Daily Signal President Rob Bluey on the Collapse of Legacy Media and the Future of Journalism

Daily Signal President and Executive Editor Rob Bluey and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit discuss how America’s media landscape is being reshaped—the competition, the pros and cons of independent podcasting, and the responsibility to deliver honest reporting. They also unpack the hidden agendas of “ratings” groups like NewsGuard, the incentives that reward clickbait over truth, and why the future of journalism depends on transparency and accountability.

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Chapters

00:00:35 — Welcome + Heritage vs. The Daily Signal

00:01:11 — How The Daily Signal Started (2014)

00:02:29 — White House Credential Crackdown (2023)

00:04:07 — Why The Daily Signal Became Independent

00:04:15 — How Press Credentialing Really Works (White House vs. Congress)

00:06:14 — The New Media Problem: Substack, YouTube, and Access

00:07:20 — Why the “Free Press” Didn’t Defend Them

00:08:07 — Who Funds Media—and Why It Matters

00:11:19 — Editorial Decisions: Accuracy vs. Speed

00:14:09 — Censorship + Newsguard Pressure

00:20:50 — Charlie Kirk’s Murder and the New Risks of Speech

00:25:02 — Journalism School and Ideological Newsrooms

00:37:06 — What Project 2025 Actually Is

00:42:11 — Immigration, Enforcement, and Why the Left Freaked Out

00:49:15 — The Next 10 Years: AI, Podcasts, and News Brands vs. Personalities

00:58:16 — Time Capsule Message: Truth, Faith, and the Future

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