Ink Stained Wretches

Balls in Your Court, Media

Mar 21, 2024

This podcast discusses Trump's 'anti-semitic' comments, the impact of media bias, challenges faced by news outlets dropping Associated Press content, the effects of COVID-19 school closures on young people, declining climate change coverage on TV, combating disinformation in journalism, and Don Lemon's extraterrestrial podcast ambitions.

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American news media has lost its nerve

Trump's lawsuit against ABC and Stephanopoulos for defamation

Gloomy youth affecting global happiness ranking

Deep dives

Incorrect Invited Speaker Identification

Correction: Lee Bollinger invited Mahmoed Ahmedinajad to speak at Columbia in 2007, not Komeini. Thank you for the clarification, Austin Bird from Denver.

Introduction

2min

Controversial Statements on Jewish Democrats and Israel

25min

Controversy Surrounding Ruth Bader Ginsburg Award

3min

Media Outlets Shift Away from Associated Press Content

6min

The Impact of COVID-19 School Closures on Young People

6min

Analysis of Broadcast TV Coverage of Climate Change in 2023

4min

Exploring the Evolution of Journalism and Combating Disinformation

18min

Anniversary Reflection and Extraterrestrial Podcast Ambitions

3min

You won't believe it, but we have a solid piece from The Washington Post this week. Apart from that, we have many grievances with American news media regarding Trump's "anti-semitic" comments, The New York Times' take on disinformation, Mark Levin's plea to billionaires, and blaming the youth for their gloomy outlook. Wretch on!

Time Stamps:

2:28 Front Page

46:36 Obsessions

58:46 Reader Mail

1:02:55 Favorite Items

Show Notes:

Bloomberg: Doug Emhoff Decries Trump Comments on Jewish Democrats

WSJ: Trump Claims 2024 Will Be Rigged, Putting Republican Turnout at Risk

WaPo: How a sleuth defense attorney and a disgruntled law partner damaged the Trump Georgia case

Mediaite: Mark Levin Demands to Know Why Republican Billionaires Aren't Posting Trump's $454 Million Bond: 'This Is an Outrage'

The Hill: Trump sues ABC and Stephanopoulos, alleging defamation over Mace interview

NYPost: Don Lemon demanded Tesla Cybertruck, $5M advance, equity in X before Elon Musk canned him: sources

The Hill: RBG Award organizers cancel gala after backlash from Supreme Court justice’s family

Poynter: Gannett and McClatchy to drop The Associated Press. What does that mean?

NYTimes: A New Chapter for Sports Illustrated, With Plans to Keep Print

Reuters: Gloomy youth pull US and western Europe down global happiness ranking

WSJ: The Couples Embracing the DINK Label

Obsessions:

Semafor: ‘Very few have balls’: How American news lost its nerve

Business Insider: Facebook is reviving one of its earliest features after hiding it for years

NyTimes: How Trump’s Allies Are Winning the War Over Disinformation

The Dispatch: Defund the Speech Police

Favorite Items:

The Times: Evan Gershkovich’s year in Russian jail: what it’s like and how he copes

NYPost: Don Lemon wanted free ride on Elon Musk's rocket to host 'first podcast in space' as part of wild list of demands: sources

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Ink Stained Wretches

Balls in Your Court, Media

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Incorrect Invited Speaker Identification

Provocative Headline Matching the Story

Remembering Evan Gerskowicz's Imprisonment

Out-of-This-World Podcast Demands

Exciting Offer: First Podcast in Space

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