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The Brand Brief 3.23.26: Sheridan Gorman, Elvis Presley, Pierre Poilievre, Air Canada, President Trump, ICE, Shyam Sankar, and Robert Mueller
Actionable media intel: The Brand Brief delivers a daily snapshot of the conservative media ecosystem - FOX News, podcasts, and more. | Brought to you by On Brand Strategies | Written by Carly Moran and Nathan Brand
📣 Driving the Conversation…
1,172 words | 5 minute read | Written to be skimmable (17+ hours of media covered in The Brand Brief)
What Matters: Google News and conservative media
New Media Voices: Pierre Poilievre, Peter McCullough, and Shyam Sankar
Leading FOX: Sheridan Gorman, LaGuardia, and Iran
Trending: ICE and delays at the airports
What the Right is Writing: Iran, ICE, and the Strait of Hormuz
✍️ WHAT MATTERS AND WHERE WE’RE GOING…
Nathan’s quick take on where we’re headed…
As independent new media voices grow, institutional headwinds remain.
The Media Research Center released a new study showing Google News continues to shut out right-leaning outlets from its aggregator. How bad is it? Only 2% of Google News’s Top 20 Morning Editions in February came from right-leaning outlets. Apple News posed similar challenges for conservatives as well.
Big tech concerns are not new, and they are not going away anytime soon. - NRB
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🎙️ NEW MEDIA VOICES
The Joe Rogan Experience
MMA fighter and entrepreneur Dustin Poirier discusses training methodologies, how hard it is to cut, and famous matches
Brigham Buhler, founder of Ways2Well care clinic and owner of ReviveRx pharmacy explains the benefits of peptides and stem cell therapy
Canadian Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre explains how their Parliament functions, how expensive food and healthcare is
Stand-up comedian Mark Normand talks about AI, war abroad, and the realities of the comedy industry
This Past Weekend with Theo Von
Cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough shares his research on the long-term side effects of the Covid-19 vaccines, and how big pharma came to be
The Shawn Ryan Show
Executive Vice President at Palantir Technologies Shyam Sankar discusses applying AI, privacy safeguards, the China threat, and Silicon Valley’s shift to defense
Marine Corps combat pilot Michael Lester explains the War Powers Resolution, chances of boots on the ground, and the risk of Chinese mobilization
Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Katie Spinks argues taking pitocin during labor gave her daughter brain damage by reducing baby’s oxygen
Veterinarian Dr. Judy Morgan says certain household goods like candles can harm your dogs, and flea meds could poison your family
The Tim Dillon Show
Dillon discusses rumors that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu died, a homeless man that fought a Waymo, and looks into recent Pentagon press conferences and President Trump’s comments on Cuba
📺 LEADING FOX NEWS
FOX & Friends
An Air Canada plane hit a firetruck on the LaGuardia tarmac, killing both pilots, airport remains closed until this afternoon
Deputy TSA Administrator Adam Stahl reports 11.5% callouts, Elon Musk offers to pay their salary during the shutdown
An illegal immigrant killed 18-year-old Chicago student Sheridan Gorman while just walking with friends near campus
Reza Pahlavi advisor Shervin Pishevar reacts to President Trump postponing bombing Iranian power plants in response to the Strait of Hormuz closure
Hawaii faced its worst flood in twenty years this past weekend
Juan Uribe is using the internet to find a stem cell match for his son
Shelter Walk Church members talk about Gen Z’s draw to the faith
FOX Newsroom
An Air Canada flight collided with a fire truck, smashing the nose of the plane and killing both pilots on the LaGuardia tarmac
AFPI’s Homeland Security Chairman Chad Wolf reacts to ICE agents working in airports during the DHS shutdown
Illegal migrant Jose Medina-Medina is charged with the first degree murder of 18-year old Sheridan Gorman, family says it was preventable
President Trump says he is delaying any strikes on Iran’s power plants for five days as allies work to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Trump leaves for Memphis, is interviewed live on Iran, speaks on the SAVE Act and DHS shutdown
Palantir Chief Technology Officer Shyam Sankar says AI has aided the military in Iran air strikes
Oahu is covered in mud after feet of rain covered the island
Rep. Maria Salazar reports live on Cuba’s revolution, DSA protesters bringing electricity to the island “to party”
🍿 TRENDING AND POUNCING
Tomorrow’s news today…
I am on my way to LaGuardia Airport now in response to last night’s horrific crash involving Air Canada Express 8646 and a fire truck that killed two pilots. [X, Duffy]
Democrats refuse to fund DHS and TSA until they are guaranteed no ICE agents will show up to polling places in the 2026 election. [X, Daugherty]
Dallas, TX removes rainbow sidewalks [X, Rugg]
12 Muslim prayer mats were placed in front of a memorial plaque in New York City for the 343 FDNY members killed on 9/11 [X, Wall Street Apes]
From CBS News to MeidasTouch, which was originally founded as a PAC to oppose Donald Trump [X, Kraushaar]
A Seattle man who shot and killed an eight-month pregnant Korean-American woman and nearly killed her husband when they were driving to work has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. [X, Ngo]
🗞️ WHAT THE RIGHT IS WRITING
FOX News Digital
Two pilots dead after plane collides with fire truck on LaGuardia Airport runway [FOX News]
Hormuz standoff threatens to escalate as final day of Trump’s ultimatum ticks down [FOX News]
Mullin survives key Senate hurdle on way to becoming next DHS secretary [FOX News]
Breitbart
Trump Says ‘Good and Productive’ Talks with Iran Delivers Pause in Military Strikes [Breitbart]
‘Zeroed In’: CENTCOM Reports 8K+ Iranian Targets Hit, 130 Vessels Destroyed [Breitbart]
Trump Threatens to Place ICE Agents at Airports If Dems Don’t Fund DHS [Breitbart]
Over 20 Nations Announce Readiness to Help Open Strait of Hormuz [Breitbart]
Wall Street Journal Editorials
Democrats Are on a Taxing Binge [WSJ Ed]
Florida Leads Again on Public Unions [WSJ Ed]
The Tragedy of Robert Mueller [WSJ Ed]
Cuba and New York Vie for Floridians [WSJ Ed]
New York Post
Deadly LaGuardia Airport crash was avoidable, says expert who blames FAA: ‘Not doing their job’ [NYP]
NYC first lady created artwork for DSA’s anti-Israel campaign [NYP]
Legendary cold-case detective dives into Nancy Guthrie case — including the most crucial evidence [NYP]
Washington Free Beacon
‘Plainly Wrong’: Berkeley Law Dean Accused of Violating Settlement Agreement Over ‘Anti-Zionist’ Student Group Bylaws [WFB]
Washington Reporter
Rep. Ashley Hinson: Congress needs to ensure that the AI future belongs to our kids, not to Beijing [Reporter]
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