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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 i...

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 S...

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 Pulit...

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 3...

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'...

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 Sta...

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 Kah...

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 m...

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...

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 -...

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 Olber...

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...

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...

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 Brother...

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...

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 nex...

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...

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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 o...

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 Ve...

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 - Politi...