Intellectual honesty, consistency, curiosity, and discomfort. Nuance over nonsense. Disagreement strongly welcomed. An independent media brand, from @SteveKrak.
Watching this week…
— Skeptical about Hamas atrocities on Israelis
— The New Misogyny from WashPost
— Press speaks at “Stop Trump” event
— Sports as a unifier - Fourth Watch Pod with @curtmenefee
— Great Moments in Praising Nick Fuentes Journalism
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Watching this week…
— COVID shot coverage bypasses the nuance
— Anderson Cooper starts reading the press
— Cassidy Hutchinson’s path to media acceptability
— Trump in court as 2024 chaos heats up
— Great Moments in Fashion Insurrection Journalism
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Watching this week…
— Trump-addicted press misses the point
— “Trump Can’t Win” storyline is back
— Media’s Hunter Biden Original Sin
— What Happened to Scarborough, ESPN’s Gambling Gamble
— Great Moments in Awkward Father-in-Law Questions Journalism
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ESPN's Gambling Gamble, and Our Perilous Cultural Bet
Media company gets into business with, perhaps, the most deleterious addiction in the world
@FourthWatch#RabbitHole deep dive column:
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Watching this week…
— Press breaks ethical standards to call Trump “inmate”
— White House revokes press passes to little outrage
— Media: Don’t make heroes out of lawyers
— Elon’s rough first year at Twitter
— Great Moments in Neopronouns Journalism
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Watching this week…
— Who are our #Resistance pundits, really?
— No “disinformation” introspection yet
— Alarm bells at Washington Post
— Media conformity, social media - FW Pod with @emilyjashinsky
— Great Moments in Stay Scared Journalism
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Watching this week…
— Press helps White House coke disappear
— RFK Jr. and the Long COVID of hate
— ESPN is losing, but McAfee is winning
— @EricBolling, @gavinpurcell, @WesleyLowery - Fourth Watch Podcasts
— Great Moments in “Ecocide” Journalism
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Consensus Failure Has Powered RFK, Jr.'s Rise
The Establishment hates the mainstreaming of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. They have only themselves to blame.
#RabbitHole:
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Watching this week…
— Trump addiction is back in the press
— Truth about Target “bomb threat” stories
— Watch how media tries to ruin RFK
— Media silence on UFO developments
— Great Moments in Glass Ceiling Journalism
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Watching this week…
— Media’ frame game around trans issue
— #HowDidThisGetPublished: Secretary Pete puff piece
— How much does cable news primetime matter?
— Steele dossier, Gawker legacy - Fourth Watch Pod with @SemaforBen Smith
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Watching this week…
— Selective ideology and motive gun violence reporting
— French, Tucker, and the value of surprise
— Post-CNN town hall anti-speech activism
— Hypocrisy, disinfo hoaxes - @FourthWatch Podcast with @Jacob__Siegelfourthwatch.substack.com/p/s…
Watching this week…
— Tucker’s seismic Fox exit
— Lemon’s CNN firing, Trump’s CNN return
— Media interest in Nashville vs. Louisville “note”
— Leaving CNN, keeping perspective - FW Pod with @mkhammer
— Great Moments in Expert Punditry Journalism
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Watching this week…
— Press joins with FBI to hunt the leaker
— Substack allows racist writing — good
— AI will replace the bad journalists
— Conservative Media, Future of Podcasts — FW Pod with @cbalfe
— Great Moments in Experts Say Journalism
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