60 Minutes, FCC, Budget-Slashing: This Week in Media

What did media critics across the spectrum focus on this week?

The Right's Focus: "He has a lot of competition in the media, but few have as big a stage as 60 Minutes elder Scott Pelley. As he continues to step up his attacks on President Donald Trump and the new administration, Pelley is elbowing aside all others to emerge as Trump’s loudest TV critic," wrote columnist Paul Bedard for the Washington Examiner (Lean Right bias).

The Left's Focus: "Media and Democracy Project (MAD) filed an appeal to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) after Trump-appointed commissioner Brendan Carr revived Biden-era petitions against liberal networks but not its effort to deny Fox Corporation a broadcast license for one of its local TV stations," wrote David Gilmour for Mediaite (Lean Left).

The Center's Focus: "What President Trump is doing in trying to shrink the size of government is popular – even if his billionaire budget-slasher, Elon Musk, is not – and many of the court battles are likely to be resolved in his favor," wrote Howard Kurtz (Center) for Fox News (Right). "But the equation is turned on its head when actual people feel the impact. And the media start highlighting sad cases of devastated folks. And Republican lawmakers start objecting to the cutbacks that hit home."