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Beat the Press

Emily Rooney

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.
Episodes
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.August 05, 2022
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Beat The Press with Emily Rooney - Episode 12: A one on one interview with longtime Boston TV news anchor Natalie Jacobson.July 22, 2022
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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.July 08, 2022
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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.June 24, 2022
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Beat The Press with Emily Rooney - Episode 9: The Media and the mass shooting dilemma.June 10, 2022
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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
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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
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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.April 29, 2022
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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.April 08, 2022
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Beat The Press With Emily Rooney - Episode 4: Putin's American media pals, a New York Times op-ed gone awry, and more.March 25, 2022
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Beat The Press with Emily Rooney - Episode 3: Reporting without a safety net in Ukraine, Anthony Weiner’s radio show comeback, and more. March 11, 2022
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Beat The Press with Emily Rooney - Episode 2: The Joe Rogan controversy, right to privacy concerns around the death of comedian Bob Saget, and more. February 26, 2022
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Beat The Press with Emily Rooney - Episode 1: Partisan media sniping surrounding the January 6th attacks, Dave Chappelle pushing the boundaries of humour, the latest on the Cuomo brothers, and more. February 18, 2022
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Beat The Press with Emily Rooney Show OverviewFebruary 15, 2022
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