MSNBC featured an op-ed by Marc Ambinder on why the upcoming Conservative Political Action Conference won't push back against former President Trump's election lies. "CPAC is a chance to lead part of the base out of the abyss. That's not going to happen," he wrote.
The Wall Street Journal cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the percentage of women who are songwriters or music producers.
The Los Angeles Times quoted Roberto Suro on the new immigration bill introduced by Democrats. “This is the White House signaling to the Hill, ‘We haven’t given up on comprehensive immigration reform,’” he said.
ABC News Los Angeles affiliate KABC-TV featured Allissa Richardson on the shift toward activism among people of color in California. "You have a combination of student efforts that have banded together with labor groups that make the activist atmosphere a bit more special," she said.
The Associated Press quoted Martin Kaplan about Rush Limbaugh's influence on political discourse. “What he did was to bring a paranoia and really mean, nasty rhetoric and hyperpartisanship into the mainstream,” he said.
CBS This Morning cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the very high percentage of male artists on Billboard's year-end country chart between 2014 and 2018.
The Los Angeles Business Journal quoted Allissa Richardson on the importance of the Los Angeles Sentinel for L.A.'s Black community.
The Charleston Gazette-Mail quoted Christina Bellantoni in a story about how West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has handled COVID-19 messaging in his state.
The New York Times cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the percentage of men on recent year-end country music charts.
ABC News Los Angeles affiliate KABC-TV featured Roberto Suro on the value of California's cultural diversity. "It's our people that have made California from the start, and it's our people that will make California in the future," he said.
In an essay discussing the film Framing Britney Spears, Refinery29 cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the percentage of film critics who are white men.
CNN quoted Dan Schnur on the efforts to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom. If the recall qualifies, Newsom "will be in the voters' crosshairs," Schnur said.