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Jeff Bezos, the owner of The Washington Post, recently announced a major shift to the newspaper's opinion section, saying that it would now advocate for “personal liberties and free markets." Paul Farhi, former reporter at The Washington Post, where he reported on the news media for 13 years, explains what the new directive means and walks through the history of opinion editorials and their purpose.
Press Freedom in America Under Attack by Trump and Plutocratic Press Owners Cowering Before the Dear Leader | Republicans Vote Against Their Constituent's Interests to Cut Taxes For Plutocrats | Why Did Israel Vote With Russia and Iran Against Ukraine and Its Jewish Leader? backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia bsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.social facebook.com/ianmastersmedia
Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com
Media reporter Paul Farhi joins Chuck to talk about his recent report for Northwestern Medill's local news initiative. In his piece, Farhi observed: “Donald Trump won the 2024 election with one of the smallest popular-vote margins in U.S. history, but in news deserts – counties lacking a professional source of local news – it was an avalanche.”
Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com
Welcome to In Reality, the podcast about truth, disinformation and the media, with Eric Schurenberg - the founder of the Alliance for Trust in Media. This week…Everyone with a keyboard and Internet access has weighed in with their opinion about why the Trump campaign won and Harris's lost. That's fine. But here at In Reality, we're not so interested in campaign strategy, but we really care about the role that disinformation and the media played in how people made up their minds. In a less polluted information environment, would there have been a different outcome? In Eric's class at the University of Chicago, he put that question to three highly regarded journalists from different corners of the media world who were good enough to show up as guest speakers. Paul Farhi, the award-winning former media reporter at the Washington Post; Nayeema Raza, co-host of the media podcast Mixed Signals at the innovative news site Semafor; and Isaac Saul, the political reporter and founder of the successful newsletter Tangle.Website - free episode transcriptswww.in-reality.fmProduced by Tom Platts at Sound Sapiensoundsapien.comAlliance for Trust in Mediaalliancefortrust.com
The biggest right-wing news sites are seeing cratering traffic and influence. But why? And is that all good news for the rest of the anti-Trump world? Veteran reporter Paul Farhi joins to discuss his recent blockbuster article in The Atlantic on what's happening, and why it's significant. 00:59 How Big is the Collapse of Right-Wing Media Traffic 03:46 Exploring the Causes 10:38 The Financial Impact and Future of Right-Wing Media 18:17 The Broader Implications: Misinformation, Fracturing, and the Future of Media 22:33 The Controversy Around NPR's Alleged Leftward Shift 35:13 Analyzing the Impact of Conservative Media
As many organizations cut staff, Paul Farhi, former media reporter at The Washington Post, takes stock of the state of the news media and highlights solutions that Congress might consider soon.→ Is American Journalism Headed Toward an ‘Extinction-Level Event'?
A new survey shows that more people are avoiding the news. Today on “Post Reports,” our media reporter Paul Farhi talks with Elahe Izadi about “news avoiders” – and how the media could respond to this growing trend.Read more:Bad news seems to be constant these days. Thanks to our hand-held devices, that bad news can follow us everywhere. More and more, people who used to follow the news regularly are tuning it out. This is bad news for an already struggling news industry. How can news organizations inform their audiences without overwhelming them? Today we talk about staying informed – and staying sane.
Ravi and Rikki review all the frightening and frustrating developments in East Palestine, Ohio, where a derailed train released huge quantities of hazardous chemicals and left a community uncertain of its safety. Then, Ravi sits down with the Washington Post's Paul Farhi to discuss Dominion's defamation suit against Fox News. [03:32] - East Palestine Train Derailment [24:15] - Dominion vs. Fox News [46:42] - Voicemails Leave us a voicemail with your thoughts on the show! 321-200-0570 Show notes: https://lostdebate.com/2023/02/24/ep-116/ Subscribe to our feed on Spotify: http://bitly.ws/zC9K Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3Gs5YTF Subscribe to our Substack: https://thelostdebate.substack.com/ Follow Lost Debate on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lostdebate/ Follow Lost Debate on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lostdebate Follow Lost Debate on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thelostdebate The Lost Debate is also available on the following platforms: Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-lost-debate iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-lost-debate-88330217/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/752ca262-2801-466d-9654-2024de72bd1f/the-lost-debate
John Hines - in for Jason - talked with Paul Farhi, media analyst for the Washington Post about Elon Musk's decision to suspend the accounts of some journalists who reported on a user who tracked Musk's private jet.
EPISODE 89: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:42) SPECIAL COMMENT: Trump: "Who you are going to believe? Me on Truth Social, or Me on Truth Social? I never said I wanted to terminate the Constitution! I only said I wanted to terminate articles OF the Constitution! (2:50) Trying to backpedal on his latest coup call, Trump just digs his hole deeper: he is now subject to 18 USC 115 Section 2385: Advocating the overthrowing of the government of the United States. (4:30) Some current GOP figures finally - mildly - defend the Constitution against Trump (6:30) But best of all: dozens of GOP quotes, from Boebert to Hannity, vowing eternal vigilance to protect the Constitution, including Kevin McCarthy's "That Constitution, and the freedoms it protects, must be defended and preserved for us and for our children." Take these quotes and put them on signs and drape them around the necks of these blowhards: Corner. Them. B-Block (13:50) EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY: Bentley in Santa Rosa (14:48) POSTSCRIPTS TO THE NEWS: Georgia: Trump literally phones it in. What does ABC News do about its love co-anchors? (18:09) IN SPORTS: Verlander, Turner, Kershaw get paid. Yankees spend on...Brian Cashman? (21:08) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: A Times headline slip, Kanye West's latest racist hallucination, and Glenn Greenwald compete for the honors. C-Block (25:34) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: I've been quiet about her since 2006 and despite a series of jaw-dropping mistreatments since 2016. And I probably would've remained so. But when my ex, Katy Tur, turned her husband's vasectomy into a photo-op for their newscasts, something snapped. When the New York Times and Washington Post asked to talk to me about her, this is a person who told them she'd ask me, then told them I declined - without ever telling me. And that, sadly, is just the tip of the iceberg.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jill Schlesinger on the migrant workforce/ a rise in tax scams // Paging Dr. Cohen -- new study suggests nobody under 40 drink alcohol // Hanna Scott rounding up recent criminal sentencings in King County // Dose of Kindness -- adopting a grandma // Gee Scott on the Mariners' win streak // Paul Farhi, Washington Post, on the debate over publishing graphic gun violence photos/footageSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Controversy continues to surround the release of security video surveilling the law enforcement lack of action during the Uvalde mass shooting, and the Morning Show with Nikki Medoro welcomes Washington Post media reporter Paul Farhi to discuss the ethics of this subject. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Paul Farhi of the Washington Post returns to discuss national politics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss the history of gratitude. Support Past Present on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pastpresentpodcast Here are some links and references mentioned during this week's show: Thanksgiving is upon us, but gratitude is a virtue celebrated in American culture all year long. Natalia and Niki referred to Barbara Ehrenreich's book Bright-Sided: Why Positive Thinking Is Undermining America, and Natalia drew on this piece to argue why a historical perspective is illuminating, if counterintuitive, on this question. All three hosts referenced the critique of gratitude as a therapeutic practice articulated in this Baffler article. In our regular closing feature, What's Making History: Natalia shared about the new co-working space in Saks Fifth Avenue, profiled in this New York Times piece by Ginia Bellafante. Neil discussed Ben Smith's New York Times article, “His Reasons For Opposing Trump Were Biblical. Now A Top Christian Editor Is Out.” Niki recommended Paul Farhi's Washington Post article, “How Obituaries Got a Jolt of New Life in the Internet Era.”
Paul Farhi of the Washington Post returns to discuss the results of Tuesday's election. Then former Aurora City Councilman Dave Gruber examines how the conservative candidates winning was a repudiation of the Socialist direction some council members wanted to go. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Our deep-dive into the protozoic era of The Bachelor continues this week, as we recap an episode full of firsts: the first ever kiss, the first group date, and the first ever LOADED FIREARM... Plus, we look back at contemperanous reviews of the first season as it was airing (hint: people didn't love it!), Max gets to flex his "knowing the names of movies" muscle, and we try and remember the names of all three members of millenial hitmakers fun. Bibliography: TV Reviews: The Bachelor, by Michael Speier, published Mar 24, 2002 in Variety Popping the Question, by Paul Farhi, published November 20, 2002 in the Washington Post Enter a feminist-free zone, by Ginia Bellafante, published December 12,2002 in The Age; originally published as 'One Small Step for Man, 25 Backward for Women', April 14, 2002 in The New York Times
Paul Farhi of the Washington Post returns to talk with Peter about the lingering influence of Trump in the GOP, the death of anti-vax conservative talk show hosts, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Paul Farhi of the Washington post returns to discuss the collapse of Afghanistan. Dominion Defamation lawsuits, and the nonsense at the Mike Lindell cyber symposium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Big Lie persists. We welcome Paul Farhi from the Washington Post returns to talk about the persistent lie about the election persists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Pete welcomes Paul Farhi of The Washington Post to the show to discuss Donald Trump and claims of voter fraud, the future for Republicans, and Gov. DeSantis in 2024? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Should our Public School students get days off for Religious holidays? Eve if it is not your religion? Paul Farhi of the Washington Post comments this issue and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The guards responsible for Jeffery Epstein have admitted they were sleeping and browsing the internet instead of doing rounds every 30 min. Peter welcomes Paul Farhi of the Washington Post to the show to discuss this latest development. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Media critic, Paul Farhi of the Washington Post returns to discuss the coverage of the death of Jeffery Epstein and Newsmax apologizing to Denverite, Eric Coomer, over lies about election fraud in 2020. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The fallout continues at Fox News. Washington Post writer Paul Farhi joins the show to examine the commercial problems Fox is having with Tucker Carlson and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sydney Powell all but admits she has no proof of election fraud in her response to the Dominion lawsuit. Paul Farhi of the Washington Post talks with Peter about the latest developments in the unraveling of the Big Lie. Then Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch returns to analyze the Islamic radical influence on the Boulder King Soopers shooter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It's a beautiful day in the Time After Time neighborhood as we welcome a very special guest, Paul Farhi. Paul is a renowned reporter for the Washington Post, a three-time winner of the National Press Club award for media reporting and criticism, a fierce Twitter presence, and MOST importantly, the father to a certified expert in time travel romances. (The certified expert is Helena, and Paige made her the certification.) Paul is an extremely knowledgable addition this week as we discuss Peggy Sue Got Married, a 1986 classic where we watch a clearly 30-something-year-old Kathleen Turner pretend to be 43 and then 18, and we watch a young Nicolas Cage pretend to be a real-life human being. Come for the Francis Ford Coppola, stay for the Jim Carrey. Follow our guest on Twitter at @farhip and then might as well follow us at @aftertimepod.
Paul Farhi from the Washington Post returns. He and Peter discuss Paul's recent writing and if the Qanon conspiracy about Donald Trump becoming President today will actually happen. Next, author Brad Meltzer returns to talk about his two new books. https://randomhouse.app.box.com/s/scwl8hd0wslie48tgc9m8e2a6k7p06l1 https://randomhouse.app.box.com/s/2bbjtepgm4invnwqbbciwehp0t268kf9 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
New Hampshire law maker and former talk show host Mark Pearson joins the show to reflect on the loss of Rush Limbaugh then Washington Post reporter Paul Farhi returns to talk about the HUGE void left by Limbaugh in the genre See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Paul Farhi from The Washington Post joins to discuss The Post's reporting on the Redskins bombshell and what exactly the "media" got wrong with the story and why the internet went wild with speculation (0:05). Looking back at the allegations against Redskins officials (9:20). Danny stops by to discuss missing another massive story while out on vacation (19:31). This date in Nats history (31:10).
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 1, 2020 is: farrago fuh-RAH-goh noun : a confused mixture : hodgepodge Examples: "Combining these plots is a terrible idea for multiple reasons. One is simply logistical; the fusion turns two improbable but engaging stories into a ludicrous farrago." — Laura Miller, Slate, 8 Nov. 2019 "Although it's hard to know anything for sure about North Korea, the fertilizer-plant photo suggests the reporting about Kim over the past few weeks was a farrago of misinformation, non-information, half speculation and outright guessing." — Paul Farhi, The Washington Post, 5 May 2020 Did you know? Farrago might seem an unlikely relative of farina (the name for the mealy breakfast cereal), but the two terms have their roots in the same Latin noun. Both derive from far, the Latin name for spelt (a type of grain). In Latin, farrago meant "mixed fodder"—cattle feed, that is. It was also used more generally to mean "mixture." When it was adopted into English in the early 1600s, farrago retained the "mixture" sense of its ancestor. Today, we often use it for a jumble or medley of disorganized, haphazard, or even nonsensical ideas or elements.
The Cato Institute's Emma Ashford joins Melanie and Zack to discuss her recent article on how to "Build a Better Blob." They debate whether the foreign policy community is hostile to non-mainstream thinking, or just to non-experts. Emma outlines why the foreign policy community needs to embrace many forms of diversity (and why we all need to wear face masks). Melanie calls out Michael Pack, the new director of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, for appearing committed to dismantling his own organization. And Zack questions National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien's recent op-ed on withdrawing U.S. troops from Germany. Links Emma Ashford, "Build a Better Blob," Foreign Affairs, May 29, 2020 Susan Glasser, “Trump Takes on the Blob,” Politico Magazine, March/April 2020 Emma Ashford, “Stay Home, Save the World,” Instick, April 13, 2020 Paul Farhi, “After Departure of Voice of America Editors, New Trump-Appointed Overseer Fires Heads of Four Sister Organizations,” Washington Post, June 18, 2020 Will Saletan,Tweet, June 5, 2020 Tom Cotton, "Send in the Troops," New York Times, June 3, 2020 Alan Hawkes, Tweet, June, 22, 2020 Hal Brands, Peter Feaver, and William Inboden, "In Defense of the Blob," Foreign Affairs, April 29, 2020 Robert Jervis "Liberalism, the Blob, and American Foreign Policy: Evidence and Methodology," Security Studies, 2020 Mira Rapp-Hooper, Shields of the Republic (Harvard University Press, 2020) Robert O'Brien, "Why the U.S. Is Moving Troops Out of Germany," Wall Street Journal, June 21, 2020
America's "doctors" don't seem to be dispensing the best advice during the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Oz says opening up schools is appetizing. Dr. Phil says more people die crashing cars into swimming pools yet we don't close the country for that. And Dr. Drew downplayed the virus for weeks. Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly talk about these purveyors of quackery disguised as medical expertise, and Beth gets very real about her feelings. Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands Cite your sources: Allen, Evan, and David Armstrong. “Dr. Phil Says He Rescues People from Addiction. Others Say His Show Puts Guests’ Health at Risk.” The Boston Globe, 28 Dec. 2018, https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2017/12/28/phil-says-rescues-people-from-addiction-others-say-his-show-puts-some-guests-health-risk/QJKZaxpyYU4TI25MFmNu5N/story.html. Arnold, Catharine. “Eat More Onions!: Desperate and Massively Debatable Medical Advice from 1918.” Lapham's Quarterly, 13 Sept. 2018, www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/eat-more-onions. Barbash, Fred. “'Dr. Drew' Show Canceled Days after Host's Negative Speculation about Hillary Clinton's Health.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 26 Aug. 2016, www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/08/26/dr-drew-show-canceled-days-after-his-negative-speculation-about-hillary-clintons-health/. Belluz, Julia, and Steven J. Hoffman. “Dr. Oz's Miracle Diet Advice Is Malarkey.” Slate Magazine, 1 Jan. 2013, www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2013/01/can_you_trust_dr_oz_his_medical_advice_often_conflicts_with_the_best_science.single.html. Bercovici, Jeff. “Dr. Oz's Five Wackiest Medical Beliefs.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 28 Jan. 2013, www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2013/01/28/dr-ozs-five-wackiest-medical-beliefs/#211d8d211162. Carlson, Erin. “Dr. Drew: No More 'Celebrity Rehab' After Cast Member Deaths.” The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2013, www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dr-drew-no-more-celebrity-451576. Celizic, Mike. “Spears' Parents Say Dr. Phil Violated Their Trust.” TODAY.com, 9 Jan. 2008, www.today.com/popculture/spears-parents-say-dr-phil-violated-their-trust-wbna22570295. Cramer, Maria. “Dr. Oz Faces Backlash After Saying Schools Could Reopen.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020, www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/business/media/dr-oz-apology-coronavirus.html. Dell, Steven J. “What's Wrong with Dr. Oz?” Missouri Medicine, Journal of the Missouri State Medical Association, 2015, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6167233/. De Moraes, Lisa. The Washington Post, WP Company, 1 Oct. 2004, www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63905-2004Sep30.html. Eakin, Marah. “Adam Carolla Doesn't Think Women Are Funny.” AV Club, 23 Aug. 2017, news.avclub.com/adam-carolla-doesn-t-think-women-are-funny-1798231845. Ehrenreich, Barbara. Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America. Picador, 2010. Ember, Sydney. “Dr. Oz to Respond on Show to Criticism by Physicians.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 21 Apr. 2015, www.nytimes.com/2015/04/21/business/media/dr-oz-to-respond-on-show-to-criticism-by-physicians.html. Essig, Laurie. “Dr. Phil's Very Bad Advice.” Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers, 10 Feb. 2011, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/love-inc/201102/dr-phils-very-bad-advice. Gandhi, Lakshmi. “A History Of 'Snake Oil Salesmen'.” NPR, NPR, 26 Aug. 2013, www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/08/26/215761377/a-history-of-snake-oil-salesmen. Goldschmidt, Debra. “Doctors Want Mehmet Oz to Resign Position at Columbia.” CNN, Cable News Network, 23 Apr. 2015, www.cnn.com/2015/04/17/health/dr-oz-columbia-letter/. “'Grease' Actor Jeff Conaway's Death Ruled Accidental.” CNN, Cable News Network, 3 Oct. 2011, www.cnn.com/2011/10/03/showbiz/ent-jeff-conaway-dead/index.html. Hamblin, James. “Senators Told Dr. Oz to Stop Claiming That Diet Pills Are Miracles.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 18 June 2014, www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/06/magic-weight-loss-pills-may-not-exist/372958/. Herper, Matthew. “Feds Say Dr. Drew Was Paid By Glaxo To Talk Up Antidepressant.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 17 Dec. 2013, www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2012/07/02/feds-say-dr-drew-was-paid-by-glaxo-to-talk-up-antidepressant/#504684bb51ec. Kang, Lydia, and Nate Pedersen. Quackery: a Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything. Workman Publishing, 2017. Milsten, Andrew. “1918 Influenza Pandemic: A United States Timeline.” ACEP // Home Page, www.acep.org/how-we-serve/sections/disaster-medicine/news/april-2018/1918-influenza-pandemic-a-united-states-timeline/. Pan, J.C. “The Pandemic's Shameless Profiteers.” The New Republic, 3 Apr. 2020, newrepublic.com/article/157150/coronavirus-pandemic-hucksters-alex-jones-big-pharma. Parton, Jon. “Dr. Phil Guest Claims He Exploited Her Mental Illness for Profit.” CNS, 11 Feb. 2019, www.courthousenews.com/dr-phil-guest-claims-he-exploited-her-mental-illness-for-profit/. Paul Farhi, Elahe Izadi. “Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz Aren't Coronavirus Experts. So Why Are They Talking about It on TV News?” The Washington Post, WP Company, 18 Apr. 2020, www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/dr-phil-and-dr-oz-arent-coronavirus-experts-so-why-are-they-talking-about-it-on-tv-news/2020/04/17/09c2c410-80bb-11ea-a3ee-13e1ae0a3571_story.html. Poniewozik, James. “On 'Dr. Oz,' Trump Offers Placebo Transparency.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 15 Sept. 2016, www.nytimes.com/2016/09/16/arts/television/on-dr-oz-trump-offers-placebo-transparency.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article. Romano, Tricia. “Dr. Phil McGraw: Six Lawsuits and Scandals, Natalee Holloway, Ted Williams & More.” The Daily Beast, The Daily Beast Company, 17 Mar. 2011, www.thedailybeast.com/dr-phil-mcgraw-six-lawsuits-and-scandals-natalee-holloway-ted-williams-and-more. Ryan, Andrew. "Hooked on junk: an addictive TV prescription." Globe & Mail [Toronto, Canada], 21 Dec. 2010, p. R3. Gale OneFile: News, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A244928038/STND?u=nysl_sc_flls&sid=STND&xid=371667a8. Accessed 21 Apr. 2020. “Sen McCaskill Questions Dr. Oz on 'Flowery' Language on His Show.” CSPAN, 17 June 2014, www.c-span.org/video/?c4501095/sen-mccaskill-questions-dr-oz-flowery-language-show. Siese, April. "It's Time to Turn Off TV Doctors: From Shady Business Deals to the Lust for Fame, Television Doctors are among the Last People we should Trust when it Comes to Health Advice." The Daily Beast, Jun 23, 2014. ProQuest, https://search-proquest-cay.orc.scoolaid.net/docview/1648993128?accountid=34664. Slisco, Aila. “Coronavirus Quack Cures like Cow Urine, Fasting and Cognac Are Being Promoted by Authority Figures around the World.” Newsweek, Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2020, www.newsweek.com/coronavirus-quack-cures-like-cow-urine-fasting-cognac-are-being-promoted-authority-figures-1498441?fbclid=IwAR2M2skuimc5AHZX65kemaEKe-PbI28NZkZv7cPsOqrQffLOS1lNaepP-aU. Specter, Michael. “The Operator.” The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2013, www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/02/04/the-operator. Wingert, Pat, and Aram Roston. "All in the family." Newsweek, vol. 159, no. 16, 18 Apr. 2012, p. 28. Gale OneFile: Popular Magazines, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A285874058/PPPM?u=nysl_sc_flls&sid=PPPM&xid=e05eee7b. Accessed 20 Apr. 2020. Yahr, Emily. “The Long and Winding Evolution of Dr. Drew, Back in the Spotlight after a Coronavirus Controversy.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 13 Apr. 2020, www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/04/13/dr-drew-pinsky-coronavirus-loveline/.
On this edition, we talk to British author Bernardine Evaristo about her latest novel and how she was able to assemble its incredible assortment of characters. Then, we discuss journalism and how reporters are handling White House briefings with Washington Post media reporter Paul Farhi. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/penamerica/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/penamerica/support
On this week’s episode of Stay Tuned, “Pardonpalooza & #MeToo,” Preet and Anne Milgram, his CAFE Insider podcast co-host, answer your questions about the numerous pardons and sentence commutations issued by the White House this week. The guest this week is Ronan Farrow, author of Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators and the host of the accompanying “The Catch and Kill Podcast.” Both works recount Farrow’s difficult journey to publishing game-changing sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein. Farrow is currently working with HBO on a documentary about the threats journalists face around the world. As always, tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. To listen to Stay Tuned bonus content, become a member of CAFE Insider. Sign up to receive the CAFE Brief, a weekly newsletter featuring analysis of politically charged legal news, and updates from Preet. REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS THE Q&A Office of the Pardon Attorney Derrick Bryson Taylor, Heather Murphy, and Mariel Padilla, "A Complete List of Trump’s Pardons and Commutations," NYT, 2/18/20 "U.S. attorney launches criminal probe of Rich pardon," CNN, 2/14/01 THE INTERVIEW Farrow’s First Appearance on Stay Tuned, CAFE, 4/26/2018 Ronan Farrow, The War on Peace, W.W. Norton & Company, 2018 CATCH AND KILL Ronan Farrow, Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators, Little, Brown, and Company, 2019 Ronan Farrow,“The Catch and Kill Podcast,”Pineapple Street Media, 2019-2020 Kara Scannell and Mark Morales,“National Enquirer company chief David Pecker talking with New York prosecutors,” CNN, 11/25/2019 Rachel Maddow, “NBCUniversal Offers NDA Releases Over Harassment Claim Concerns,”MSNBC, 10/26/2019 Jeff Bezos,“No thank you, Mr. Pecker,”Medium, 2/7/2019 Sarah Ellison and Paul Farhi,“Publisher of the National Enquirer admits to hush money payments made on Trump’s behalf,” Washington Post, 12/12/2018 Joe Palazzolo, Michael Rothfeld, and Lukas I. Alpert, “National Enquirer Shieldd Donald Trump From Playboy Model’s Affair Allegation,” WSJ, 11/4/2016 Reed Albergotti, Vanessa O’Connell, and Russel Adams, “How Tiger Woods Protected His Image,” WSJ, 12/18/2009 Anna Louise Bardach, “The Hush-Hush Deal that Made Arnold Schwarzenegger Governor,” LA Magazine, 9/1/2004 NEW YORKER STORIES Ronan Farrow, “The Black Cube Chronicles,” The New Yorker, Parts I, II, and III, 10/9/2019 Ronan Farrow, “How an Élite University Research Center Concealed its Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein,” The New Yorker, 9/7/2019 Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow, “A Sexual-Misconduct Allegation Against Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Stirs Tension Among Democrats in Congress,” The New Yorker, 9/14/2018 Ronan Farrow, “Les Moonves and CBS Face Allegations of Sexual Misconduct,” The New Yorker, 7/27/2018 Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow, “Four Woman Accuse New York’s Attorney General of Physical Abuse,” The New Yorker, 5/7/2018 Ronan Farrow, “The National Enquirer, A Trump Rumor, and Another Secret Payment to Buy Silence,” The New Yorker, 4/12/2018 Ronan Farrow, “Donald Trump, a Playboy Model, and a System for Concealing Infidelity,” The New Yorker, 2/16/2018 Ronan Farrow, “Harvey Weinstein’s Army of Spies,” The New Yorker, 11/6/2017 Ronan Farrow, “From Aggressive Overtures to Sexual Assault: Harvey Weinstein’s Accusers Tell Their Stories,” The New Yorker, 10/10/2017 WEINSTEIN TRIAL Ronan Farrow, Tweet on Jurors, Twitter,1/9/2020 Michael Levenson, “Who’s Who in the Harvey Weinstein Trial,” New York Times, 2/19/2020 Jeremy Barr, “Why the Weinstein Trial Jurors are Deliberating Slowly,” The Hollywood Reporter, 2/19/2020 Alyssa Rosenberg, “Harvey Weinstein is on trial. But #MeToo is in danger,” Washington Post, 2/18/2020
RUNDOWN Today's show begins with a realization that the Seahawks are the number one seed in the NFC pending Monday Night's Saints game! Then, the guys dig into their observations from the Hawks 30-24 win over Carolina. Mr. Postseason even drops in for a quick update on the NFL playoff scenarios for Seattle with two games to go. Guests include Brady Henderson live from Charlotte, MLB analyst Steve Phillips, Washington Post columnist Paul Farhi on the new film "Richard Jewell" and former PGA golfer Ken Green. The guys continue with their laundry list which includes chatter about a new agreement between the MLB and players' union, the latest NFL controversies, and wrapping up with special episode naming honors. GUESTS Brady Henderson | ESPN Seahawks insider Steve Phillips | Baseball analyst & former Mets GM Paul Farhi | Washington Post reporter Ken Green | Former PGA golfer TABLE OF CONTENTS 7:03 | At the time of this recording, the number one seed in the NFC belongs to your Seattle Seahawks! 22:24 | The guys recount their list of highs and lows from the Seahawks win in Charlotte. 43:22 | Mr. Postseason makes a special visit for a brief update of where Seattle stands in the playoff picture with two weeks remaining. 1:04:48 | GUEST: Brady Henderson joins Mitch from Carolina in the wake of Sunday’s 30-24 final between the Hawks and Panthers. 1:21:12 | GUEST: Steve Phillips jumps aboard for some MLB hot stove chatter as Scott Boras is wheelin' and dealin' big bucks for his clients! 1:40:27 | GUEST: Paul Farhi of the Washington Post swings by to discuss the new film Richard Jewell about the 1996 Olympics bombing incident. 1:55:55 | GUEST: Ken Green rejoins the podcast to weigh in on the victory for the United States in the Presidents Cup led by team captain Tiger Woods. 2:14:30 | MLB is removing marijuana from its "drug of abuse" list as the league's focus shifts to opioids and more dangerous substances. 2:16:34 | Joe Burrow won the Heisman trophy on Saturday night and had the audience in tears. 2:17:45 | A week in the NFL cannot pass without controversy as a coin toss ran amok in Dallas and the Pats are guilty as charged for Spygate Part Two. 2:24:31 | Mitch grants episode naming rights to a special football team on the anniversary of a tragic event.
President Trump’s concerns about corruption in Ukraine began, in part, with a series of articles in a publication called The Hill. On this week’s On the Media, a close-up on the columnist whose dubious tales may lead to an impeachment. Plus, the black nationalist origins of Justice Clarence Thomas’s legal thinking. 1. Paul Farhi [@farhip], Washington Post media reporter, and Mike Spies [@mikespiesnyc], ProPublica reporter, on John Solomon's role in the impeachment saga. Listen. 2. Corey Robin [@CoreyRobin], writer and political scientist at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center, on all that we've missed (or ignored) about Justice Clarence Thomas. Listen. Music from this week's show: How Strange by Nicola CruzI'm the Slime By Frank ZappaSuite for Solo Cello No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: I. Prelude by Yo Yo MaLachrymae Antiquae by Kronos QuartetTwo Thousand Seventeen by Four Tet
This episode kicks off with a discussion of the national security implications of the mid-term elections. With the Democratic Party retaking control of the House of Representatives, we expect to see fights over Pentagon spending, and more oversight of the Trump administration across-the-board. The show then turns to the curious story of a 1,300-page Army study of the Iraq War that has gone unpublished for two whole years. The case raises broader questions about the entire defense establishment’s capacity for self-reflection and analysis. Recent moves to shield the Pentagon from public scrutiny only add to these concerns. We focus our grievances on President Donald Trump in Europe, the New York Times re: North Korea, and Woodrow Wilson (for lots of things), and we mark the 243rd anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Marine Corps – or, as Bryan calls it, the Navy’s land force (Please direct your hate tweets to @ConsWahoo). Links Michael R. Gordon, "The Army Stymied Its Own Study of the Iraq War," Wall Street Journal, Oct. 22, 2018 Danny Sjursen, "Will Iraq Become Another 'Lesson Lost' Like Vietnam?" American Conservative, Nov. 6, 2018 Todd South, "Army's Detailed Iraq War Study Remains Unpublished Years After Completion," Army Times, Oct. 25, 2018 Adam Smith, "The Pentagon's Getting More Secretive – and It's Hurting National Security," Defense One, Oct. 28, 2018 Fred Kaplan, "Could House Democrats Cancel the Pentagon's Blank Check?" Slate, Nov. 07, 2018 Loren DeJonge Schulman and Alice Friend, "The Pentagon's Transparency Problem," Foreign Affairs, May 02, 2018 Eric Gomez, "The Revenge of Expectation: Trump's Rhetoric and Kim's Missile Bases," Cato Institute, Nov. 12, 2018 Paul Farhi, "What a Stupid Question: Trump Demeans Three Black Female Reporters in Three Day," Washington Post, Nov. 09, 2018 Ted Galen Carpenter and Malou Innocent, The Ties That Blind: How the U.S.-Saudi Alliance Damages Liberty and Security, (Cato Institute, 2018) Shawn Snow, "To Corps, Country, and Each Other: Top Marine's Birthday Message May Leave You Hiding Tears," Marine Corps Times, Nov. 01, 2018 Angelique Chrisafis and Ed Pilkington, "Trump Ramps Up Macron Spat by Mocking France in World Wars," Guardian, Nov. 13, 2018 Adam Rubenstein, "Did Steve King Just Refer to Immigrants as 'Dirt' ?" Weekly Standard, Nov. 06, 2018 Dylan Matthew, "Woodrow Wilson Was Extremely Racist – Even by the Standards of His Time," Vox, Nov. 20, 2015 Events Saudi Arabia's War in Yemen featuring Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), December 7th The Jones Act: Charting a New Course After a Century of Failure Music and Production by Tre Hester
The NYT Op-Ed about President Trump dominates this episode of A&G, with the WaPo's Paul Farhi offering some perspective from DC. Plus, Jack & Joe reflect on the financial crisis.
The NYT Op-Ed about President Trump dominates this episode of A&G, with the WaPo's Paul Farhi offering some perspective from DC. Plus, Jack & Joe reflect on the financial crisis.
Republican Victor Mitchell has run six different companies, accruing enough wealth to self-fund his campaign to be the next governor of Colorado. He goes on the record with us. Floyd Landis, disgraced Tour de France cyclist turned whistleblower, talks about his new cannabis business. And Washington Post media reporter Paul Farhi talks about about his reporting on the secretive company, whose newspaper holdings stretch far beyond just Colorado.
It's amazing the things you miss when you take a break from online media. I checked my Facebook feed today after a short break and found a slew of unbelieving friends slamming evangelical Christians. Some of the claims they were making made absolutely no sense and the posts they were sharing made assertions that were just not true at all. But reading a little farther apart from all of the bogus information, the kernel of the issue are comments by Jerry Falwell, Jr., giving a pass to Trump 's infidelity that was recently exposed. (( Avery Anapol, “Lawyer Paid $130k to Silence Adult-Film Star over Sexual Encounter with Trump: Report,” Text, TheHill, last modified January 12, 2018, accessed January 29, 2018, http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/368779-trump-lawyer-arranged-130k-payment-to-adult-film-star-to-stay-quiet. )) This particular instance happened over a decade ago, but the other party was paid off right before the election to keep silent. (( Mark Berman, Frances Stead Sellers, and Paul Farhi, “Porn Star Stormy Daniels Detailed Alleged Affair with Trump in 2011 Interview - The Washington Post,” last modified January 19, 2018, accessed January 29, 2018, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/porn-star-stormy-daniels-detailed-alleged-affair-with-trump-in-2011-interview/2018/01/19/8bdd1a50-fbb5-11e7-ad8c-ecbb62019393_story.html. )) So let me just get this out there, none of this comes as a surprise. Not that Trump had an affair, not that he paid off his affair partner, and not that Falwell would give him a pass. (( Paula Bolyard, “Jerry Falwell Jr Provides Cover for Trump Porn Star Affair,” PJ Media, January 24, 2018, accessed January 29, 2018, https://pjmedia.com/faith/jerry-falwell-jr-provides-cover-trump-porn-star-affair/. Best call out ever on Falwell's CNN interview. )) We did not need this latest revelation to know that. At this point, we should just expect that Falwell will excuse anything and everything the candidate he supported does. (( Julia Manchester, “CNN Anchor to Falwell Jr: How Many Times Does It Take before You Stop Defending Trump?,” news, The Hill, January 25, 2018, accessed January 29, 2018, http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/370730-cnn-anchor-to-falwell-jr-how-many-times-does-it-take-before-you. In this interview, Falwell excuses Trump saying that this was before he became a Christian.
9 AM - 1 - Kaepernick is still without a team. 2 - Washington Post media reporter Paul Farhi on the CNN interview of the flooding victim that erupted in anger. 3 - The News with Marshall Phillips. 4 - ; Final Thoughts.
9 AM - 1 - Kaepernick is still without a team. 2 - Washington Post media reporter Paul Farhi on the CNN interview of the flooding victim that erupted in anger. 3 - The News with Marshall Phillips. 4 - ; Final Thoughts.
9 AM - 1 - Kaepernick is still without a team. 2 - Washington Post media reporter Paul Farhi on the CNN interview of the flooding victim that erupted in anger. 3 - The News with Marshall Phillips. 4 - ; Final Thoughts.
9 AM - 1 - University chancellor who resigned after ethics probe will return as professor. 2 - Washington Post media reporter Paul Farhi talks to us about the Trump/ Fox News/ Seth Rich story; Vincent eats on the floor. 3 - The News with Marshall Phillips. 4 - More of us chatting; Final Thoughts.
9 AM - 1 - University chancellor who resigned after ethics probe will return as professor. 2 - Washington Post media reporter Paul Farhi talks to us about the Trump/ Fox News/ Seth Rich story; Vincent eats on the floor. 3 - The News with Marshall Phillips. 4 - More of us chatting; Final Thoughts.
9 AM - 1 - University chancellor who resigned after ethics probe will return as professor. 2 - Washington Post media reporter Paul Farhi talks to us about the Trump/ Fox News/ Seth Rich story; Vincent eats on the floor. 3 - The News with Marshall Phillips. 4 - More of us chatting; Final Thoughts.
8 AM - 1 - Washington Post's Paul Farhi on his piece: "What happens to local news when there is no local media to cover it?". 2 - Instagram dogs. 3 - The News with Marshall Phillips. 4 - Blue collar men in porn.
8 AM - 1 - Washington Post's Paul Farhi on his piece: "What happens to local news when there is no local media to cover it?". 2 - Instagram dogs. 3 - The News with Marshall Phillips. 4 - Blue collar men in porn.
Friday's edition of Trending Today USA was hosted by Liftable Media's Ernie Brown.In this half hour, the guests and topics discussed were:1. Paul Farhi (reporter, Washington Post) -- Sarah Huckabee Sanders filling in for White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer2. Jason Wert (USA Radio) -- Major university on the hot seat after leaving a highly classified computer program exposed to the internet3. Brad Bannon (Democratic strategist) -- Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants longer sentences for drug offenders.4. A Trending Today USA Roundtable -- featuring Jared Harris (Conservative Tribune), Ryan Tofil (Liftable), and Adam Zientek (Conservative Tribune)Like us on Facebook!Image credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr
Jeff Bezos: We need to take The Washington Post from being a great local paper, which was a very successful strategy for decades, and transform it into a great national and global paper. We have the capability to do that, and as we do that we're going to change the revenue structure. We've historically made a relatively large amount of money per reader on a relatively small number of readers. We need instead to make a relatively small amount of money per reader on a much larger number of readers. If you are studying the news business, the Internet has been a disaster for traditional news companies for the most part, because it takes a lot of things away. There are a lot of anti-gifts the Internet brought to the traditional news business. But it does bring one huge gift. You have to maximize your usage of that new gift, which is that it provides almost free global distribution. We could have hundreds of millions of readers and make very little money and have an amazing institution. And I'm happy to fund that until we get there. Note: For this week's show, I am bringing you extensive excerpts from a Jeff Bezos interview conducted by Martin Baron, executive editor of The Washington Post, on May 18, 2016 at an event named Transformers. I have interspersed the clips with my comments on the interview, which I thought was extremely well done and revealing. Here are some links to coverage of the interview. “‘Not an appropriate way for a presidential candidate to behave': Bezos fires back at Donald Trump” by Paul Farhi at The Washington Post - May 18, 2016 Next Week Show Interviews and observations from Book Expo America in Chicago Music for my podcast is from an original Thelonius Monk composition named "Well, You Needn't." This version is "Ra-Monk" by Eval Manigat on the "Variations in Time: A Jazz Persepctive" CD by Public Transit Recording" CD. Please Join the Kindle Chronicles group at Goodreads!