Beat the Press
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.
Beat the Press
Beat The Press With Emily Rooney - Episode 4: Putin's American media pals, a New York Times op-ed gone awry, and more.
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Emily Rooney
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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 the language of advocates.
Host Emily Rooney with media strategist Susie Banikarim, Dan Kennedy from Northeastern University, and Joanna Weiss of Experience Magazine.