Alexandra Steigrad

About the Author

Alexandra Steigrad is the media reporter for The Post's business section. She covers everything from TV, entertainment and streaming to music and digital media and print. Before joining The Post in 2017, Steigrad wrote and edited Women's Wear Daily's media column. She also covered the fashion industry during her 9-year-tenure at WWD. Previously, she covered general news and culture for Reuters in its Paris bureau. She has a master's degree from the Medill School of Journalism and a BA from Wellesley College.

The Archive

How CNN plans to buck tradition during Biden-Trump debate: report

CNN reportedly plans to run commercials during its coverage of the debate between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump -- bucking a decades-old tradition.

Ex-NYT reporter Nellie Bowles rips paper's 'insane' cancel culture, says editor called her spouse Bari Weiss a 'f---ing Nazi'

Bowles is the author of the new book "Morning After the Revolution," which documents how the leftist ideology that has gained so much momentum in recent years hasn't actually worked...

Sony reportedly in talks to buy Queen’s music catalog for staggering $1 billion

Sony is reportedly teaming up with another unnamed investor on the staggering offer, which would also cover merchandising and other business opportunities.

Daily Beast boss Joanna Coles scrambles to recruit ex-CNN host Brian Stelter amid massive layoffs: sources

Newly-installed Daily Beast boss Joanna Coles is scrambling to hire boldface names like ousted CNN host Brian Stelter – as she sharpens the ax to slash more than a third...

Media Matters hit with sweeping layoffs after defamation suit by Elon Musk, federal probes

The billionaire mogul sued the Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization for defamation last November, and the suit led to federal probes by Republican Attorneys General Ken Paxton of Texas and Andrew...

DOJ sues Live Nation over high prices, seeks to break up Ticketmaster merger

The DOJ and a group of 30 states and the District of Columbia argued the big concert promoter and Ticketmaster illegally inflated concert ticket prices and hurt artists.

CNN primetime ratings hit three-decade low as Mark Thompson searches for a strategy: 'He's thrown in towel regarding cable'

The cable channel, which touts itself as "the most trusted name in news," drew just 83,000 viewers aged 25 to 54 during the week of May 13-19 from 8 to...

Puck News slammed by GOP donor for falsely reporting he's married to Matt Gaetz's sister

A Republican donor slammed Puck News after it wrote an error-filled story about him -- including that the whiz is married to Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz's sister.

'GMA3' host's tight biker-shorts controversy result of ABC laying off social media 'nannies,' staffers say

The Post reported Wednesday that ABC News brass have raised alarms over the photos of Morgan posing in skin-tight bike shorts -- drawing a tide of racy responses including fire,...

ABC execs alarmed over 'GMA3' host's skin-tight biker shorts pics: 'Little to the imagination'

The images of Morgan show the affable anchor's "package" is on full display -- and make for an uncomfortable fit with ABC's corporate parent Disney, sources said.

How Parler's ex-CEO is looking to fix social media -- with a new app called Hedgehog

"The fringe left and the fringe right, that's not our target demographic," Matze said. "They probably don't want to have those good-faith discussions, the debate and the discourse that we...

Poppy Harlow's offer to stay at CNN was an 'obvious demotion': sources

Former "CNN This Morning" anchor Poppy Harlow parted ways with the struggling cable news network after turning down an "obvious demotion," The Post has learned.

Disney to cap Marvel output at 3 movies per year to focus on 'quality'

Disney said it will release no more than three Marvel movies and up to two Disney+ shows each year as it focuses on "quality" following criticism that the company has...

Business Insider editor in chief tells staffers he is stepping down

Nicholas Carlson said the decision has "nothing to do with any criticism" of BI's "journalism," and that he will be working on projects with parent company Axel Springer.

ABC News boss Kim Godwin 'badmouthing' new boss was 'last straw': sources

Embattled ABC News president Kim Godwin stepped down after she was caught "badmouthing" her new boss -- the "last straw" in a "confluence" of bad decisions that included the bungled...

Ad execs tout TikTok's benefits for businesses in cringeworthy video

The timing of the video raised some eyebrows given the current bipartisan push on Capitol Hill to crack down on TikTok over national security concerns.

Embattled ABC News president steps down: sources

“I have decided to retire from broadcast journalism,” Godwin said in a memo to staff and obtained by The Post.

Ousted ABC News weatherman Rob Marciano clashed with 'GMA' meteorologist Ginger Zee: sources

Ousted weatherman Rob Marciano's stormy tenure at ABC News included clashes with fellow meteorologist Ginger Zee -- a bitter feud that was kept tightly under wraps for years at the...

Veteran ABC News weatherman Rob Marciano fired after 'anger' issues: sources

Veteran ABC News weatherman Rob Marciano was fired Tuesday -- a year after temporarily being sidelined for "anger management issues," according to sources.

NBC plans $2.5B offer in bid to nab NBA rights from TNT: report

If accepted, the broadcast rights to the basketball games could change hands from TNT, which has paid an average fee of $1.2 billion under its current deal, to the Peacock...