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

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...

Paramount Global ousts CEO Bob Bakish, replaces him with trio of execs as it eyes Skydance merger

The move comes as Bakish has clashed with Paramount controlling shareholder Shari Redstone.

Paramount CEO expected to resign after clashing with Shari Redstone: reports

Bob Bakish is expected to step down Monday amid contentious talks to merge with Skydance Media and ahead of Paramount's quarterly earnings later that afternoon.

Paramount mulls removing CEO over turmoil as sale talks with Skydance inch forward

Paramount Global is reportedly considering dumping longtime CEO Bob Bakish and replacing him with a group of executives as the entertainment giant inches closer to a deal with Skydance Media....

Veteran CNN anchor Poppy Harlow to exit network after morning show disaster

Harlow, who has held various CNN reporting and anchor gigs, most recently served as a co-host on "CNN This Morning," the troubled morning show launched in 2022 under former CEO...

NPR CEO slams Uri Berliner's 'bad faith distortion' of her woke social media posts

Katherine Maher shrugged off criticism of her "woke" social media comments and pushed back on internal turmoil after a veteran staffer called out NPR for its left-leaning bias.

Top anti-Trump legal pundits at various networks quietly meet for private weekly call: report

A cable cabal of anti-Trump legal pundits reportedly meet for a weekly Zoom call to discuss the latest on former President Donald Trump's legal troubles – and then spread their...

Veteran BBC anchor resigns over sex scandal involving explicit teen photos

Acclaimed BBC anchor Huw Edwards — and one of the most recognizable faces on British TV -- stepped down amid a sex scandal involving the solicitation of sexually explicit photos...