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What Happened to Lara Logan?

May 23, 2022 at 1:05 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“When Lara Logan reached the heights of American journalism more than a decade ago, as the chief foreign affairs correspondent for CBS News, her bosses didn’t think twice about sending her to cover the biggest stories in the world. Producers clamored to work with her as she landed interviews with a Taliban commander, chronicled the Arab Spring and tracked the Ebola outbreak. Former President Barack Obama called her to wish her well after the most traumatic event of what seemed like a limitless career: She was sexually assaulted while covering a demonstration in Cairo’s Tahrir Square in 2011,” the New York Times reports.

“But today Ms. Logan cuts a far different figure in American media. Instead of on national news broadcasts, she can be found as a guest on right-wing podcasts or speaking at a rally for fringe causes, promoting falsehoods about deaths from Covid vaccines and conspiracy theories about voter fraud.”

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The Martha Mitchell Effect

May 23, 2022 at 10:02 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A must-watch on Netflix: The Martha Mitchell Effect.

The documentary chronicles the story of the wife of a Nixon Cabinet official who became a divisive figure in Republican circles after speaking out about the Watergate scandal.

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When Tucker Carlson Asked Hunter Biden for a Favor

May 20, 2022 at 6:37 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The Washington Post looks at how Tucker Carlson asked Hunter Biden to help get his son into Georgetown University.

“The interactions reveal the extent to which Carlson was willing to turn on a former associate as he thrives in a hyperpartisan media world in which conservatives have made Biden a prime target for attack during his father’s presidency. They also show how Carlson once sought to benefit from the elite political circles in Washington that he now regularly rails against as the ‘ruling class.’”

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Dr. Oz Says He’s Being Advised by Sean Hannity

May 18, 2022 at 3:40 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Mehmet Oz (R) told supporters he was being advised in his U.S. Senate primary race by Fox News host Sean Hannity.

Said Oz: “I want to thank Sean Hannity. Sean’s like a brother to me. When Sean punches through something, he really punches through it. He understands exactly how to make a difference and he’s been doing that this entire campaign.”

He added: “Much of it behind the scenes. Giving me advice in late-night conversations — again the kinds of things that true friends do for one another.”

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign, Media Buzz

Chris Wallace Will Host Sunday Evening Show

May 18, 2022 at 3:35 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Chris Wallace will host a Sunday evening show on CNN, Axios reports.

The longtime Fox News host had recently moved to CNN to launch a show on its now-defunct streaming service, CNN+.

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Fox News Urged to Stop Amplifying ‘Replacement’ Theory

May 17, 2022 at 11:51 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) urged Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch and the network’s top executives in a letter to “immediately cease the reckless amplification of the so-called ‘Great Replacement’ theory on your network’s broadcasts” in the wake of a deadly racist rampage in Buffalo, the New York Times reports.

The Hill: White House says it won’t criticize by name those spreading “replacement theory.”

Filed Under: Media Buzz

Fox News Suddenly Quiet on ‘Great Replacement’ Theory

May 17, 2022 at 8:09 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The Guardian: “Over at Fox News, however, there was barely any mention of the white gunman’s alleged reasoning for opening fire at a supermarket, killing 10 people and wounding three more, in a predominantly Black area.”

“The absence of coverage of the motive was revealing, given Fox News’s most popular host, Tucker Carlson, has pushed the concept of replacement theory in more than 400 of his shows – and has arguably done more than anyone in the US to popularize the racist conspiracy.”

Filed Under: Media Buzz, Race

Inside the Collapse of CNN+

May 13, 2022 at 1:45 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Warner Bros. Discovery said on April 21 that it was shutting down the weeks-old streaming service CNN+, leaving several hundred employees to look for new jobs,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“A week later, several of those staffers received packages from CNN: boxes filled with network-branded gear, from pens to food containers, as well as items such as a popcorn maker and headphones.”

And there was a welcome note: “This is an incredible time to be part of CNN. Build relationships and take time to connect with colleagues and learn so that you make the most of your time here.”

Filed Under: Media Buzz

Trump Is Hiring Television Producers

May 12, 2022 at 3:43 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Donald Trump’s media company is now hiring for its upcoming streaming television service, posting an ad on job sites for creators looking to help produce Trump’s MAGAfied answer to Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+,” Rolling Stone reports.

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One America News Admits 2020 Election Was Fair

May 10, 2022 at 9:13 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The right-wing One America News Network admitted in a Monday legal statement that there was no widespread voter fraud by Georgia election officials in the 2020 presidential election after having extensively pushed the groundless claim,” Insider reports.

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More People Watched Newsmax Than CNN in Prime Time

May 10, 2022 at 9:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“On Friday evening, right-leaning cable network Newsmax beat out CNN in terms of total viewers across prime time, due to former President Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania rally,” Mediaite reports.

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Battling the Big Lie

May 10, 2022 at 7:58 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Out next month: Battling the Big Lie: How Fox, Facebook, and the MAGA Media Are Destroying America by Dan Pfeiffer.

“How the right-wing built a massive, billionaire-funded disinformation machine powerful enough to bend reality and nearly steal the 2020 election.”

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Flashback Quote of the Day

May 9, 2022 at 12:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Bill O’Reilly’s really talented. He’s more talented than I am… But I think there’s a deep phoniness at the center of his shtick… built on perception that he is the character he plays… The moment that it’s revealed not to be true it’s over.”

— Tucker Carlson, on C-SPAN on September 13, 2003.

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Bartiromo Says Democrats Are Inventing New Variant

May 9, 2022 at 11:16 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Fox News host Maria Bartiromo suggested that Democrats are trying to create a new Covid-19 variant to help them win the midterm elections.

Said Bartiromo: “What a surprise… right on schedule… here comes the ‘midterms variant.'”

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Leaking at CNN

May 6, 2022 at 6:52 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Chris Licht, the new head of CNN, asked employees not to leak internal meetings, which was promptly leaked to the New York Times.

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GOP Senators Want TV Rating for LGBTQ Characters

May 5, 2022 at 10:27 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A group of Republican senators want a new TV rating created so parents can block their children from watching shows with LGBTQ characters,” the New York Post reports.

From their letter: “In recent years, concerning topics of a sexual nature have become aggressively politicized and promoted in children’s programming, including irreversible and harmful experimental treatments for mental disorders like gender dysphoria.”

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Newsmax Suggests Ketanji Brown Jackson Leaked Draft

May 4, 2022 at 10:57 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A Newsmax host suggested — without evidence or logic — that future Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson may be responsible for the leak of a draft ruling that would dismantle abortion rights even though she isn’t on the Supreme Court yet, the HuffPost reports.

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‘The Nation’s Most Distinguished Superspreader Event’

May 4, 2022 at 9:09 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Trevor Noah joked about the event becoming a superspreader — and now the cases are rolling in,” CNN reports.

“In the days since WHCD weekend, reporters and staffers from CNN, ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, Politico, and other participating news organizations have tested positive for the virus. Most notably, ABC’s Jon Karl, who shook hands with President Biden and who sat next to Kim Kardashian, has fallen ill.”

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