Alexandra Steigrad
Alexandra Steigrad is a media reporter at the New York Post.
Background
Alexandra 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.
Latest Articles
DirecTV calls off acquisition of satellite TV rival Dish — as lenders revolt
November 22, 2024 | 1:15pmSatellite TV giant DirecTV called off its deal with Charlie Ergen's EchoStar to acquire rival Dish TV and other assets. The deal would have created one of the largest pay...
MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' delivers lowest-rated show since 2021 amid lefty meltdown from Trump meeting
November 22, 2024 | 12:32pmScarborough and Brzezinski have come under fire from both liberals and conservatives this week who accused them of hypocrisy for routinely denouncing Trump, only to then seek his company after...
Legendary NYC news anchor to retire after 50-year run
November 21, 2024 | 4:35pmScarborough, the longest serving anchor in New York's history, called his time at the network "historic," a source with knowledge told The Post.
MSNBC staffers 'in a panic' as NBC parent Comcast plans to spin off channel -- and possibly change its name
November 20, 2024 | 5:45pm"People don't really know what's going on," an insider close to the network said. "They had the election, holidays are coming up. People are tired and just trying to get...
The reason behind Chris Wallace's CNN exit revealed: report
November 15, 2024 | 2:15pmCNN anchor Chris Wallace was reportedly told his two poorly rated shows would be canceled and his massive salary slashed before the veteran journalist announced he would leave the network....
'Conflated news and opinion': Billionaire LA Times owner doubles down on vow to bring balance to left-leaning paper during Fox News interview
November 15, 2024 | 12:11pmThe billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times said his paper has "conflated news and opinion" and doubled down on his promise to bring in more conservative voices to balance...
Jake Tapper's blunt response to RFK Jr's nomination
November 15, 2024 | 10:46amKennedy has been vocal about his belief in the lack of effectiveness vaccines, especially the COVID jab.
No joke! Sandy Hook denier Alex Jones’ Infowars sold to unlikely buyer — with help from the massacre victims’ families
November 14, 2024 | 9:34amThe satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.
ABC brass scramble to bring in pro-Trump voices to 'The View' and other shows: 'Panic mode'
November 13, 2024 | 3:29pmABC News brass are in "panic mode" as they hunt for conservative voices to balance the rabid anti-Trump rhetoric spewed by the hosts on “The View,” as well as those...
Disney broadens CEO search to external candidates to find Bob Iger's successor
November 12, 2024 | 1:45pmEmbattled media giant Disney is expanding its search for Bob Iger's successor beyond the the walls of the Magic Kingdom, according to a new report.
Left-leaning Hachette staffers slam new conservative imprint at publishing group
November 11, 2024 | 2:52pmA group of left-leaning Hachette employees slammed the launch of a new conservative imprint, dubbed "Basic LIberty" — as well as the hiring of a conservative publisher to run it....
'Morning Joe' crew reads NYT column ripping identity politics: 'Democrats are realizing woke is broke!'
November 11, 2024 | 10:51am"Morning Joe" co-hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough painstakingly read out New York Times opinion columnist Maureen Dowd’s entire editorial on how “identity politics” killed the Democratic 2024 election bid. Dowd's piece, "Democrats...
Fox News crushes rivals in ratings race on election night -- CNN falls behind MSNBC
November 7, 2024 | 8:07pmFox News cruised to an easy victory in the ratings battle for election night coverage, marking the second-straight time the network beat rivals CNN and MSNBC in viewership for presidential...
News Corp posts record Q1 revenue to beat Wall Street estimates
November 7, 2024 | 7:09pmNews Corp posted record first-quarter revenue driven by growth at its digital real estate services, book publishing and Dow Jones segments, blowing past Wall Street estimates, the company said Thursday.
David Axelrod cites 'racial bias, sexism' after Kamala Harris loss: 'Let’s be absolutely blunt'
November 6, 2024 | 11:55amAxelrod was hesitant to blame Harris' loss entirely on prejudice but said that anyone who doesn’t think "racial bias" or "sexism" impacted the outcome was "wrong."
Radio giant iHeart Media slashes hundreds of jobs amid industry struggles
November 5, 2024 | 2:53pmHundreds of jobs will be slashed at iHeart Media as the debt-ridden radio and podcast giant has been crushed by music streaming, The Post has learned.
Fired CBS reporter reveals how network killed Hunter Biden laptop story: 'I felt sick'
November 4, 2024 | 5:24pmCBS News went to great lengths to squash correspondent Catherine Herridge's reporting about the Hunter Biden laptop just weeks before the 2020 election, the award-winning investigative journalist claimed.
MSNBC parent Comcast weighs spin-off of declining cable networks
October 31, 2024 | 1:13pmNBC-parent Comcast is exploring spinning of its struggling cable networks business, including left-leaning MSNBC, President Mike Cavanagh said Thursday.
ABC station mistakenly airs election results declaring Harris winner of key swing state
October 30, 2024 | 4:30pmWNEP-TV said that the results came up on the screen in "error" and that they had been "randomly generated"
New Jersey Star-Ledger announces the end of its print edition
October 30, 2024 | 1:49pmNew Jersey's biggest newspaper, the Star-Ledger, said Wednesday that it will stop publishing its print edition in February amid rising costs and slumping demand for print.