Stephanie Ruhle

About this episode

Colby Hall interviews Stephanie Ruhle about the evolution of news operations and the importance of business reporting in politics.

Mediaite founding editor Colby Hall sits down with MS NOW's Stephanie Ruhle, host of The 11th Hour and senior business analyst. They discuss the network’s transition from NBCUniversal, the opportunities and challenges of building a more nimble news operation, and why Ruhle believes business reporting is essential to understanding modern politics. She also weighs in on tariffs, corporate influence in Washington, the media’s role in covering Donald Trump, and the dangers of an algorithm-driven news culture, arguing that viewers deserve analysis that helps them “get better and smarter.”

People in this episode

Host: Colby Hall

Guest: Stephanie Ruhle

Topics covered

• news operation
• business reporting
• politics
• media coverage
• algorithm-driven news

Keywords

• Stephanie Ruhle
• Colby Hall
• NBCUniversal
• business reporting
• media
• Donald Trump
• news culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NBCUniversal, MS NOW, Donald Trump