Covering John McCain’s death and the politics of ESPN
Managing Editor Betsy Morais and Senior Staff Writer Alexandria Neason join Pete to talk about the deluge of coverage following John McCain’s death. Why was the Arizona senator beloved by much of the ...
30 Aug 201818min
Emily Bell on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s press ban & Jack Dorsey’s press tour
On this week’s episode, Pete is joined by Emily Bell, director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia, to discuss the reaction to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ban on reporters at two recen...
23 Aug 201828min
Were all the free press editorials worth it?
On this week’s episode, Pete is joined by CJR Editor and Publisher Kyle Pope to discuss the flood of editorials celebrating journalism in the face of attacks by the president. Were they a worthy defen...
17 Aug 201824min
Perils of the internet, from Alex Jones’s ban to Sarah Jeong’s tweets
On this week’s episode, Pete is joined by former CJR staff writer and The Kicker’s founding host David Uberti to discuss the removal of Infowars’s content from tech platforms. Why did it take so long,...
9 Aug 201822min
Facebook sets its own narrative. Plus, press hatred flares at Trump rallies
CJR Digital Editor Nausicaa Renner and CJR Chief Digital Writer Mathew Ingram join Pete to discuss Facebook’s fight to control the narrative. The social media giant shut down more than 30 pages and ac...
2 Aug 201819min
The local news death spiral. Plus, the Cohen–Trump tapes.
On this week’s episode, Pete talks with CJR Delacorte Fellow Amanda Darrach about scenes from the New York Daily News’s black Monday. Then, CJR Editor and Publisher Kyle Pope joins to place the severe...
26 Jul 201827min
A new era for the press after Helsinki?
On this week’s episode, Pete talks with CJR Editor and Publisher Kyle Pope about the coverage of the Trump-Putin summit. Pope believes the president’s disastrous showing will be remembered as a turnin...
19 Jul 201831min
Breaking down coverage of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s victory
On this episode of The Kicker, Pete and Nausicaa talk about coverage of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s surprise primary victory and how certain media outlets missed the story. Then, we dive into the idea ...
28 Jun 201822min
