Eliana Johnson and Chris Stirewalt love the news business but they hate a lot of what’s happening to it these days. Using their decades of experience in print, digital and TV news they tell the story behind the stories, always on the lookout for bias, sloppy reporting and, well, just plain wretched journalism. Every week they help you to be a better, smarter news consumer.
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Eliana Johnson and Chris Stirewalt love the news business but they hate a lot of what’s happening to it these days. Using their decades of experience in print, digital and TV news they tell the story behind the stories, always on the lookout for bias, sloppy reporting and, well, just plain wretched journalism. Every week they help you to be a better, smarter news consumer.
Dearest Wretches, we’re stepping away from the mic. But before we go, Chris and Eliana dig into Trump’s legal battles with CBS and the Pulitzer board, Elon Musk’s Washington exit, Democrats’ hunt for lost masculinity, and the waning influence of BLM. We’ll miss the community that’s grown with us over the years—thanks for wretching with us.
Time Stamps:
1:55 - Front Page
37:50 - Obsessions
46:51 - Reader Mail
52:24 - Favorite Items
Show Notes:
The Wall Street Journal: Paramount Has Offered $15 Million to Settle CBS Lawsuit. Trump Wants More.
New York Post: Shari Redstone in ‘tough spot’ as Paramount board fears settling with Trump will open Pandora’s box on bribery lawsuits: sources
The New York Times: A Disillusioned Musk, Distanced From Trump, Says He’s Exiting Washington
CBS News: Elon Musk says he's "disappointed" by Trump's "big, beautiful bill" and what it means for DOGE
The New York Times: Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner
The New York Times: Six Months Later, Democrats Are Still Searching for the Path Forward
The Washington Free Beacon: EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Democratic Party’s Strategic Efforts To Enhance Receptivity in Masculine-Coded Heteronormative Cohorts Through Data-Driven Holistic Outreach
Vulture: Fame and Frustration On the New Media Circuit
Fox News: Washington Post announces another buyout program targeting veteran staffers, other departments
The Washington Post: Struggling to declutter? Try the ‘poop rule.’
The New York Times: 5 Years After George Floyd’s Murder, the Backlash Takes Hold
The Wall Street Journal: Six Friends Tried to Plan a Girls’ Trip in a Group Chat. Things Went Sideways.
Law360: Pulitzer Board Can't Pause Trump Defamation Suit In Florida
Semafor: Inside the identity crisis in anti-woke media
The Weekly Dish: Claire Lehmann On Staying Independent
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY: In Memoriam: Tom Robbins (1949-2025)
The Wall Street Journal: How a Lawyer in the Hamptons Became the King of DWI Cases
Ink Stained Wretches
Eliana Johnson and Chris Stirewalt love the news business but they hate a lot of what’s happening to it these days. Using their decades of experience in print, digital and TV news they tell the story behind the stories, always on the lookout for bias, sloppy reporting and, well, just plain wretched journalism. Every week they help you to be a better, smarter news consumer.
