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Hard Pass
White House reporter Brian Karem (Salon) and two university journalism professors, Dr. Michael Mirer (UW-Milwaukee) and Dr. Mark Mederson (Texas State University), analyze whether news media are holding the White House accountable in their coverage.
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Episodes
The Politics of a Flood 08.07.2025 44:16
On this episode, we talk about how politics became a part of the story of the tragic flood in Central Texas. Should politics be part of the story when news media report on a catastrophic natural disaster? Listen and decide.
Obliterated? 06.07.2025 1:12:06
What's in a word? We look at the tension between the Trump administration and the press in the coverage of the aftermath of the mission to destroy the Iranian nuclear capabilities.
Obliterated? (video) 05.07.2025 1:12:05
In this episode, the team discusses how media covered the U.S. mission to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities. In particular, the administration's use of the word "obliterated" to describe the aftermath and the media's effort to push back on that.
Hard Pass INTRODUCTORY episode (video version) 04.07.2025 42:57
Meet the team and learn about the show.
Hard Pass INTRODUCTORY episode (audio only) 04.07.2025 42:57
Meet the team and find out what this show is all about.
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