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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 1d

The new editor-in-chief for CBS news is "a staunch Zionist and a fierce opponent of supposed wokeness and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives" says @sulliview.bsky.social.

Weiss looks set to deliver for Trump, who seeks adulation over journalism.
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Bari Weiss is a weird and worrisome choice as top editor for CBS News | Margaret Sullivan

When Weiss was named editor-in-chief, it was the latest turn in the network’s confounding departure from its roots

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Margaret Sullivan @sulliview.bsky.social · 1d

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Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 1d

The brilliant @sulliview.bsky.social on the horrible appointment of Bari Weiss as Chief Editor of CBS News.

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Bari Weiss is a weird and worrisome choice as top editor for CBS News | Margaret Sullivan

When Weiss was named editor-in-chief, it was the latest turn in the network’s confounding departure from its roots

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Mary Nasca @mnasca.bsky.social · 3d

"In my hometown paper, The Buffalo News, the excellent Jerry Zremski - the paper’s longtime Washington correspondent - told it bluntly and well: “Work on a seven-week stopgap measure went nowhere after the Trump ...
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'Partisan bickering' is a media frame that fails the public

The government shutdown is producing an all-too-familiar barrage of performative neutrality

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Will Pollock 🏳️‍🌈🌻🐶🫘 ➡️ turn 🔔 on @willpollock.com · 3d

what does it say about @nytimes.com that a *story commenter* dispenses more truth in a few sentences than NYT journalists do in an entire year?

excellent analysis from @sulliview.bsky.social

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Margaret Sullivan's latest post on another set of failures from NYT

excerpt from Sullivan's post that shows a NYT commenter dragging the entire normalizing operation for filth

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Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 3d

"The mainstream press is largely playing its usual 'both-sides at fault' game [in shutdown coverage], but Americans nevertheless do understand the reality.

"This underscores that Big Media is no longer the gatekeeper of news and information."
— @sulliview.bsky.social

'Partisan bickering' is a media frame that fails the public

The government shutdown is producing an all-too-familiar barrage of performative neutrality

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Lisa Fung @lisafung.bsky.social · 3d

‘The mainstream press is largely playing its usual “both-sides at fault” game, but Americans nevertheless do understand the reality.’

Via @sulliview.bsky.social

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'Partisan bickering' is a media frame that fails the public

The government shutdown is producing an all-too-familiar barrage of performative neutrality

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Phil Meyer @peacemeyer.bsky.social · 9d

As usual, @sulliview.bsky.social is on the nose:
How to turn Jimmy Kimmel's return into a free-speech juggernaut
Plus, two cringe-inducing examples of what the New York Times should stop doing.
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How to turn Jimmy Kimmel's return into a free-speech juggernaut

Plus, two cringe-inducing examples of what the New York Times should stop doing.

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Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 9d

"There are more of us, than of them. . . .

"That doesn't stop what RFK Jr. is doing to public health, or Pete Hegseth to the military. But it's crucial to bear in mind."
— @jfallows.bsky.social

Preserving Our Sanity, During Insane Times.

The daily flow of disaster is simply overwhelming. Here are some people with reflections on how to avoid becoming paralyzed and instead take positive steps.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 9d

amNY warned about the extreme hostility to journalists from ICE agents at immigration courts in NY months ago.

Now their reporter Dean Moses is one of several senselessly assaulted by ICE for doing their jobs. www.amny.com/immigration/...

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Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 9d

Don’t miss @sulliview.bsky.social’s column today. She nailed it!

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How to turn Jimmy Kimmel's return into a free-speech juggernaut

Plus, two cringe-inducing examples of what the New York Times should stop doing.

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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 9d

As usual @sulliview.bsky.social nails the NYTimes MAGA interviews. "Must we go there once again? It brings to mind those endless TV interviews of Trump voters in Midwest diners that told me nothing I didn’t know before. There must be a better use of journalistic resources and readers’ time."

How to turn Jimmy Kimmel's return into a free-speech juggernaut

Plus, two cringe-inducing examples of what the New York Times should stop doing.

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Mollie Wilson O'Reilly @mollieoreilly.bsky.social · 9d

This from @sulliview.bsky.social is the perfect description of what makes David Brooks's lofty both-sidesy columns so infuriating: "It’s one of those long, overly intellectualized Brooks pieces that starts out wrong and develops the flawed thesis endlessly."

How to turn Jimmy Kimmel's return into a free-speech juggernaut

Plus, two cringe-inducing examples of what the New York Times should stop doing.

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Lisa Fung @lisafung.bsky.social · 9d

‘Americans need to get engaged and get loud about this kind of silencing, even if the subject matter seems a lot more obscure than a comedian’s late-night monologue’

@sulliview.bsky.social on how to extend the Kimmel victory to other free-speech matters
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How to turn Jimmy Kimmel's return into a free-speech juggernaut

Plus, two cringe-inducing examples of what the New York Times should stop doing.

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Margaret Sullivan @sulliview.bsky.social · 9d

Always read @normornstein.bsky.social. His latest here: https://newrepublic.com/article/201041/corporate-media-consolidation-defend-democracy-trump

Will Our Corporate Media Godzillas Have the Guts to Defend Democracy?

Five companies—five—now control 90 percent of the media marketplace. And they are showing no commitment to anything resembling the public interest.

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Victor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 13d

The ongoing consolidation of our media infrastructure by a handful of right-wing oligarchs poses a profound threat to any hope for democracy in the U.S. Read this piece by @sulliview.bsky.social:

The TikTok deal puts even more media in the hands of the super-rich | Margaret Sullivan

Trump is clearing the way for US investors to control a wildly popular platform where millions get their news

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Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 15d

A blunt, timely question from @sulliview.bsky.social:

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 15d

Local news is doing an excellent job on the ICE campaign in our city. This from the @chicago.suntimes.com is an especially detailed status report that says:
-ICE is becoming more aggressive
-The govt is NOT mostly arresting known criminals
-Inhumane conditions at Broadview immigration lockup

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 15d

The Trump administration has escalated its deportation campaign in the Chicago area, targeting spots that are home to large immigrant communities. After a chaotic few weeks, here’s more on what's happened, where things stand and what could come next. trib.al/LWSbxX7

What to know about Trump's immigration enforcement campaign in Chicago

The president has said his “blitz” here is meant to make the city safer for its residents. But the rush of federal immigration agents into the area has stoked fears and upended routines — and the results haven’t decisively proven the federal government’s claim that it’s arresting “the worst of the…

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Lainie Marie @lainielipson.bsky.social · 16d

Another precise, smart, sobering column from @sulliview.bsky.social today: open.substack.com/pub/margaret...

Legacy media's destructive addiction to describing Trump's 'winning'

Plus: Why disillusioned Democrats are abandoning traditional news outlets

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 16d

Let’s be clear: What Donald Trump said in public, in plain view, on his own social media feed is more corrupt and dangerous than anything Richard Nixon was caught on tape saying in the White House tapes. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/rid-me-of-...

Rid me of this meddlesome priest, Pam!

How mob boss Trump sped through all of Watergate in just a single weekend.

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Isaac Chotiner @ichotiner.bsky.social · 16d

New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 16d

Another very good column by @sulliview.bsky.social

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Legacy media's destructive addiction to describing Trump's 'winning'

Plus: Why disillusioned Democrats are abandoning traditional news outlets

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 16d

"One of the worst habits of the mainstream media is seeing politics and government as a game. Or maybe a horserace, but definitely something with clear winners and losers" @sulliview.bsky.social

With the media under threat, this is a failure of mission.
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Legacy media's destructive addiction to describing Trump's 'winning'

Plus: Why disillusioned Democrats are abandoning traditional news outlets

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Tiago Dias @tiagodf.bsky.social · 16d

By @sulliview.bsky.social: "The public interest is not what many mainstream media outlets are focused on. They are focused on not looking biased; they are focused on performative fairness to Trump and to MAGA — even while this president and his allies are trying to destroy what journalists do"

Legacy media's destructive addiction to describing Trump's 'winning'

Plus: Why disillusioned Democrats are abandoning traditional news outlets

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FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez @agomezfcc.bsky.social · 21d

This FCC does not have the authority, the ability, or the constitutional right to police content or punish broadcasters for speech the government dislikes.

Free speech is the foundation of our democracy, and we must push back against any attempt to erode it.

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