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The Press Box @thepressbox.bsky.social · 13h

Nodding vigorously...

h/t @elbasketballrim.bsky.social

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The Press Box @thepressbox.bsky.social · 13h

You're the first!

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The Press Box @thepressbox.bsky.social · 13h

An Only in Journalism classic: "roil"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

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The Press Box @thepressbox.bsky.social · 15h

In his pre-cable life, @jenpsaki.msnbc.com worked in the Obama White House.

@joelanderson.bsky.social asks: Should her old boss come off the sidelines and get more involved?

Full interview with Psaki here: open.spotify.com/episode/0Nf2...

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 16h

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social:

MSNBC's Jen Psaki on the Democrats, influencers, Biden/Harris, the next presidential nominee, and the future of cable news.

PLUS:
Belichick Agonistes
Paul Finebaum vs. ESPN
Interview Tips with Katie Porter
open.spotify.com/episode/0Nf2...

Jen Psaki on the Democrats and the Future of MSNBC. Plus, Paul Finebaum vs. ESPN and the End of LeBron’s Media Headlock

open.spotify.com

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circlark @nori-flip.bsky.social · 18h

@thepressbox.bsky.social strained pun from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette's 10/10 edition

Screenshot of a newspaper with a strained pun headline, "BOTTOM LINE" referring to the cost of replacing seats at a stadium

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The Press Box @thepressbox.bsky.social · 17h

It took us a second.

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TheBillKenney @thebillkenney.bsky.social · 17h

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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 17h

I tip my cap to you, Dispatch headline writer. www.dispatch.com/story/news/2...

Headline: "Otter chaos closes part of Columbus Zoo % Aquarium's new North America Trek for repairs"

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Trump has sued several media outlets.

We asked MSNBC’s Jen Psaki, do you ever wonder if he’s going to sue you?

Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/0Nf2...

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 1d

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social:

MSNBC's Jen Psaki on the Democrats, influencers, Biden/Harris, the next presidential nominee, and the future of cable news.

PLUS: Belichick Agonistes
Paul Finebaum vs. ESPN
Interview Tips with Katie Porter
open.spotify.com/episode/0Nf2...

Jen Psaki on the Democrats and the Future of MSNBC. Plus, Paul Finebaum vs. ESPN and the End of LeBron’s Media Headlock

open.spotify.com

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The Press Box @thepressbox.bsky.social · 2d

He's right there. I was mostly talking about the Funny SportsCenter anchor archetype.

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 2d

MSNBC's Jen Psaki on the Katie Porter interview:

"a case study they may show in school about how not to do an interview"

The full Psaki interview, on the Dems and cable news, will be on tomorrow's Press Box.
open.spotify.com/show/4aBkZbD...

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The Press Box @thepressbox.bsky.social · 3d

Parade celebrates the life of Robert Redford.

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Misty Mountain Haute @heywhoopiecat.bsky.social · 3d

@thepressbox.bsky.social "bucking tradition and legal precedent" is a great only in (terrible) journalism phrase

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The Press Box @thepressbox.bsky.social · 4d

Ask and ye shall receive. bsky.app/profile/inst...

Instrumental Communications @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social · 4d

@bryancurtis.bsky.social & @davidshoemaker.bsky.social here you go!

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 4d

New PRESS BOX w/ @davidshoemaker.bsky.social:

Bari Weiss's First Day at CBS
Mark Sanchez Reporting
People Doesn't Trust the Media. Now What?
Football Audio
Chris Berman
America's Softest Target
open.spotify.com/episode/2C1W...

Bari Weiss’s First Day at CBS, Reporting on Mark Sanchez, and the GOAT-dom of Chris Berman

open.spotify.com

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The Press Box @thepressbox.bsky.social · 7d

Our first Jolabokaflod gift of the year comes from listener Jeremy Da Rosa, who sent us a copy of The Left Handed Dictionary.

It includes an excellent definition of an Only in Journalism classic: “conflagration.”

Thanks, Jeremy!

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 7d

Can ESPN’s Paul Finebaum matriculate to the U.S. Senate?

And what would a GOP primary do to the tao of Paul?

We discuss on a new episode: open.spotify.com/episode/7sqZ...

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 7d

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social:

The Ezra Klein-Ta-Nehisi Coates Showdown
Can Paul Finebaum Go to Washington?
The Meaning of Kamala’s Book Sales
J School
A Peacetime Visit to Cracker Barrel
open.spotify.com/episode/7sqZ...

The Ezra Klein and Ta-Nehisi Coates Showdown, Floating Paul Finebaum for Senate, and the Meaning of Kamala’s Book Sales

open.spotify.com

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The Press Box @thepressbox.bsky.social · 7d

Nodding... via @markmoseley.bsky.social

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The Press Box @thepressbox.bsky.social · 8d

Karl Ravech just went there!

Mark Moseley @markmoseley.bsky.social · 8d

I can't wait to see how the New York Post substitutes "Schlitt" for "Shit" in a headline tomorrow @thepressbox.bsky.social @bryancurtis.bsky.social

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 8d

New pod w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social:

Ezra Klein/Ta-Nehisi Coates
Senator Paul Finebaum (R-AL)
The Meaning of Kamala’s Book Sales
J School
A Peacetime Visit to Cracker Barrel
open.spotify.com/episode/7sqZ...

The Ezra Klein and Ta-Nehisi Coates Showdown, Floating Paul Finebaum for Senate, and the Meaning of Kamala’s Book Sales

open.spotify.com

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Sekou Bermiss @sekoubermiss.bsky.social · 8d

Overall trust in #media continues to slide in US, dipping below 30% in recent poll. More telling is the ideological divide: 8% for Republicans and 51% for Democrats.

I grapple to contemplate what this looks like for the US in 10 years.

@thepressbox.bsky.social

www.semafor.com/article/10/0...

Americans’ trust in media hits new low, poll finds

Only 28% of US adults told Gallup they have a ‘great deal’ or ‘fair amount’ of trust that mass media will report the news fully, accurately, and fairly.

www.semafor.com

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 9d

Can journalism school replace the apprenticeship reporters used to have with a cigar-chomping city editor?

@joelanderson.bsky.social’s full interview with Columbia’s @jelaniya.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/3PIU...

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The Press Box @thepressbox.bsky.social · 9d

Hello media consumers:

@joelanderson.bsky.social and @bryancurtis.bsky.social are back THURSDAY to talk about the Klein/Coates pod, Paul Finebaum for Senate, and *much* more.

Join us.

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