Opinion Reporting? | A New York Times opinion writer is haunted by a tweet after putting on her news hat and stepping into the Judge Kavanaugh story.

Called Out | Is race an issue when it comes to being a White House Correspondent? One media writer is pointing fingers.

Blunt Talk | And what’s in a name? The debate over how reporters should refer to marijuana — or is it cannabis?

Rants and Raves | The panel reviews the week in media.

On this week’s edition of Beat the Press, Dan Lothian was joined by Jon Keller of WBZ; Lylah Alphonse of U.S. News and World Report; Dan Kennedy of Northeastern University; and Callie Crossley of WGBH News.