Media Matters weekly newsletter, May 8, 2026
Media Matters weekly newsletter, May 8 WRITTEN BY JASON CAMPBELL PUBLISHED 05/08/26 10:58 AM EDT Welcome back to Media Matters’ weekly newsletter. This week: While local media cover the impacts of rising gas prices (like on meal deliveries for seniors or for Mother's Day bouquets ), Fox personalities minimize Americans’ pain at the pump. The Iran war continues to fracture right-wing media as prices keep going up. Right-wing media figures call to strip citizenship from large swaths of Americans. If you want this delivered straight to your inbox, subscribe here . Jump to section This week's infighting Callers into Megyn Kelly ’s show are frustrated with Trump’s economy, and they’re voicing their anger on her show. One caller said people “want [Trump] to focus on America’s needs and wants and gas prices and housing and the economy, and he’s not doing t...
