Why Trump Won, and the Establishment Lost
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Follow The Leader
Why some newsroom leaders get massive scrutiny, like at WashPost, and others don't, like at ABC News
Show Your Work: Defending the NYT, TikTok Showdown, Pundit Stumped
What's in the works at Fourth Watch...
Show Your Work: Journalism-shaming, Spotify's secrets, climate coverage hoax
What's cooking at Fourth Watch this week...
Losers And Suckers
Be skeptical of the "losers and suckers" consensus narrative - and others like it when it comes to Trump and the press
Don't Blame Me
On RFK and the media's "guilt and fear," Lemon vs. Elon, and more
Thicker Than Water
What this weekend's "Bloodbath" Moment tells us about the state of journalism in 2024
Show Your Work: Media's New Trump Junior, Extreme Vax Spin, Source Bias on Israel
What's brewing at Fourth Watch this week...
Show Your Work: Acosta's Promotion, Biden's Media "Obsession"...
A look at what I'm working on ahead of future newsletters and columns
Still Here
As we say goodbye to 2023 and get started with 2024, a look at the media bad practices that will never go away