Beat the Press

Aug 05 2022 8
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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.

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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.

Aug 05 2022 35 mins  
On this episode; two relativly new start up news organizations with similar missions have launched, can they survive as advertised? Erin Overbey has complained her way out of a job at The New Yorker, was bringing her grievances to social media to blame? What's up with the new programming at CNN? And what's going on at Twitter w/ Elon Musk now?These topics as well as out p

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

Jul 22 2022 37 mins  
Emily interviews former longtime WCVB-TV Boston news anchor Natalie Jacobson, discussing her new book 'Every Life a Story'. They discuss the glory days of Boston TV and the future of the news cycle as a whole. They also talk about the pros and cons of working with a spouse under the public eye.

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.

Jul 08 2022 31 mins  
On this special episode of Beat the Press, host Emily Rooney is joined by Bill O'Reilly, the veteran journalist who pioneered opinion journalism during a 20-year run at Fox News. Also the author of the best-selling Killing series and the host of No Spin News, O'Reilly joins Beat the Press to discuss the state of the news business, fairness in news, mis- and disinformation

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.

Jun 24 2022 33 mins  
On this episode, a deep dive into the coverage of the January 6th hearings, how the story was and WAS NOT told depending on the network; on Watergate's 50th anniversary, discussion on the similarities between that event and the Jan 6th insurrection; and the continuing issues at The Washington Post that has led to a suspension of one writer and the firing of another.These topic

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

Jun 10 2022 30 mins  
A single themed show on this episode of Beat The Press: The Media and the mass shooting dilemma. Does the press contribute to mass shooting contagion? How much should be reported about the gunmen themselves? What would happen if the photos from gruesome mass shootings were made public? When is too soon to bring up the politics of guns? These questions as well as the panels rants an

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.

May 27 2022 33 mins  
On this episode; What is Replacement Theory and do believers care about the facts? Do GOP candidates have names and positions or is it just enough to say "Trump backed"? The Blame Game; who leaked the Supreme Court decision on Roe v Wade? What the heck is a UAP? That and the panels 'rants and raves' of the week.Host Emily Rooney with media consultant Susie Banik

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.

May 13 2022 38 mins  
In this episode, the new "Dis-information Board" gets dissed, the New York Times 20,000 word tome about Tucker Carlson, Ukraine President Zelensky is winning the social media war, and why the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial is getting so much press from all outlets. That and the panels 'rants and raves' of the week.Host Emily Rooney with Lylah Alphonse of The Bost

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.

Apr 29 2022 32 mins  
In this episode, Elon Musk and his purchase of Twitter, Kevin McCarthy is caught on tape talking about asking Donald Trump for his resignation, 'Libs of Tik Tok' and why Tucker Carlson so infatuated with it, and Dan Kennedy proves correct that CNN+ was 'headed for an iceberg', closing shop only a month after it's release. That and the panels 'rants and

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.

Apr 08 2022 36 mins  
In this episode, the slap heard round the world, Ginni Thomas and her controversial texts, CBS staffers including Stephen Colbert cringe over the hiring of Mick Mulvaney, and what are revanchism and irredentism? This and more, with the panelists rants and raves of the week.Host Emily Rooney with Lylah Alphonse of the Boston Globe, media consultant Susie Banikarim, and former NECN a

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

Mar 25 2022 37 mins  
In this episode, Russia's disinformation campaign with some help from Putin's media pals here in the USA, Tik Tok stars get the royal treatment from the White House, why the main stream media may be hoping for a libel verdict against their 'own', a New York Times editorial on cancel culture gets eviscerated on social media, and what happens when the media uses t