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Jessica Bennett on “overlooked” women in history; Jordan Klepper on gun reform, Jennifer Palmieri on James Comey, Alan Dershowitz on what he’s telling Trump, and Jon Meacham on Trump as McCarthy… Plus Nick Kristof on covering “invisible America,” Mary Katharine Ham on “two Americas,” Julia Ioffe on the real Russia story, Donie O’Sullivan on misinfo, Trevor Noah on the “5:30 curse,” Dara Lind on immigration coverage, Brendan Nyhan on conspiracy theories, Jelani Cobb on liberal fear and anger, and Noor Tagouri on what it’s like to be a victim of misinformation. Asking the “wag the dog” question after air strikes in Syria… asking if the media failed Puerto Rico after Maria… asking why the voices of immigrants were missing from DACA coverage… asking about the value of Trump supporter focus groups and Trump aide interviews… asking if this is a “crisis” moment for democracy… For instance: Jason Rezaian on how Anthony Bourdain changed his life, Jill Dougherty on Russian propaganda, Ezra Klein on Trump’s rallies, Nina Totenberg on all things SCOTUS, FCC commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel on Sinclair, Anthony Atamanuik on Trump’s truthiness, and the moment went David Hogg met Dan Rather on set… Plus: Rob Reiner bashing Trump and “state-run media,” Michelle Goldberg decrying Trump’s hiring of Bill Shine, former Fox analyst Col. Ralph Peters speaking out about Fox’s “propaganda,”

I went through the list of 271 stories I wrote in 2017, and these are the ones that stood out: Memorable stories about Trump and the media: Big changes in the media biz: Laura Ingraham is in line for a talk show on Fox News NBC News source says Matt Lauer will not receive a payout 14 ‘What just happened? Harvey Weinstein accused of rape in New Yorker story October 11: Weinstein scandal grows as more women come forward October 12: Can the company Harvey Weinstein founded survive his scandal? Motion Picture Academy board to consider kicking out Harvey Weinstein October 14: In interviews, remaining Weinstein Co. execs deny they knew October 16: Weinstein Co. in talks to sell to Trump friend’s company The Weinstein Effect: Harvey Weinstein scandal sparks movements in Hollywood and beyond A month after accusations surfaced, the ‘Weinstein effect’ ripples around the world

After compiling this year’s “guest list,” here are some of the highlights from “Reliable Sources” in 2016: Explaining’s love-hate relationship with the media all year long… Diagnosing "Acela corridor bias," discussing the effects of racial and social anxiety, debating media bias with Trump supporters and Clinton supporters, interviewing fact-checkers and debunking Trump's falsehoods, and asking how the media can regain America's trust… Questioning Jason Miller, Katrina Pierson, and Sean Spicer on Team Trump… and Brian Fallon on Team Clinton… Interviewing leaders of newsrooms like The AP, Fusion, The Washington Post, Time, Slate, The Atlantic, and The Miami Herald And a focus group of consumers to talk about trust in media… Sitting down with Seth Meyers to discuss “explanatory comedy…” Scoring the only TV interview with Janet Brown, the executive director of the debate commission, ahead of the first debate..

Nick Valencia, CNN correspondent Ravi Somaiya, media reporter at The New York Times Jeffrey Toobin, CNN senior legal analyst Erik Wemple, media columnist for The Washington Post Lois Beckett, reporter, ProPublica S. E. Cupp, CNN political commentator Kenneth Feinberg, attorney, raising the Q of whether the nation’s gun debate needs a “mediator Dylan Byers Chris Moody, CNN Politics senior digital correspondent Doug Heye, former RNC communications director Larry Sabato, director of the UVA Center for Politics Matt Lewis, CNN commentator Ana Marie Cox, senior political correspondent, MTV News Rick Wilson, Republican strategist and president of Intrepid Media Ann Selzer, Iowa pollster Rebecca Traister, writer at large for New York magazine, who described the “media, social, cultural difficulty we have with sort of throwing our arms around women’s progress with any sort of enthusiasm… May 1 — live show from DC after the WHCA dinner Betsy Fischer Martin, former executive producer of NBC’s “Meet the Press” Tammy Haddad, president of Haddad Media Ron Fournier, senior political columnist, National Journal David Litt, head writer, Funny or Die DC “Examining what Donald Trump’s hostile takeover of the GOP means for the media… Jeffrey Lord, CNN political commentator David Zurawik Katherine Mangu-Ward, editor, Reason magazine Dan Rather, who said “I do think there’s been some media complicity in the rise of Trump…