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Dan Abrams: Media Incentivizes Radicals to Say Crazy Stuff

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A recent study shows that the more radical political figures command four times as much media coverage as more moderate lawmakers. NewsNation host Dan Abrams decried the revelation and the role cable news has played in that figure.

“We understand that media is a business, and partisan voices warrant a place in the coverage,” CEO of Starts With Us — the organization that commissioned the study — Tom Fishman said after the results were released. “But when the crucial work of bipartisan problem-solving gets this dramatically overlooked, citizens despair and disengage. We’re rallying our community to let the media know there’s a hunger for the full picture, and we’re committed to amplifying those stories.”

While reacting to the study, Abrams admitted that while the content is great for cable news channels, it is less than stellar for the American public.

“It is great content for Fox. It also leads AOC to celebrate being attacked by the right-wing media. Same for Marjorie Taylor Greene,” Abrams said. “The media is incentivizing the loudest voice — the most radical ones — to say crazy stuff.

“It’s a symbiotic relationship where the radicals know their comments will get attacked by the other side, and then they can claim they’re victims of the media on the other side, and everybody wins,” the NewsNation host continued. “Except — that is — the majority of us in this country who are not radicals, who want bipartisan solutions, who want political moderation. This study shows how badly our partisan media has fueled the divide.”

Pablo Torre Departing ESPN for Meadowlark Media

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Pablo Torre Departing ESPN for Meadowlark Media

ESPN host Pablo Torre is exiting the company to join Meadowlark Media.

It will be a reunion of sorts for Torre, who will join the company founded by former ESPN chairman John Skipper and former ESPN host Dan Le Batard.

However, Torre is expected to remain a panelist on Around The Horn and a contributor to Pardon The Interruption, according to a report from Variety.

“They are looking to build another show directly out of ‘The Dan LeBatard Show,’ which is a monster,” Torre said, adding that having the ability to both audio and video at the company will allow him to “tell original stories, do a bit of journalism and figure out how to make that show a home that can fit all of the things I aspire to do creatively.”

Torre has hosted more than 700 podcast episodes for ESPN Daily but claimed an offer from Meadowlark that included what Variety called “a small equity stake” in the company was too good to pass up.

“Very few people his age have his range and his resume,” Le Batard said. “I’m honored and moved that he follows his heart to help us build something excellent.”

The New York Times Planning Another Daily News Podcast

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The New York Times Planning Another Daily News Podcast

The New York Times has seen podcast success with The Daily — the fifth most-listened-to podcast on Apple Podcasts according to Chartable.com — and will look to capitalize on that success with another podcast venture.

The company is planning to launch The Headlines later this year, according to a report from Axios.

A rotating panel of of reporters have been tasked with piloting the test versions of the program, with a job posting for an executive producer for the program saying the show will lean into “the distinct advantage of the Times’ newsroom: journalists who span the globe, have unmatched expertise and can help listeners understand the world.”

The new podcast hopes to capture podcast listeners who are more interested in shorter on-demand audio offerings.

Short-form news podcasts have become more prevalent recently, with The Washington Post and Reuters each adding podcasts inside the genre.

The New York Times has seen large digital growth in the last calendar year, with its total subscriber count totaling just under 10 million.

Jen Psaki: ‘MSNBC Has A Very High Standard of What Is Factual’

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Inside with Jen Psaki launches Sunday, and the host is making the rounds to promote her new MSNBC show.

During an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Psaki was asked about the comparisons between Fox News and MSNBC, with Colbert asking if the former White House Press Secretary would say things on the air she didn’t believe.

“I think this is an important piece to dive into because MSNBC has a very high standard of what is factual,” Psaki said. “You have to go through a process before you report things on air to make sure they are factual and you have sources. That is how news should work. Now you can have informed opinion, which is what. I will share and what others will share, informed experiences, informed perspective.

“That is an important part of reporting as well. But there is a huge difference between going out there reporting things that are inaccurate, knowingly reporting they’re inaccurate, and sharing perspective.”

The discussion is an obvious aside about the Fox News scandal that saw hosts and executives welcome attorneys for former President Donald Trump to espouse unproven claims about the 2020 presidential election. During its defamation lawsuit against the cable channel, Dominion Voting Systems uncovered messages revealing many at the network did not believe the claims from Trump’s legal team but feared a loss in viewership to rival networks should it not present the arguments.

In the case, Dominion is seeking $1.6 billion in damages.

“Dominion’s lawsuit has always been more about what will generate headlines than what can withstand legal and factual scrutiny,” a Fox News spokesperson told Barrett News Media, “as illustrated by them now being forced to slash their fanciful damages demand by more than half a billion dollars after their own expert debunked its implausible claims.”

Michael Irvin Drops Lawsuit Against Arizona Accuser

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NFL Network analyst Michael Irvin has voluntarily dropped his $100 million defamation lawsuit against an Arizona woman who accused him of impropriety at hotel during the week of Super Bowl LVII.

Irvin’s decision comes after he received the hotel security camera footage a court ruled his representation should be given late last month. However, Marriott fought the order, and only allowed his lawyer to view the footage. The company refused to give a copy to Irvin’s attorney, wouldn’t let the Pro Football Hall of Famer view the footage himself, and would not allow the attorney to take a recording to show Irvin.

Irvin plans to showcase the interaction at a Tuesday press conference.

According to Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News, the case was dismissed by Irvin without prejudice, meaning he can file a new lawsuit. Marriott has contended it does not own the hotel where the alleged incident happened.

The hotel chain had also filed a motion to prohibit the video being shown publicly. With Irvin now in possession of the footage and the case being dismissed, a court could not stop him from exhibiting the video.

A report late last week claimed the woman shared with co-workers that Irvin had propositioned her. Irvin has continually claimed it was a brief, friendly encounter, but due to the amount of alcohol he had consumed that evening, could not even recall meeting the woman. Eyewitnesses secured by Irvin’s legal team claim that they saw the interaction and claim the woman did not act as if she had just been sexually harassed.

Andy Katz, Seth Greenberg Launching March Madness Podcast

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Andy Katz, Seth Greenberg Launching March Madness Podcast

Big Ten Network college basketball reporter Andy Katz and ESPN college basketball analyst Seth Greenberg are launching a new podcast.

Life On The Bubble will share the pair’s decades of college basketball experience with listeners. It’s a reunion of sorts, as the two worked together for years at ESPN before Katz exited in 2017.

“I’m fired up to be joining Andy Katz to bring basketball fans our insights to the 2023 NCAA Tournament,” Greenberg said. “We will be breaking down every match up, giving our bracket picks, and following the madness with you all every step of the way.”

Greenberg worked as a college basketball head coach for 22 seasons, most notably at Virginia Tech, winning ACC Coach of the Year honors in both 2005 and 2008. He joined ESPN upon his firing in 2012.

Katz is a media veteran, working at ESPN, NCAA.com, Big Ten Network, and also Turner Sports.

The podcast — distributed by Bleav — will continue through the duration of March Madness.

“Bleav is thrilled to have Coach and Andy launch Life on the Bubble this week,” Bleav President Eric Weinberger said. “They are both top level voices in the college basketball world.”

CNN This Morning Adds New Producers Amidst Struggles

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CNN has brought in Lauren Mensch and Chris Russell, two experienced executive producers, to head up “CNN This Morning,” the network’s struggling morning show. The move is an attempt to improve the show’s ratings and address the issues surrounding host Don Lemon.

According to The New York Post, Mensch, who has previously worked on “CNN Newsroom,” will be responsible for the show’s editorial direction and lead the team in the control room during the 6-9 a.m. hours. Meanwhile, Russell, who has worked with CNN CEO Chris Licht at CBS News, will oversee production during the dayside and evening hours to prepare for the following morning’s broadcast.

Both producers will report to Ryan Kadro, senior vice president of content strategy at CNN. The move comes after Lemon’s on-air mistakes, an off-air altercation with co-anchor Kaitlan Collins, and criticism from the public and actress Michelle Yeoh following his insensitive comments about GOP candidate Nikki Haley.

CNN hopes Mensch and Russell’s expertise will guide the program toward a new direction. Mensch’s most recent role was as the executive producer of “CNN Newsroom” alongside Alisyn Camerota and Victor Blackwell. The program’s underwhelming viewership prompted reassigning of the previous executive producer, Eric Hall, to “CNN Tonight” in January.

The show’s ratings have been significantly lower than its competitors, “Fox & Friends” and “Morning Joe,” with an average of only 360,000 total viewers and 73,000 viewers in the 25-to-54 demographic. Industry insiders believe hiring Mensch and Russell indicates that CNN is serious about turning things around for “CNN This Morning.”

Glenn Beck: Facebook Shadow-Banned The Blaze After Tucker Carlson Interview

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Blaze host Glenn Beck has accused Facebook of shadow-banning him and his entire Blaze staff after he commented about the release of the Tucker Carlson January 6th tapes. Beck had Carlson on his show last week, and after the interview, he claims that Facebook fact-checked him, sending a warning to him and all his pages. Beck says that Facebook threatened to reduce distribution because he shared “false” information.

In a statement on his Facebook page, Beck said that his video commenting on Tucker Carlson’s release of the January 6th footage was hit with an absurd, propagandistic fact check. He claims that Facebook then sent him a warning saying that several of his pages, including his own, would have reduced distribution because they shared “false” information. 

Beck provided an example of what Facebook considers false, citing the case of Ray Epps, who was seen egging on the January 6th protesters but hasn’t been charged with any crime. Epps had sent a text to his nephew bragging that he had “orchestrated” the January 6th unrest, which Politifact rated as “mostly false” because Epps told the January 6th Committee that he didn’t mean it.

Beck calls Facebook’s fact-checkers “lying hacks” and “propagandists.” He was allowed to issue a correction by removing all penalties from his Facebook pages but refused, saying he would not be censored. Beck believes they are battling good and evil, truth and lies, and that people cannot remain neutral.

Mark Levin: Media Would Be ‘Same Thing Over and Over’ Without Fox News

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On Sunday’s episode of his show, “Life, Liberty, & Levin,” conservative commentator Mark Levin passionately defended Fox News, claiming that he couldn’t host his show on any other network due to their restrictions. 

Levin credited Fox and its leadership for giving him complete freedom in selecting guests and discussing any topic he chooses. According to Mediate, he also criticized Fox’s competitors for not holding Democrats accountable for their relationships with Louis Farrakhan. He contrasted the coverage of Farrakhan’s meetings with Obama and Clinton with Trump’s dinner with white supremacist Nick Fuentes and Kanye West. 

“This fantastic network, if it didn’t exist, I want you to think about what kind of media you would be receiving day-in and day-out. From Meet the Press, from Good Morning America, from God knows what. It would just be the same thing over and over again,” said Levin. 

Although Levin did not mention Fox’s ongoing legal battle with Dominion Voting Systems directly, his comments marked one of the first on-air defenses of the network by one of its personalities. The case has resulted in the public release of documents and text messages that reveal some personalities at the network entertained Trump’s conspiracy theories around the 2020 election on their shows while dismissing them in private. 

“We really do have a competition of ideas here, even among conservatives, even within the newsroom. And that’s a good thing; that’s the way it’s supposed to be. This is a vibrant, vigorous network. Nobody asked me to tell you this, I’ve just decided to say it, and I’m gonna tell you why,” he added. 

Despite the attacks on the network, Levin praised Fox for providing a platform for diverse ideas and promoting free speech. Dominion is seeking over a billion dollars in damages from Fox.

Doug Gottlieb: CBS Selection Show Used People That Don’t Watch College Basketball

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The 2023 NCAA tournament bracket was revealed on Sunday, and Doug Gottlieb said the excitement behind presenting the field of 68 was a little dull.

On The Doug Gottlieb Show on FOX Sports Radio on Monday, Gottlieb – who had been an analyst on the CBS Selection Sunday show for four years prior – said he would’ve done more to spark more lively discussion about some of the seeding.

“I think the volume would be a little bit different, and there’s some things that I would’ve pushed back on like why is UCLA a 2-seed?” Gottlieb said. “Like, they’re a 2-seed, but they lost Jaylen Clark for the year.”

Gottlieb added that ultimately it came down to CBS featuring analysts on the selection show that might have wanted to tread lightly and not stir controversy.

“I thought that a lot of a lack of volume was because of the personnel that they have at the dais,” Gottlieb said. “I think Jay Wright’s very good. He’s a good addition. But it’s definitely interesting that they’re not seeing as many controversies I think one reason is because a lot of people don’t watch the regular season college basketball. So they don’t want to offer up an opinion that could be proven to be false if there’s something egregious they missed.”

Gottlieb later said that he wished CBS stuck with an extended selection show so that people on the broadcast could break down the matchups further.

“I believe that that show could be an incredible show. The two hours were perfect – the execution of it,” he said. “I was on the year they did the two hours. They had Kenny and Barkley breaking down games which was suboptimal considering they didn’t know any of the teams. So they take Kenny and Charles off, you should still have that gigantic window to break down the games, you know? Break them down as they come. Teach us something about it.”

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