Ink Stained Wretches

Rep. Devin Nunes leaves Congress for MAGA media, surgeon general shrinks the news, much ado about Fox’s torched tinselTimes 01:34 - Segment: Front Page 01:40 - Times names Simone Biles Athlete of the Year 05:02 - The Washington Post editorializes the obituary of late editor Fred Hiatt 08:09 - Chris Cuomo fired from CNN, and he prepares to sue 12:23 - The Los Angeles Times on the entertainment nexus of QAnon and Hollywood 13:33 - Politico on Biden foreign policy 16:51 - Politico on inflation  20:57 - Rep. Devin Nunes to retire from Congress to head up Trump's social media company 25:11 - Buzzfeed goes public, and shares tank 27:31 - Supreme Court abortion case coverage focuses on Justice Kavanaugh 30:00 - The surgeon general warns of mental health issues in young people 32:10 - Fox's Christmas tree fire 34:33 - Segment: Obsessions 34:39 - Politico's Jack Shafer blasts cable news (Chris) 38:04 - The New York Times coverage of the withdrawal of Biden's socialist nominee for comptroller of the currency (Eliana) 42:23 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 42:48 - Coverage of the Ghislaine Maxwell trial (Chris) 45:40 - Wall Street Journal op-ed on crime (Eliana) LinksTimes names Simone Biles Athlete of the YearNew York Post article on Chris Cuomo suing CNNLos Angeles Times piece on QAnon and HollywoodPolitico article on BidenPolitico article on inflationJack Shafer's piece on cable newsGhislaine Maxwell trial coverage, via PoynterWall Street Journal op-ed on crime

Chris Cuomo demonstrates once again that he is unfit for primetime, or anytime, the media botches crime and Omicron coverage, and Chris's Dispatch colleagues hit the exits from Fox NewsTimes 03:26 - Segment: Front Page 03:34 - The return of The Brothers Cuomo 11:38 - The Daily Beast reports on drama at Politico 13:27 - Chris's colleagues Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes leave Fox News 22:53 - The New York Times can't explain the nationwide spike in violent crimes 29:07 - Crisis coverage of climate change and the Smithsonian, via the New York Times 31:28 - The Yale Daily News publishes the greatest story ever written 35:08 - Segment: Obsessions 35:18 - New York Magazine piece on Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports (Chris) 40:09 - The media coverage of the Omicron coronavirus variant (Eliana) 46:26 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 46:50 - Chris's favorite headline (Chris) 47:21 - Erik Wemple's Washington Post article on Chris Cuomo and CNN boss Jeff Zucker LinksDaily Beast article on drama at Politico The New York Times article on climate change and the SmithsonianThe best article ever, à la the Yale Daily NewsChris's favorite headline everErik Wemple's article on CNN

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The Aspen Institute takes on “misinformation,” the left wants in on the right’s media “dominance,” and POLITICO fills us in on the mental health travails of State Department employeesTimes 03:45 - Segment: Front Page 03:53 - The federal investigation into Project Veritas and First Amendment questions 07:31 - Substack CEO's interview with Substacker Mike Solana 11:25 - Aspen Institute commission on disinformation 15:17 - One America News Network backs Gigi Sohn, Biden's left-wing nominee to the FCC  18:26 - The Daily Beast reports that Newsmax is eyeing former Fox News talent 23:15 - Rupert Murdoch bashes Trump for focusing on the past 26:15 - Politico's report on Democrats launching left-wing media outlets 31:49 - CNN's report on Kamala Harris's tumultuous relationship with the West Wing 38:44 - The Washington Post headline on Trump's bureau of land management and racism 42:42 - Segment: Obsessions 42:53 - Former New York Times CEO says TV news is in "dead trouble" (Chris) 47:05 - Politico on State Department officials' mental health the Afghanistan withdraw (Eliana) 51:38 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week  51:53 - Importance of obituaries (Chris) 54:23 - John Malone blasts CNN during CNBC interview (Eliana) LinksThe Washington Post article on Project Veritas and James O'KeefeSubstack CEO's sound offPolitico article on State Department officials' mental health post-Afghanistan withdrawPoynter article on obituaries 

Plus, MSNBC grapples with big changes, the New York Times gives us chef's kiss climate summit coverage, and we dig into how the media beclowned itself with the Steele dossierTimes 02:28 - Segment: Front Page 02:38 - The future of MSNBC 09:51 - Nieman Lab study on the gender distribution of bylines 12:16 - The New York Times on women running the climate change movement 15:23 - FBI raids Project Veritas's office, related to Ashley Biden diary investigation 20:49 - President Biden's awkward interview with a local news anchor 24:34 - President Biden's pick for the FCC: Gigi Sohn 27:40 - Spending package includes $1.6 billion tax credit to news outlets 29:14 - The Virginia election and the Lincoln Project stunt 35:40 - Segment: Obsessions 36:50 - Coverage of the Ahmaud Arbery trial versus the Kyle Rittenhouse trial (Chris) 40:34 - Indictment of a Steele Dossier analyst, and fawning Steele coverage circa 2018 (Eliana) 47:40 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 47:52 - Kevin William's National Review piece on Texas (Chris) 48:44 - The Miami Herald hires a bot writer for real estate beat (Eliana) LinksOur very own Eliana Johnson's article on Rachel Maddow circa 2014The New York Times article on young women leading the movement against climate changeThe National Review article on TexasThe New York Post article on the Miami Herald hiring bot writers

Dems and the MSM try to tell the audience that critical race theory doesn't exist in Virginia, workers of the world unite at Politico, and the New York Times reports Americans are confused by wokesters' evolving language.Times 02:02 - Segment: Front Page 02:15 - Democrats' messaging around the Virginia gubernatorial race 18:04 - Tucker Carlson's January 6 series airs on Fox Nation 23:05 - Politico employees unionize 27:37 - To read or not to read the comment section 30:19 - Segment: Obsessions 30:39 - New York Times' piece on wokespeak (Eliana) 33:56 - Jeff Maurer's Substack (Chris) 40:42 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 40:51 - Mark Perry on suicide statistics (Chris) 42:52 - New York Post coverage of the Glasgow climate summit (Eliana) LinksColumbia Journalism Review article on CNNPoynter article on web commentsNew York Times' article on wokespeakAEI’s Mark Perry research on suicide among white men - VIPs fly private to climate summit in Glasgow

Facebook ignites a moral panic in the media, Tucker Carlson prepares to air special on Jan. 6 as "false flag," and the NYT tells us how and why Gen Z is owning the millennials.Times 4:23 - Segment: Front Page 4:31 - Trailer for Tucker Carlson's Fox Nation special 10:44 - National Institute of Health funded gain-of-function research 13:31 - Wall Street Journal publishes Donald Trump letter 14:00 - The Facebook Papers 19:09 - Newsbusters on media outlets "hiding" coverage of Virginia governor's race 23:54 - Norah O'Donnell is on the chopping block at CBS News 25:35 - Tweet from CNN's Kasie Hunt on the reconciliation bill 28:49 - Segment: Obsessions 28:59 - New York Magazine on Matt Taibbi (Chris) 34:09 - Media outlets adopt lucrative advertising model (Eliana) 38:00 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 38:12 - AEI Virginia Conversation (Chris) 38:50 - Millennials afraid of GenZ (Eliana) LinksCheck out these great Halloween costumes for kidsNew York Magazine article on Matt TaibbiNew York Times article on millennials vs. Gen-Z in the office

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos half caves, but speaks to an important truth, Pete Buttigieg's paternity brouhaha, and David Corn vs. Joe ManchinTimes 01:49 - Segment: Front Page 01:53 - Politico's scoop on Pete Buttigieg's paternity leave 07:15 - Mother Jones's "scoop on Joe Manchin leaving the Democratic Party 14:54 - Donald Trump's new social media platform 20:37 - Bari Weiss slams CNN's Brian Stelter over his network's Covid coverate 26:54 - Politico says Biden dodges print interviews 30:42 - Update on Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez's sexual assault allegations 35:41 - Politco's paywall 37:37 - Segment: Obsessions 37:54 - The Washington Post article on a black zookeeper (Chris) 45:13 - Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos and the Dave Chappelle Netflix comedy special (Eliana) 50:37 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 50:46 - Jeff Mauer's Substack article on columnists' avatars (Chris) 54:02 - Katie Couric apologizes for editing her interview with the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Eliana) LinksMother Jones's Joe Manchin "scoop"The Washington Posts's article on the black zookeeper Netflix CEO TED Sarandos apologizes, according to the Wall Street JournalJeff Maurer's Substack article on columnists' avatars

Gruesome Gruden coverage, Katie Couric takes a knee for RBG, and alternative media sources pick up the MSM slack on wokeismTimes 03:26 - Segment: Front Page 03:35 - Jon Gruden's horrific emails 10:19 - Katie Couric's admits to editing an interview with the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg 14:40 - The New York Times' critical race theory coverage 20:08 - Sanjay Gupta on why he likes to be famous 21:50 - WaPo's fake French food critic 25:35 - Tucker Carlson and Fox News' vaccine mandate 27:34 - WaPo's article on quitting Facebook 30:23 - Segment: Obsessions 30:32 - Jonah Goldberg's article on the populist GOP (Chris) 33:35 - Bari Weiss's coverage of the excesses of wokeism (Eliana) 39:04 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week 39:28 - Reid Epstein's tear jerker of a story (Chris) 41:02 - Conan O'Brien's Podcasting network (Eliana) LinksThe other Katie Couric edit, as reported by the Washington Free BeaconThe Atlantic article on GannettJonah Goldberg's article on the "Trumpified" GOPCancelled MIT professor Dorian Abbot and suspended UCLA professor Gordon Klein share their stories on Bari Weiss's Substack

Stirewalt sounds off on Jon Stewart’s new show, the problems with the media coverage of the Facebook whistleblower, and Katie Couric is evisceratedTimes 2:35 - Segment: Front Page 2:50 - Ozy Media 7:50 - OANN cut funding deal with AT&T 14:00 - People paying for news 17:53 - AP fact checker 20:13 - Segment: Obsessions 20:19 - John Stewart: the problem 25:35 - Facebook whistleblower 34:00- Segment: Favorite Item(s) of the Week 34:17 - WSJ piece on management of the Mafia 35:10 - NY Post review of Katie Couric LinksOzy Media shutting down, oh waitAT&T bankrolling OANNAP tries its had at “factchecking”WSJ on mob managementNY Post Katie Couric review