Impeachment Trial Presents A Dilemma For Networks: Television networks reached different conclusions this week about how much of the Senate impeachment trial they should carry, and how much public appetite there is to watch the proceedings live.
A New Kind Of NYT Election Endorsement: The New York Times editorial page broke with precedent this week by endorsing not one, but two candidates for the Democratic presidential ticket — and packaging it all in a slick TV show.
Did The Saudi Crown Prince Hack Jeff Bezos’ Phone? Last year’s exposé of the billionaire’s affair and leaked intimate photos was news again this week when a United Nations report backed up allegations that the Saudi Crown Prince had hacked Bezos’ phone, possibly as retribution for critical coverage by The Washington Post, which Bezos owns.
Journalism Debate: Can Reporters Vote? An old debate within media circles was reopened this week when Kelly McBride of the Poynter Institute posed the question about whether journalists should vote. Some emphatically argued no, while others thought the question itself was faulty.
Rants & Raves: 01/24/20: The panel reviews this week in media.
On this week’s edition of Beat The Press, Emily Rooney was joined by former CNN White House correspondent Dan Lothian; Jon Keller of WBZ News; Dan Kennedy of Northeastern University; and Callie Crossley of WGBH News.
