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In an off-brand moment for ISW, Eliana is full of praise this week for fact-checkers. We also have journalists down in Uvalde trying to figure out the play-by-play of the horrific shooting, and CNN is hoping to exercise some restraint with the ‘ole breaking news chyron. Show Notes: NYT: Uvalde Teacher Spoke With Husband, a Police Officer, Before She Died WaPo: Biden’s fantastical claim of $500 in annual utility savings Fortune: EXCLUSIVE: Sheryl Sandberg, prompted by Roe v Wade, says why she decided to step down from Facebook after historic tenure Rolling Stone: ‘Men Always Win’: Survivors ‘Sickened’ by the Amber Heard Verdict NYPost: Repairman who revealed Hunter Biden laptop sues Schiff, CNN, Politico and the Daily Beast WSJ: Expatriate Executives Flee Saudia Arabia’s Bad Bosses Caitlin Flanagan: I’m a Coastal Grandmother. Stop Appropriating Our Culture Time Stamps: 0:23 - Introduction 4:12 - Front Page 34:29 - Obsessions 43:15 - Reader Mail 44:30 - Favorite Items of the Week If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at [email protected]

We break down media coverage of the Texas shooting, ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ goes poof, and NPR creates a snitch line. Show Notes: LA Times on Chris's big news Ronald Brownstein on Filibuster WaPo on Stefanik WaPo on Monkeypox CJR on Political Writing Smithsonian on Small Town papers WaPo Op-Ed on Trump 2024 WSJ on Depp v Herd Trial trends NYT on John Fetterman's style Timestamps: 5:22 - Coverage of Texas Shooting 9:41 - Filibuster 14:40 - NRA mentioned in Media 19:17 - Trump Primary Coverage 29:39 - Stu Varney 32:15 - Sussman Trial 35:00 - Monkeypox 40:04 - NPR Mask Policy 44:00 - Obsessions 44:14 - WaPo on Elise Stefanik 50:40 - CJR on Political Writing 54:39 - Reader Mail 1:00:56 - Smithsonian on small-town paper 1:02:15 - Trends from Depp v Herd trial 1:04:31 - NYT on John Fetterman's style If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at [email protected]

Media makes a hash of the Buffalo shooting, the Biden administration pulls the plug on the Biden administration’s “disinformation” board, and a birder is back. Show Notes: WaPo on Stefanik and Buffalo NYT on Paul Krugman Malcon Gladwell on Tucker WaPo's Climate Change Stats Axios Chart on Depp v Heard Case WaPo on Disinformation Board NYT on a birder Politico on Steve Schmidt NPR on Pulitzer Debate Time Stamps 3:50 - Front Page 4:11 - WaPo and Stefanik 13:02 - Paul Krugman and NYT 14:30 - Tucker on Buffalo Shooting 17:45 - "Eye Patch McCain" 20:01 - Gladwell on Tucker 22:01 - Lawerence O'Donnell's crazy cakes 24:05 - CNN+ 27:49 - WaPo Rant 32:11 - Amber (Ya) Heard 37:01 - Disinformationn Board Disamebled 40:23 - A Birder is Back 42:55 - Holy Schmidt 48:33 - Kathy Barnette 54:00 - Reader Mail 55:59 - Pultizer Debate 57:30 - Clarence Thomas If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at [email protected]

Axios gets its comeuppance for allowing reporters to join political protests, Chris has some issues with primary coverage, and the AP misses the real story on corporate silence on Roe decision Time Stamps: 2:01 - Front Page 2:15 - Axios Employee Policy 8:25 - Roe Effect on Media 11:54 - Mississippi Governor v CNN 16:01 - Politico Doubles Down 23:11 - Fan Mail on AP Article 30:23 - Ugh, Pulitzers 33:37 - Renaming GWU 38:25 - OANN PSA 39:22 - Big (or small?) Moves for Chuck Todd 44:30 - Tom Brady's Big Contract 48:02 - Obsessions 48:20 - New Press Secretary 52:20 - Primary Coverage 59:20 - Reader Mail 1:03:29 - Favorite Items If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at [email protected]

We break down Roe v. Wade coverage, the “boring” White House beat, and Trump’s role in the GOP primaries. Time Stamps: 4:15 - Roe V Wade 18:40 - Primary Fever 22:00 - White Correspondence Dinner 28:31 - Mr. President's Teleprompter 32:04 - Taylor Lorenz and Drudge Report 37:08 - Madison Cawthorne Video 42:15 - Obsessions 51:30 - Reader Mail 1:00:25 - Say Something Nice Show Notes: NYT on Politico's big scoop Poytner Column AEI article from the great Samantha Goldstein Politico article on White House Coverage Politico article mentioning the teleprompter NYT's Elon Musk Profile Email us stories or just say hi: [email protected]

Pressies panic over Musk’s Twitter acquisition and “harassment” of obscenely wealthy and powerful tech execs, Murdoch’s Facebook grudge lives on – and isn’t newsworthy, and should we care whether Kamala is taking a COVID pill? Show Notes: WSJ on Sheryl Sandberg putting pressure on Daily Mail WaPo on Musk twitter attack Michael Lewis's Podcast George Will's column Jeff Maurer in Persuasion Time Stamps: 2:58 - Kamala has Covid 10:09 - Most Dangerous Man in The World: Rupert Murdoch 15:07 - Facebook v. Murdoch 23:48 - Obsessions 24:05 - Elon boosts online attacks 33:09 - Michael Lewis on Tornados 37:40 - Fan Mail 46:55 - Favorite Items - Email us stories or just say hi: [email protected]

CNN scuttles streaming service, Taylor Lorenz plays ding dong ditch, and the journos go nuts over a judge’s ruling on the CDC mask mandate for federal transit. Show Notes: Pew research on twitter users Shawn McCreesh's profile of Joe Kahn Politico’s coverage of Joe Kahn Wonderful Fred Smith interview in WSJ Time Stamps 3:57 - Lorenz Doxxes 14:53 - Chris Licht takes a dig at journos 20:04 - Joe Kahn Profile 27:03 - Fact-checkers check Biden's arm shake 30:25 - Tucker Carlson explores testicle tanning 34:10 - Piers Morgan is something else 36:40 - Rudy is also something else 37:53 - Obsessions 38:20 - RIP CNN+ 43:32 - Journos resond to mask ruling 51:05 - Reader Mail 53:51 - Favorite Items of the Week 54:10 - CNN Colleagues being bros 56: 02 - FedEx Founder skirts non-PC comments

How race skews crime coverage, CNN gets owned, and geez, why can’t the NYT or the WaPo tell us what the 1619 Project actually says? Show Notes: Freebeacon coverage on the race of murders NYT coverage on subway shooter Cuomo's corporate puff piece Stelter owned Axios coverage on CNN+ NYT coverage on substack Lachlan Murdoch makes views clear NYT on 1619 project Elon wants twitter BLM's $6 million mansion Dianne Feinstein Coverage Time Stamps: 6:37 - Front Page 2:50 - Coverage of the Subway shooter 12:49 - Chris Cuomo's corporate puff segment 17:57 - Brian Stelter gets caught off guard 23:31 - CNN+ isn't doing hot 30:37 - Substack growing pains 33:01 - Laura Ingraham beefs with Hannity 36:52 - Lachlan Murdoch makes his views clear 41:19 - NYT and Hillsdale 42:55 - What happens if Elon buys twitter? 45:55 - Obsessions 51:12 - Fan Mail 59:28 - SF Chronicle takes on a rough one 1:02:35 - BLM Mansion

This week we've got New York Times: #NeverTweet, Gridiron dinner becomes a COVID superspreader, and will Psaki bomb on MSNBC? Show Notes: Leaked memo on NYT social media policy MSNBC interviews Taylor Lorenz Conservative radio cancels an employee WaPo editorial board on Hunter Biden Jen Psaki in talks to join MSNBC Australian journalist tried in China Vox covers Elizabeth Warren Axios and Edelman poll NYT on Bachelor couples Time Stamps: 3:18 Dean Baquet. You're a hero, or not? 13:15 Taylor Lorenz goes on MSNBC 18:19 Conservative radio cancels an employee over a tweet 20:44 More Hunter Biden! 28:44 Jen Psaki joins MSNBC 32:51 Pedo weirdness 38:41 Cooking up a superspreader at the Gridiron Obsessions 44:49 - Elizabeth Warren coverage 48:31 - Axios Poll 53:25 Reader Mail Favorite Item of the Week 54:39 - Bret Baier's interview with Zelenskyy 55:22- Bachelor Couples who make it work

The WaPo investigates the authenticity of Hunter Biden’s laptop, Ginni Thomas pushes Ukraine off the front page, and Chris and Eliana tackle reader e-mail. Show Notes GWB letter to kids on business opportunities Behold! WaPo authenticates Hunter Biden laptop NYT on Clarence and Ginni Thomas Ezra Klein interviews Larry Summers Times 5:03 - Behold! WaPo authenticates the Hunter Biden laptop 18:03 - Media manipulation– bonus Taylor Lorenz content 21:06 - Bedingfield testifies in maiden voyage 24:20 - Lara Logan speaks out 29:43 - Mulvaney hire roils CBS 34:40 - Obsessions 345:05 - Ginni Thomas 45:42 - The Slap Reader Mail 1:04:211 - Favorite Items of the Week 1:04:31 - Goldilocks coverage of Ukraine 1:06:58 - Ezra Klein on Larry Summers

Mary Katharine Ham is in for Chris. We talk about the latest brouhaha over an NYT editorial, what the heck is up with Axios’s weird new newsletter, and lots of listener mail. Show Notes: Axios steps in it Invasion of the Fact-Checkers Manchin’s houseboat too homely to be a yacht, experts say Buy Mary Katharine’s book Listen to Getting Hammered

Chris Cuomo’s novel defense, emotionally exploitative Ukraine coverage, and Chris makes a star turn on Jon Stewart’s show Times: 05:20 - Segment: Front Page 05:31 - "They made me do it" - Chris Cuomo 9:49 - Taylor sits down with Obama Bro 16:44 - Chris hangs out Jon Stewart 19:15 - NYT falls for Veritas 22:44 - Exploitative Cable News Coverage on Ukraine 28:02 - Keith Olbermann pitches Keith Olbermann to MSNBC 33:40 - Segment: Obsessions 33:56 - Justin Smith believes the era of the foreign correspondents is over 42:18 - Substack launches a standalone app 46:06 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 46:20 - Emails from our listeners! We are thankful! 47:44 - Mina Kimes owns the bullies Links: Chris Cuomo: They made me do it! Andrew Cuomo wants to make a comeback First Rule of the NYT: Don’t Talk About the NYT Mina Kimes defends pretty sports reporters

Taylor Lorenz is just bigger than that, according to Taylor Lorenz, plus the truckers are the left’s Mexican caravan, and a top NYT reporter accidentally says what he really thinks about some of his whiny colleagues Show Notes: Shawn McCreesh profiles Taylor Lorenz ***CRINGE*** Taylor Lorenz Twitter thread NYT’s Matt Rosenberg spills the beans on Jan. 6 and his sissy colleagues in Project Veritas sting Amazing Ukraine pic FNC’s Jen Griffin fact-checks her FNC colleagues on Russia/Ukraine

Chris goes all-in on why SOTU coverage is ridiculous, journos unite at the altar of Zelensky, and Eliana is doubly obsessed with CNN. Show Notes: Axios on Smith-Smith fundraising Chris Licht’s CNN mandate WSJ: Drip, drip, drip on CNN Nikole Hannah-Jones beclowns herself John Malone on CNN

Eliana talks baby, plus Eliana and Chris dig deep on their obsessions over the past six weeks: the CNN drama, the Washington Post's (mis)understanding of freedom, and the Free Beacon's crack pipe blockbuster. Links Pre-order Chris’s book here! David Graham piece in Atlantic WaPo on Clyburn and Biden’s SCOTUS picks, with an epic correction WaPo on freedom is white supremacy WFB on crack pipes WaPo and NYT “fact check” the Washington Free Beacon 80s news screens Shape covers restless anal syndrome

POLITICO White House correspondent and author of West Wing Playbook Alex Thompson talks to the wretches about the trials and travails of covering the Biden administration, working for Maureen Dowd, and more. Links Sign up for the West Wing Playbook Chris Cadelago and Daniel Lippman's reporting Alex Thompson's other talent: jumping rope with his arms

In what we didn't know was an exit interview, the recently departed New York Times media writer covers the waterfront on journalism and the news business with Eliana and Chris Links Ben's piece in the New York Times on racecar driver Brandon Brown

Eliana and Chris unpack the best and worst of the media in 2021 Times 02:18 - The Worst 03:15 - Nicole Wallace on public opinion of President Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal 08:17 - Coverage of critical race theory and the Virginia gubernatorial election 12:58 - Tucker Carlson's January 6 documentary 16:17 - Mainstream media's praise for Simone Biles quitting the summer Olympics 18:48 - The Brothers Cuomo 24:16 - The Best 24:33 - New York Times reporter Michael Powell on the tyranny of the woke in the media 28:48 - PBS's documentary of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan 31:00 - Pat McAfee announces FanDuel deal 32:52 - Reid Epstein's piece on long-lost father and son 33:57 - Animals on the loose! 35:28 - Yale Daily News on mental health and Daylight Saving Time Links Reid Epstein's article

Joe Manchin is no maverick, Kamala can't take the heat in the kitchen, and capes are super, or the Financial Times says Times 04:26 - Segment: Front Page 04:38 - Joe Manchin kills Build Back Better 12:50 - Chris Wallace's Fox News Sunday replacement 17:06 - Jesse Watters catches flack after saying he wants a "kill shot" interview with Fauci 24:59 - Kamala Harris spends big in a Paris kitchen store 28:46 - Trump's Truth Social won't allow criticism of the network 30:50 - Ben Smith's interview with Brandon Brown of "Let's Go Brandon" fame 34:04 - The New York Times on coronavirus and college students' mental health 39:06 - Segment: Obsessions 39:18 - The obituary of Renay Mandel Corren (Chris) 41:09 - The Wall Street Journal's coverage of the Washington Post grappling with post-Trump subscription decline (Eliana) 47:01 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 41:11 - Wall Street Journal travel columnist Scott McCartney bids adieu (Chris) 48:34 - Capes are in, according to the Financial Times (Eliana) Links Chris's Dispatch article on Joe Manchin The San Francisco Chronicle's hard-hitting coverage of Kamala Harris Harris complains about her media coverage (like this piece in the Washington Free Beacon) Ben Smith of the New York Times interviews Brandon of "Let's Go Brandon" fame The Wall Street Journal's piece on the Washington Post's post-Trump struggles Long live the obituary! Rest in peace, Renay Mandel Corren Wall Street Journal travel columnist Scott McCartney signs off Not all heroes wear capes. But according to the Financial Times, they're having a moment.

FNC Sunday host jumps to streaming, NYT issues an epic correction aka retraction, and Fox News hosts hit up Mark Meadows on Jan. 6 with their unvarnished thoughts. Times 03:24 - Segment: Front Page 03:33 - Chris Wallace departs Fox News to join CNN + 14:52 - Sen. Amy Klobuchar plays hall monitor with CNN's Jake Tapper 18:55 - Operation Whistle Pig 22:15 - The Washington Post's piece on Sen. Joe Manchin's opposition to green energy 26:40 - Dr. Oz tells CNN that he will only do interviews on Fox News 29:30 - Segment: Obsessions 29:40 - Fox News hosts sent texts to Mark Meadows urging Trump to act on January 6 (Chris) 36:01 - The New York Times "corrects" a story on a Palestinian professor in Gaza "calmly" teaching Israeli poetry (Eliana) 41:57 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 42:08 - The best-ever restaurant review in on the Everywhereist blog (Chris) 45:57 - Real Housewife of New York City Luann de Lesseps dines and dashes at Le Diplomate (Eliana) Links YaHoo News on the article on CPB investigating Americans The most epic New York Times correction The most wild restaurant review ever Real Housewife of New York City dines and dashes at Le Diplomate, via New York Magazine

Rep. Devin Nunes leaves Congress for MAGA media, surgeon general shrinks the news, much ado about Fox’s torched tinsel Times 01:34 - Segment: Front Page 01:40 - Times names Simone Biles Athlete of the Year 05:02 - The Washington Post editorializes the obituary of late editor Fred Hiatt 08:09 - Chris Cuomo fired from CNN, and he prepares to sue 12:23 - The Los Angeles Times on the entertainment nexus of QAnon and Hollywood 13:33 - Politico on Biden foreign policy 16:51 - Politico on inflation 20:57 - Rep. Devin Nunes to retire from Congress to head up Trump's social media company 25:11 - Buzzfeed goes public, and shares tank 27:31 - Supreme Court abortion case coverage focuses on Justice Kavanaugh 30:00 - The surgeon general warns of mental health issues in young people 32:10 - Fox's Christmas tree fire 34:33 - Segment: Obsessions 34:39 - Politico's Jack Shafer blasts cable news (Chris) 38:04 - The New York Times coverage of the withdrawal of Biden's socialist nominee for comptroller of the currency (Eliana) 42:23 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 42:48 - Coverage of the Ghislaine Maxwell trial (Chris) 45:40 - Wall Street Journal op-ed on crime (Eliana) Links Times names Simone Biles Athlete of the Year New York Post article on Chris Cuomo suing CNN Los Angeles Times piece on QAnon and Hollywood Politico article on Biden Politico article on inflation Jack Shafer's piece on cable news Ghislaine Maxwell trial coverage, via Poynter Wall Street Journal op-ed on crime

Chris Cuomo demonstrates once again that he is unfit for primetime, or anytime, the media botches crime and Omicron coverage, and Chris's Dispatch colleagues hit the exits from Fox News Times 03:26 - Segment: Front Page 03:34 - The return of The Brothers Cuomo 11:38 - The Daily Beast reports on drama at Politico 13:27 - Chris's colleagues Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes leave Fox News 22:53 - The New York Times can't explain the nationwide spike in violent crimes 29:07 - Crisis coverage of climate change and the Smithsonian, via the New York Times 31:28 - The Yale Daily News publishes the greatest story ever written 35:08 - Segment: Obsessions 35:18 - New York Magazine piece on Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports (Chris) 40:09 - The media coverage of the Omicron coronavirus variant (Eliana) 46:26 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 46:50 - Chris's favorite headline (Chris) 47:21 - Erik Wemple's Washington Post article on Chris Cuomo and CNN boss Jeff Zucker Links Daily Beast article on drama at Politico The New York Times article on climate change and the Smithsonian The best article ever, à la the Yale Daily News Chris's favorite headline ever Erik Wemple's article on CNN

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The Aspen Institute takes on “misinformation,” the left wants in on the right’s media “dominance,” and POLITICO fills us in on the mental health travails of State Department employees Times 03:45 - Segment: Front Page 03:53 - The federal investigation into Project Veritas and First Amendment questions 07:31 - Substack CEO's interview with Substacker Mike Solana 11:25 - Aspen Institute commission on disinformation 15:17 - One America News Network backs Gigi Sohn, Biden's left-wing nominee to the FCC 18:26 - The Daily Beast reports that Newsmax is eyeing former Fox News talent 23:15 - Rupert Murdoch bashes Trump for focusing on the past 26:15 - Politico's report on Democrats launching left-wing media outlets 31:49 - CNN's report on Kamala Harris's tumultuous relationship with the West Wing 38:44 - The Washington Post headline on Trump's bureau of land management and racism 42:42 - Segment: Obsessions 42:53 - Former New York Times CEO says TV news is in "dead trouble" (Chris) 47:05 - Politico on State Department officials' mental health the Afghanistan withdraw (Eliana) 51:38 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 51:53 - Importance of obituaries (Chris) 54:23 - John Malone blasts CNN during CNBC interview (Eliana) Links The Washington Post article on Project Veritas and James O'Keefe Substack CEO's sound off Politico article on State Department officials' mental health post-Afghanistan withdraw Poynter article on obituaries

Plus, MSNBC grapples with big changes, the New York Times gives us chef's kiss climate summit coverage, and we dig into how the media beclowned itself with the Steele dossier Times 02:28 - Segment: Front Page 02:38 - The future of MSNBC 09:51 - Nieman Lab study on the gender distribution of bylines 12:16 - The New York Times on women running the climate change movement 15:23 - FBI raids Project Veritas's office, related to Ashley Biden diary investigation 20:49 - President Biden's awkward interview with a local news anchor 24:34 - President Biden's pick for the FCC: Gigi Sohn 27:40 - Spending package includes $1.6 billion tax credit to news outlets 29:14 - The Virginia election and the Lincoln Project stunt 35:40 - Segment: Obsessions 36:50 - Coverage of the Ahmaud Arbery trial versus the Kyle Rittenhouse trial (Chris) 40:34 - Indictment of a Steele Dossier analyst, and fawning Steele coverage circa 2018 (Eliana) 47:40 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 47:52 - Kevin William's National Review piece on Texas (Chris) 48:44 - The Miami Herald hires a bot writer for real estate beat (Eliana) Links Our very own Eliana Johnson's article on Rachel Maddow circa 2014 The New York Times article on young women leading the movement against climate change The National Review article on Texas The New York Post article on the Miami Herald hiring bot writers

Dems and the MSM try to tell the audience that critical race theory doesn't exist in Virginia, workers of the world unite at Politico, and the New York Times reports Americans are confused by wokesters' evolving language. Times 02:02 - Segment: Front Page 02:15 - Democrats' messaging around the Virginia gubernatorial race 18:04 - Tucker Carlson's January 6 series airs on Fox Nation 23:05 - Politico employees unionize 27:37 - To read or not to read the comment section 30:19 - Segment: Obsessions 30:39 - New York Times' piece on wokespeak (Eliana) 33:56 - Jeff Maurer's Substack (Chris) 40:42 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 40:51 - Mark Perry on suicide statistics (Chris) 42:52 - New York Post coverage of the Glasgow climate summit (Eliana) Links Columbia Journalism Review article on CNN Poynter article on web comments New York Times' article on wokespeak AEI’s Mark Perry research on suicide among white men - VIPs fly private to climate summit in Glasgow

Facebook ignites a moral panic in the media, Tucker Carlson prepares to air special on Jan. 6 as "false flag," and the NYT tells us how and why Gen Z is owning the millennials. Times 4:23 - Segment: Front Page 4:31 - Trailer for Tucker Carlson's Fox Nation special 10:44 - National Institute of Health funded gain-of-function research 13:31 - Wall Street Journal publishes Donald Trump letter 14:00 - The Facebook Papers 19:09 - Newsbusters on media outlets "hiding" coverage of Virginia governor's race 23:54 - Norah O'Donnell is on the chopping block at CBS News 25:35 - Tweet from CNN's Kasie Hunt on the reconciliation bill 28:49 - Segment: Obsessions 28:59 - New York Magazine on Matt Taibbi (Chris) 34:09 - Media outlets adopt lucrative advertising model (Eliana) 38:00 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 38:12 - AEI Virginia Conversation (Chris) 38:50 - Millennials afraid of GenZ (Eliana) Links Check out these great Halloween costumes for kids New York Magazine article on Matt Taibbi New York Times article on millennials vs. Gen-Z in the office

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos half caves, but speaks to an important truth, Pete Buttigieg's paternity brouhaha, and David Corn vs. Joe Manchin Times 01:49 - Segment: Front Page 01:53 - Politico's scoop on Pete Buttigieg's paternity leave 07:15 - Mother Jones's "scoop on Joe Manchin leaving the Democratic Party 14:54 - Donald Trump's new social media platform 20:37 - Bari Weiss slams CNN's Brian Stelter over his network's Covid coverate 26:54 - Politico says Biden dodges print interviews 30:42 - Update on Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez's sexual assault allegations 35:41 - Politco's paywall 37:37 - Segment: Obsessions 37:54 - The Washington Post article on a black zookeeper (Chris) 45:13 - Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos and the Dave Chappelle Netflix comedy special (Eliana) 50:37 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 50:46 - Jeff Mauer's Substack article on columnists' avatars (Chris) 54:02 - Katie Couric apologizes for editing her interview with the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Eliana) Links Mother Jones's Joe Manchin "scoop" The Washington Posts's article on the black zookeeper Netflix CEO TED Sarandos apologizes, according to the Wall Street Journal Jeff Maurer's Substack article on columnists' avatars

Gruesome Gruden coverage, Katie Couric takes a knee for RBG, and alternative media sources pick up the MSM slack on wokeism Times 03:26 - Segment: Front Page 03:35 - Jon Gruden's horrific emails 10:19 - Katie Couric's admits to editing an interview with the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg 14:40 - The New York Times' critical race theory coverage 20:08 - Sanjay Gupta on why he likes to be famous 21:50 - WaPo's fake French food critic 25:35 - Tucker Carlson and Fox News' vaccine mandate 27:34 - WaPo's article on quitting Facebook 30:23 - Segment: Obsessions 30:32 - Jonah Goldberg's article on the populist GOP (Chris) 33:35 - Bari Weiss's coverage of the excesses of wokeism (Eliana) 39:04 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 39:28 - Reid Epstein's tear jerker of a story (Chris) 41:02 - Conan O'Brien's Podcasting network (Eliana) Links The other Katie Couric edit, as reported by the Washington Free Beacon The Atlantic article on Gannett Jonah Goldberg's article on the "Trumpified" GOP Cancelled MIT professor Dorian Abbot and suspended UCLA professor Gordon Klein share their stories on Bari Weiss's Substack

Stirewalt sounds off on Jon Stewart’s new show, the problems with the media coverage of the Facebook whistleblower, and Katie Couric is eviscerated Times 2:35 - Segment: Front Page 2:50 - Ozy Media 7:50 - OANN cut funding deal with AT&T 14:00 - People paying for news 17:53 - AP fact checker 20:13 - Segment: Obsessions 20:19 - John Stewart: the problem 25:35 - Facebook whistleblower 34:00- Segment: Favorite Item(s) of the Week 34:17 - WSJ piece on management of the Mafia 35:10 - NY Post review of Katie Couric Links Ozy Media shutting down, oh wait AT&T bankrolling OANN AP tries its had at “factchecking” WSJ on mob management NY Post Katie Couric review

Mark Milley fails his book report, Ben Smith shreds the Theranos of media, and local news is sending out the alert on put gummies in your kids' Halloween candy Times 1:16 - Segment: Front Page 1:25 - Mark Milley's Senate Armed Services Committee hearing 8:30 - Spending Bill 10:55 - Chris Cuomo, like his older brother, faces allegations of sexual harassment 15:42 - Anonymously-sourced report on South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem 24:27 - Stephanie Grisham's gives her reasoning for not holding press briefings 26:19 - Portland News' mental health day 27:45 - Local news sounds the alarm on pot gummies in kids' Halloween candy 30:27 - Segment: Obsessions 30:37 - Social media as news media (Chris) 33:05 - Ben Smith's story on Ozy Media, the Theranos of news media (Eliana) 36:55 - Segment: Favorite Item(s) of the Week 37:00 - Kudos to Simone Biles (Chris) 38:15 - Gunman who killed five Capitol Gazette employees convicted (Chris) 38:47 - Ben Smith's story (Eliana) 39:15 - "Fallatious" gorillas at the Bronx Zoo (guess who) Links Poynter article on journalism and trauma Oops I gave the kids edibles Ben Smith shreds Ozy Media The New York Post's story on the Bronx Zoo gorillas

The media gets the border-patrol story wrong and can't stop complaining that pretty young white women get too much coverage Times 2:50 - Segment: Front Page 3:06 - The fake news about border patrol whipping Haitians at the border 7:30 - Headlines headache: Business Insider and defaulting on debt 10:13 - CNN uses kids to cast blame on Tucker Carlson 14:17 - Trump sues niece over exposé 16:51 - Elizabeth Holmes' texts 20:34 - Segment: Obsessions 20:47 - Coverage of Gabby Petito and "missing white woman's syndrome" 28:45 - MSM finally authenticates Hunter Biden's laptop 34:21 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 34:39 - The Spokane Spokesman-Review brings back the afternoon newspaper 38:18 - Casey Michel writes on Hunter Biden's forthcoming art show Links Philip Bump's article in the Washington Post on horse whips Casey Michel's article in The Atlantic on Hunter Biden's art

Joint Chiefs chairman Mark Milley becomes a hero for some, a villain for others Times 2:36 - Segment: Front Page 2:45 - Biden's hostage crisis in Afghanistan 5:43 - Whatcha gonna do when they come for you? Fox News' reboot of Cops 8:11 - Fox and the Vax 11:02 - Max Boot hates the Founding Fathers 15:59 - Ellen Pao on Sexism in the Elizabeth Holmes trial 19:56 - AOC at the Met Gala 22:38 - Segment: Obsessions 23:00 - The Bob's Book on Mark Milley and the end of the Trump administration 35:18 - The New York Times coverage of "climate disinformation" 36:59 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 37:12 - Rest in Peace, Norm MacDonald 39:09 - Politico and Jen Rubin Links Max Boot in the Washington Post on why the the Founding Fathers suck The New York Times features Ellen Pao on sexism in Elizabeth Holmes trial Politico's West Wing Playbook on Jennifer Rubin

The MSM can't stop talking about the "horse drug," the WaPo hit piece on Stanley McChrystal, and Tomi Lahren puts us on alert for voter fraud in California Times 2:56 - Segment: Front Page 3:10 - Rolling Stone's fake story on ivermectin overdoses in Oklahoma 12:43 - NPR, Matt Taibbi, and the dangers of free speech 15:24 - Stephanie Grisham to release book 18:55 - Gavin Newsom, Tomi Lahren, and the California recall 26:30 - Elizabeth Holmes trial 29:38 - Coverage of the 20th anniversary of 9/11 30:57 - Coda of Afghanistan coverage 32:25 - Segment: Obsessions 32:40 - WaPo's story on US generals (Eliana) 37:46 - WaPo's on Politico's biggest problem: normalizing Republicans (Chris) 42:47 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 43:01 - Naomi Biden engaged to longtime... uh... (Chris) 43:43 - Dana Perino makes an Eliana move and reveals Jessica Tarlov's pregnancy (Chris) 45:05 - The New York Times on Mommy Brain (Eliana) Links WaPo's article on Stanley McChrystal Perry Bacon's WaPo article on Politico The New York Times' article on Mommy Brain

Afghanistan coverage goes off the rails, CNN’s “standards,” and our beef with fact-checkers Times 0:33 - Segment: Most Important Stories of the Week 0:44 - Afghanistan coverage 3:20 - Biden Transcript 11:25 - Axel Springer 15:05 - FED and Climate Change 17:20 - Vice News 20:47 - News Trust declines 25:19 - Jeffrey Toobin 28:48 - Segment: Obsessions of the Week 27:47 - Harpers 34:05 - Politfact 38:42 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 39:01 - Screenland 40:46 - Michael Powell Links New York Times piece on Tik Tok New York Times piece on Critical Race Theory in New York public schools

German media giant acquires Politico, the blame game in Afghanistan, and DeSantis dukes it out with the Associated Press Times 0:35 - Segment: Front Page 1:08 - Media coverage on Afghanistan evolves 10:00 - Gallup poll on American's satisfaction with the United States 12:15 - Politico sells to Axel Springer for $1 billion 17:44 - ABC producer Michael Corn sued over sexual harassment allegations 20:56 - Talk radio host Larry Elder surges ahead as a Republican contender to California governor Gavin Newsom, who is facing a recall 25:00 - Climate activists protests the Federal Reserve 27:40 - Segment: Obsessions of the Week 27:57 - Bruhaha between the Associated Press and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis 33:00 - Republican Congressional candidate Kim Klacik files a defamation suit against the Daily Wire's Candice Owens 39:17 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 39:21 - Minnesota Star Tribune's coverage of the transgender Mosque bomber 41:04 - The American Conservative's piece on Ohio Senate hopeful J.D. Vance Links Gallup poll on U.S. satisfaction with direction of the country Bloomberg article on the Federal Reserve and Climate Change Minnesota Star-Tribune article on the transgender Mosque bomber The American Conservative article on Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance

Joe Biden faces a media reckoning Times 0:34 - Segment: Front Page 0:50 - Biden's media honeymoon is over 13:16 - An update on The Brothers Cuomo (the least successful of Farrelly Brothers' movies) 14:58 - CNN's reminder that racism still exists, in the form of article on the Census results 18:35 - The New York Times piece on Titian 21:08 - Revisiting the Afghanistan crisis and Taliban's media tactics 23:57 - Segment: Obsessions of the Week 24:05 - The New York Times coverage of Greg Abbott (Chris) 28:02 - The Current Affairs' Twitter meltdown (Eliana) 31:06 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 31:15 - Beth Macy's book, Dopesick, set to become a movie (Chris) 32:24 - The New York Post's coverage of MAXIM and Playboy's pay-to-play scandal (Eliana) Links CNN's article reminding us that racism still exists New York Times article taking issue with Titian's paintings Twitter thread on socialist leadership and unionizing at Current Affairs New York Post article on Playboy pay-to-play

Our friend Julie Mason steps in to discuss infighting at Fox, CNN gets a late-night lashing, a new look at the bird watcher of Central Park, and New York Times laments the ethnic food isle Times 1:54 - Segment: Front Page 2:10 - Fox's Dan Bongino interviews Donald Trump 6:45 - Stephen Colbert slams Brian Stelter and CNN 10:20 - The media's fawning over Andrew Cuomo 12:15 - National outlets' bias toward covering New York City and Washington, D.C. 16:00 - Ian Leslie's Substack article on the infamous Central Park birdwatching incident 20:40 - Segment: Obsessions 20:55 - The New York Times piece on the ethnic isle (Chris) 29:02 - Scott Brown returns to politics (Julie) 33:15 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 33:38 - Democrats turn on the media (Julie) 37:09 - "Fatal Griz Mauling Linked to Carcass" (Chris) Links Listen to Julie Mason Mornings on weekdays from 6 - 9 a.m. EST on Sirius XM's POTUS Channel Dan Bongino's interview with Donald Trump Stephen Colbert slams Brian Stelter on The Late Show Ian Leslie's Susbtack piece on the Central Park birdwatcher, Angels, Demons, and Videotape New York Times article, "Why Do American Stores Still Have an Ethnic Isle?"

The Cuomo brothers' brouhaha, Tucker Carlson interviews Hungarian strongman Viktor Orbán, and NPR greenlights political protests on the part of its reporters so long as they're in favor of "the freedom and dignity of human beings." Times 0:34 - Segment: Front Page 0:47 - Cuomo, Cuomo, Cuomo (Eliana) 5:19 - Best BBQ of Big Sky and Memphis 8:10 - Donald Trump and Ralph Northam 14:00 - Tucker Carlson's defense of Viktor Orbán (Chris) 18:28 - Andrew Napolitano out at Fox over sexual harassment allegations (Chris) 22:14 - New York Times piece: "Three (White Male) Tough Guys Sign Off. Is it a Moment?" (Eliana) 27:15 -The Atlantic piece on Yale Law Professor Amy Chua (Chris) 30:51 - Segment: Obsessions of the Week 31:12 - Race and Vaccinations (Chris) 38:38 - NPR gives reporters the greenlight to protest (Eliana) 42:53 - Politico writers want to unionize (Eliana) 43:48 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 44:18 - Gallup Poll on preferred terms for racial groups (Chris) 46:30 - Illegal immigrant beheads American in Minneapolis, as reported by Eliana's dad, Scott Johnson (Eliana) Links "Jewish Girl in the Wild:" Check out videos of Eliana trap shooting in Big Sky, Montana, via Instagram Appendix of report on sexual assault allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, featuring advice from brother and CNN host Chris Cuomo Riverhouse BBQ in Blue Sky and Cozy Corner BBQ in Memphis James Kirchick on Viktor Orbán in the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post Politico article on sexual assault allegations facing Judge Andrew Napolitano New York Times article, "Three (White Male) Tough Guys Sign Off. Is it a Moment?" Elizabeth Bruenig's article in The Atlantic on Yale Professor Amy Chua (shoutout to listener Karen Billups for sending!) Scott Johnson's coverage on an illegal Cuban immigrant, Alexis Saborit, who beheaded an American in Minnesota, from the Power Line Blog

Simone Biles and safety culture come to the Olympics, news reporters take a stand on Jan. 6, and Felicia Sonmez sues her bosses Times 00:39 - Segment: Most Important Stories of the Week 00:45 - Simone Biles 08:50 - NYT JD Tweets 10:46 - Racial Disparities in COVID Learning 16:38 - Tucker NSA 18:47 - Segment: Obsessions of the Week 19:09 - Craiglist vs Local Papers 22:52 - Suit against Washington Post 29:53 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 30:17 - AEI Panel 31:47 - Matt Lauer Home Listing Links The Atlantic piece by Caitlin Flanagan, The University of California Is Lying to Us AEI Event on Post-Journalism NY Post report on Matt Lauer's Hamptons house

The Texas Democrats’ big adventure gets MSM treatment, Fox News goes pro-vax, and Michael Wolff drops a truth bomb on CNN’s Brian Stelter Times 0:32 - Segment: Most Important Stories of the Week 0:35 - Texas Democrats Flee State to Protest Voting Restrictions, Turn DC Trip to Superspreader Event (Eliana) 8:50 - Fox Flips on Vaccines (Chris) 10:50 - Tucker Bucks Fox Flip on Vaccine Flip (Eliana) 15:20 - Authoritarian Governments Use Israeli Spyware to Target Heads of State, Journalists (Chris) 17:51 - NPR's Attempted Dunk on Ben Shapiro (Eliana) 21:25 - Kaitlan Collins' Bylines Disappear from Daily Caller Website and Mysteriously Reappear (Eliana) 25:10 - Buffalo Bylines 27:25 - Segment: Obsessions 27:33 - The Need for a Renaissance in Local News and the "Phoniness" of Circulation Statistics (Chris) 30:35 - Michael Wolff Promotes Book, Drops Truth Bomb on Brian Stelter's Show (Eliana) 40:38 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 40:45 - Michael Wolff Gives His Reason for Going on CNN 41:20 - The Atlantic's Coverage of Uyghur Camps in China 42:20 - Close Links Story mentioned from The Atlantic Washington Free Beacon piece on CNN+ - "EXCLUSIVE: An Inside Look at CNN+, the Cable Network’s Premium Streaming Service Launching in 2022"

Find Chris on TikTok: chris.stirewalt For information on the post-Journalism panel at AEI on July 28, go here. Times 0:51 - Segment: Most Important Stories of the Week 1:00 - Michael Wolf Book on Fox’s Arizona Call (Eliana) 5:27 - Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig Book on the Decline in the Trump Presidency (Chris) 12:16 - NBC News report on The Atlantic struggle for subscriptions (Eliana) 19:56 - New York Times corrections (Chris) 21:12 - Segment: Obsessions 21:37 - Newsmax Benny Johnson compares Trump to Batman (Chris) 26:27 - Former NYT Freelance editor Lauren Wolfe “Bias Journalist” (Eliana) 34:39 - Segment: Favorite items of the Week 34:54 - Keith Olbermann TikTok (Chris) 37:20 - New Yorker article on Robin DiAngelo

Tucker vs. the NSA, Media covers the media’s Jan. 6 heroes, and CNN goes all-in on Critical Race Theory Times 0:53 - Segment: Most Important Stories of the Week 1:00 - Henry Suing Fox News, Tucker and the NSA (Eliana) 8:35 - NPR Not reading the declaration of independence this year (Eliana) 11:59 - Vice News Expose on reporters who “survived” the Capitol Riot (Eliana) 14:04 - Gallup poll of happiness (Chris) 15:33 - New York Times “How will climate change affect your elite childs summer camp experience (Chris) 18:03 - Segment: Obsessions of the Week 18:20 - Max Boot “Republicans are going to kill us with Vax denial” (Chris) 22:30 - CNN “Critical Race Theory” Coverage (Eliana) 27:32 - Segment: Favorite Items 28:18 - Kaitlin Flannagin (SP?) The Atlantic “Why to Quit Twitter” (Chris) 31:44 - Corey Sitcha (SP?) The real reason he left the Times (Eliana)

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Eliana Johnson and Chris Stirewalt love the news business but they hate a lot of what’s happening to it these days. Using their decades of experience in print, digital and TV news they tell the story behind the stories, always on the lookout for bias, sloppy reporting and, well, just plain wretched journalism. Every week they help you to be a better, smarter news consumer.