Clark • ABC News Feud • Columbine at 25 [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( A Look Inside the Trump Campaign’s Relationship With the Media Good Saturday morning! Back in 2016, if I wanted to cover a Donald Trump rally—like [this one]( in Rock Hill, South Carolina—I’d have to wait in line with his supporters and grab a spot in the general admission section. That’s because HuffPost, where I worked, was one of a number of news outlets being denied press credentials and the event access that comes along with it. We’re not seeing such blanket bans in 2024, but Charlotte Klein [reports]( how the Trump team has recently denied press credentials to individual journalists from several publications (including Vanity Fair). “It’s much more picky-choosy,” says one reporter. Elsewhere, this week, Tom Kludt [spent time]( with basketball phenom Caitlin Clark in the hours before she became the first pick in the WNBA draft; Brian Stelter [caught up]( with Dan Adler, who has been covering the Trump hush money trial, on Inside the Hive, while also reflecting on the 25th anniversary of Columbine with author Dave Cullen; and Meena Ganesan [spoke]( with historian Doris Kearns Goodwin about her new book on marriage and the tumult of the ’60s. Plus, we published [an exclusive excerpt]( from Susan Page’s biography of Barbara Walters, detailing the TV icon’s feud with fellow ABC News star Diane Sawyer. Thanks for reading and we’ll see you back Monday. —Michael Calderone, editor [Image may contain: Accessories, Glasses, Formal Wear, Tie, Electrical Device, Microphone, Camera, Electronics, and Car]( [Trump Campaign Denies Press Credentials for Several Journalists]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [Reporters from The Washington Post, Axios, and Vanity Fair have recently been rejected, though blanket bans, à la 2016, don’t appear to be happening. (“It’s much more picky-choosy,” says one journalist.) The Trump team responds: We’re “the most press-friendly and accessible.”]( [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](   [Behind the Scenes With Caitlin Clark on WNBA Draft Day: “I Definitely Know There’s Eyeballs on Me”]( By [Tom Kludt]( [Vanity Fair catches Caitlin Clark in the eye of a media storm, as she gets primped before taking the stage Monday night. The women’s hoops phenom talks about going pro and driving unprecedented interest to the sport. “I feel like I’m relatable,” she says.]( [Read more button](   [Meditations on Love, Death, and History With Doris Kearns Goodwin]( By [Meena Ganesan]( [In an interview with Vanity Fair, the presidential historian reflects on her whirlwind marriage, the tumult of the ’60s, and the through line of chronicling America’s giants. “They wanted to be able to accomplish something worthwhile,” she says, “so their story could be told after they die.”]( [Read more button](   [Image may contain: Tie, Accessories, Accessory, Electrical Device, Microphone, Human, Person, Suit, Coat, and Clothing]( [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. At the same time, confesses Sawyer, “We spent a lot of time laughing and forging a real friendship.”]( [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