On Bob Woodward’s sources and journalism in Iraq
On this week’s episode, Pete talks with CJR Tow Editor Sam Thielman about the coverage of Bob Woodward’s blockbuster book, Fear: Trump in the White House. In taking the Trump presidency as his subject...
13 Sep 201822min
Woodward on Trump; press crackdowns in Myanmar
On this week’s episode, Pete talks with Joel Simon, executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, about the conviction of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. The two Reuters reporters were sentence...
6 Sep 201825min
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
