CBS Debate Moderators Criticized
When watching the Democratic primary debates, one word that comes to mind is “debacle” — there are too many people on the stage, too many restrictions and too many ways for the moderators to lose control. case in point: CBS’s debate this week.
Project Veritas Gets ABC Correspondent Suspended
By now, Project Veritas is well known for their undercover sting videos. The conservative group scored another victim this week when it released video of ABC correspondent David Wright making candid comments about President Trump, his political views and where he works. ABC suspended Wright, but some are asking, why?
WSJ Refuses To Apologize For Controversial Headline
With its authoritarian government, covering China from inside is tricky for the press — but now "The Wall Street Journal" made it even trickier when three of its reporters were thrown out of the country over a provocative headline by an opinion columnist, which in turn is driving a wedge between the Journal’s opinion section and its newsroom.
Obama Tells TV Stations To Pull Attack Ad
Former President Barack Obama took issue with a political attack ad using his image and voice, and is calling on television stations in South Carolina to take it off the air.
Rants & Raves: 02/28/20
The panel reviews this week in media.
On this week’s edition of Beat The Press, Emily Rooney joined former CNN White House Correspondent Dan Lothian, Jon Keller of WBZ News, Dan Kennedy of Northeastern University and Callie Crossley of WGBH News.