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We Knew it Was You, Fredo Dec 03, 2021

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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

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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

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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

Thanksgiving Special Nov 26, 2021

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Free Speech: Not a ‘Straw Man’ Nov 19, 2021

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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

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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)

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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

Study: The Future is Not Female Nov 12, 2021

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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

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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)

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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 Get a Wokeup Call Nov 05, 2021

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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.

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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)

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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

It's a Matter of Trust Oct 31, 2021

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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.

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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)

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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

Streaming Disservice Oct 22, 2021

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Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos half caves, but speaks to an important truth, Pete Buttigieg's paternity brouhaha, and David Corn vs. Joe Manchin

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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)

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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

Where's the Le Boeuf? Oct 15, 2021

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Gruesome Gruden coverage, Katie Couric takes a knee for RBG, and alternative media sources pick up the MSM slack on wokeism

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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)

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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

The Problem With Jon Stewart Oct 08, 2021

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Stirewalt sounds off on Jon Stewart’s new show, the problems with the media coverage of the Facebook whistleblower, and Katie Couric is eviscerated

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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

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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

Eliana Vindicated Oct 01, 2021

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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

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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)

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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

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