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Beat the Press

Beat the Press


Beat the Press

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Length:
14 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

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Beat the Press challenges the new norms of objectivity in journalism, political wokeness and boundaries of opinion. Each show takes the listener behind the scenes of the world's biggest and most influential media outlets, featuring journalists making a difference, a tenured panel of media critics and absurd and unusual moments that capture the public's opinion.You'll learn something every time you tune in, while being entertained every minute.
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Episodes1 - 10 of 14 episodes

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Beat The Press with Emily Rooney - Episode 13: Can two new start up news organizations survive, Erin Overbey ousted from The New Yorker, CNN's new leadership, and an Elon Musk/twitter update.

On this episode; two relativly new start up news organizations with similar missions ha...

35 minutes
Aug 05, 2022

Beat The Press with Emily Rooney - Episode 12: A one on one interview with longtime Boston TV news anchor Natalie Jacobson.

Emily interviews former longtime WCVB-TV Boston news anchor Natalie Jacobson, discussin...

37 minutes
Jul 22, 2022

Beat The Press with Emily Rooney - Episode 11: A one on one interview with author and conservative talk show host Bill O'Reilly about the state of the news industry.

On this special episode of Beat the Press, host Emily Rooney is joined by Bill O'Reilly...

31 minutes
Jul 08, 2022

Beat The Press with Emily Rooney - Episode 10: The January 6th Hearings; how the story was and was NOT told, comparing Watergate on it's 50th anniversary to Jan. 6th, and the internal saga that continues at The Washington Post.

On this episode, a deep dive into the coverage of the January 6th hearings, how the sto...

33 minutes
Jun 24, 2022

Beat The Press with Emily Rooney - Episode 9: The Media and the mass shooting dilemma.

A single themed show on this episode of Beat The Press: The Media and the mass shooting...

30 minutes
Jun 10, 2022

Beat The Press with Emily Rooney - Episode 8: Who leaked the Supreme Court's Roe v Wade decision, Replacement Theory, what the heck are UAPs, and much more.

On this episode; What is Replacement Theory and do believers care about the facts? Do G...

33 minutes
May 27, 2022

Beat The Press with Emily Rooney - Episode 7: How Volodymyr Zelensky is winning the social media war, the on-line disinformation board gets dissed, are 20,000 words about Tucker Carlson too much, and more.

In this episode, the new "Dis-information Board" gets dissed, the New York Times 20,000...

38 minutes
May 13, 2022

Beat The Press with Emily Rooney - Episode 6: Musk purchases Twitter, Kevin McCarthy caught seeking Trump's resignation, the quick demise of CNN+, and more.

In this episode, Elon Musk and his purchase of Twitter, Kevin McCarthy is caught on tap...

32 minutes
Apr 29, 2022

Beat The Press with Emily Rooney- Episode 5: The slap heard round the world, Ginni Thomas and her controversial texts, CBS staffers cringing over a recent hire, and more.

In this episode, the slap heard round the world, Ginni Thomas and her controversial tex...

36 minutes
Apr 08, 2022

Beat The Press With Emily Rooney - Episode 4: Putin's American media pals, a New York Times op-ed gone awry, and more.

In this episode, Russia's disinformation campaign with some help from Putin's media pal...

37 minutes
Mar 25, 2022