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.
We’re kicking off with the biggest story in American news media: the Murdoch family. We’re also discussing Hamas, Ukraine, and Mayor Karen Bass’s masterclass in spin. Wretch on!
Timestamps:
4:28 - Front Page
46:35 - Obsessions
55:55 - Reader Mail
57:21 - Favorite Items
Show Notes:
The Atlantic: Growing Up Murdoch
The New York Times: ‘You’ve Blown a Hole in the Family’: Inside the Murdochs’ Succession Drama
The New York Times: Hamas Releases What It Said Were the Bodies of 4 Israeli Hostages
Free Beacon: WATCH: As Gazans Celebrate the Murder of Jewish Women and Children, NPR Calls the Scenes 'More Somber and Much Less Celebratory'
Commentary Magazine: What Did Trump Just Say About Ukraine? WHAT???
The Wall Street Journal: How the Trumps Turned an Election Victory Into a Cash Bonanza
The New York Times: How Trump’s Directives Echo Project 2025
The Hill: Washington Post backs out of ‘Fire Elon Musk’ ad order
Jeremy Barr on X: NBCUniversal is settling a lawsuit filed by obstetrician gynecologist Mahendra Amin
Collin Rug on X: NEW: LA Mayor Karen Bass says she’s investigating why she was allowed to go on a trip to Ghana days before the LA fires.
The New York Times: As a White Man, Can I Date Women of Color to Advance My Antiracism?
NPR: Performers protest Trump leadership at Kennedy Center with dance
CBS News: Online searches for gambling addiction surge as sports betting expands, study finds
The New York Times: What Should I Wear to Protest an Unspoken Dress Code?
The Telegraph: Margaret Brennan's CBS humiliation exposed everything that's wrong with the Left-wing media
The New York Post: CBS News exec Adrienne Roark, who reprimanded anchor over Israel interview, plans to exit network
The Wall Street Journal: Inside Amazon’s Messy Push to Bring Everyone Back to the Office
I Might Be Wrong on Substack: I’m Such a Hopeless Libtard That It Bothers Me When We Side With the Authoritarian Predator State
The New York Times: Art Adviser. Friend. Thief.
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.
