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Were all the free press editorials worth it?
On this week’s episode, Pete is joined by CJR Editor and Publisher Kyle Pope to discuss the flood of editorials celebrating journalism in the face of…
8 years, 2 months ago
Perils of the internet, from Alex Jones’s ban to Sarah Jeong’s tweets
On this week’s episode, Pete is joined by former CJR staff writer and The Kicker’s founding host David Uberti to discuss the removal of Infowars’s co…
8 years, 3 months ago
Facebook sets its own narrative. Plus, press hatred flares at Trump rallies
CJR Digital Editor Nausicaa Renner and CJR Chief Digital Writer Mathew Ingram join Pete to discuss Facebook’s fight to control the narrative. The soc…
8 years, 3 months ago
The local news death spiral. Plus, the Cohen–Trump tapes.
On this week’s episode, Pete talks with CJR Delacorte Fellow Amanda Darrach about scenes from the New York Daily News’s black Monday. Then, CJR Edito…
8 years, 3 months ago
A new era for the press after Helsinki?
On this week’s episode, Pete talks with CJR Editor and Publisher Kyle Pope about the coverage of the Trump-Putin summit. Pope believes the president’…
8 years, 3 months ago
Breaking down coverage of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s victory
On this episode of The Kicker, Pete and Nausicaa talk about coverage of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s surprise primary victory and how certain media out…
8 years, 4 months ago
How media pressure forced Trump’s hand on border policy
The public outrage that forced President Trump to sign an executive order attempting to end the crisis that he created wouldn’t have happened without…
8 years, 4 months ago
Platforms and publishers
On this week’s episode, we’re returning to one of our favorite topics—the relationship between platforms and publishers. Pete sat down with Emily Bel…
8 years, 5 months ago
Let’s talk about class and journalism
Journalism has a class problem. If you aren’t independently wealthy, the path into the industry isn’t easy, especially if your professional aspiratio…
8 years, 5 months ago
Taking the buyout
On this week’s episode, Peter Corbett gives a firsthand account of an experience that’s become commonplace among journalists over the past decade. Th…
8 years, 5 months ago