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The RNC was a shocking return to normalcy, in two key ways:

I was wrong about the coverage - CNN and other networks aired as much of the RNC as the DNC (if not more). And also… it felt like a normal convention? My @FourthWatch take on the week:
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@FourthWatch Also in @FourthWatch:

Violent riots are not peaceful protests, and the media continues to conflate the two. But the media is starting to catch on to how damaging, politically, this conflation is to Biden’s election chances: mailchi.mp/thefirsttv/fou…
@FourthWatch Also in @FourthWatch:

- TikTok Trump Sarah Cooper keeps moving up, while media critics grow

- #BCCInterview with @MZHemingway

- Hear @RobLowe on @joerogan, read @TimAlberta, watch @krystalball and @esaagar

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Trump is feeding into the postal service drama because he knows cultural chaos will backfire on the media.

The anti-Trump mainstream media has embraced - and elevated - the fringe conspiracy theories about the post office - my @FourthWatch newsletter:
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@FourthWatch Dr. Fauci said on Thursday it’s absolutely safe to vote in person. But the media is focused on another form of voting, and ignored it - instead choosing to embrace conspiracies and disinformation about stolen mail boxes and mail trucks.

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@FourthWatch Also in @FourthWatch:

- Kovering for Kamala begins, as coverage matches pre-approved campaign talking points

- My #BCCInterview with @willcain

- This Week in "Bias Of Omission": Peace in the Middle East

- Chyron of the Week: Very 2020 Edition

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Dr. Fauci said it’s safe to vote in person. The media response? Too busy focused on some dark forces in the government who are removing mail boxes.

The anti-Trump media has embraced conspiracy theories about the post office - my @FourthWatch newsletter:
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@FourthWatch Also in @FourthWatch:

- Kovering for Kamala begins, as coverage matches pre-approved talking points

- #BCCInterview with Fox News’ @willcain

- This Week in "Bias Of Omission": Peace in the Middle East

- 2 Truths and a Lie: Very 2020 Edition

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@FourthWatch @willcain I emailed this week with my friend @willcain - on why he left ESPN for Fox News, his personal experience with charter schools, what he learned on his recent road trip, Twitter pros & cons and more - and published it in full as a @FourthWatch #BCCInterview: thefirsttv.com/on-leaving-esp…
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The hyperbole, the exaggeration, the crying wolf in some cases - it's undermining the legitimate and necessary coverage. And it brings us to this moment that can feel like our media is operating in an alternate universe.

My @FourthWatch newsletter:
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@FourthWatch I introduce in @FourthWatch Trump and the Temperature Test.

Because we’re living in abnormal, uncertain times. But Americans are smart. And they know when media coverage doesn’t FEEL right.

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@FourthWatch In 2020, the corollary to bombastic right-wing talk radio is the #Resistance elements on the left, but those elements don’t exist on the fringes - they have simply infected mainstream elements of the media.

Our alternate media universe, in @FourthWatch:
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The corollary to fringe right-wing media outlets is #Resistance media, but in 2020, the #Resistance has infiltrated the mainstream.

On an alternate media universe - and introducing Trump and the Temperature Test in my @FourthWatch newsletter: mailchi.mp/thefirsttv/fou…
@FourthWatch Also in @FourthWatch:

- Trump campaign adviser goes personal against the media - and it backfires

- On journalism in 2020, “moral clarity,” and Twitter: #BCCInterview with @WesleyLowery

- Want to buy a “real news” coaster?

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@FourthWatch @WesleyLowery I emailed this week with @WesleyLowery, someone whose work, and ability to be introspective about the media, I’ve admired for awhile.

On media in 2020, “moral clarity” and objectivity, the problem with Twitter and more - my @FourthWatch #BCCInterview:

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A witness says in unsealed court documents she saw Bill Clinton at Epstein’s private island, and Epstein told her “he owes me a favor."

The media's continued disinterest in the Clinton-Epstein story is telling. From @FourthWatch: mailchi.mp/thefirsttv/fou…
@FourthWatch "We need a summit with all the top media execs where they ultimately sign a non-reactive, impunity pledge. If one of their employees gets attacked, wait at least a week and see if the mob...doesn’t move on to another target.”

Billy Bush in #BCCInterview: thefirsttv.com/on-trump-nbc-a…
@FourthWatch "We can’t send the message of one and done to our kids. They need to act out of courage and curiosity not fear.”

I really enjoyed chatting with Billy Bush last week about Trump, NBC, social media, celebrity culture and more for @FourthWatch: thefirsttv.com/on-trump-nbc-a…
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For the first time ever, a witness reveals seeing Bill Clinton at Jeffrey Epstein’s private island (there because "he owes me a favor,” she says Epstein told her).

Where’s the media coverage? It barely exists. Here’s why - in my @FourthWatch newsletter:
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@FourthWatch Dr. Fauci is a respected medical expert. But Is he immune from ever fielding a challenging question from the media?

We need consistency in this time of unknown, not experts breaking news about new guidance recommendations in interviews. @FourthWatch: mailchi.mp/thefirsttv/fou…
@FourthWatch Also in @FourthWatch:

- Chris Hayes floats a theory about “kidnapping” - did he win Twitter?

- Chryon of the Week: CNN’s “Nah”

- "Blocked" by a TV character on Twitter

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Newly unsealed court docs reveal a witness to former Pres. Bill Clinton being on Jeffrey Epstein’s private island. The media coverage? Barely a mention.

What’s behind the media's disinterest in the Clinton-Epstein story leads my @FourthWatch newsletter: mailchi.mp/thefirsttv/fou…
@FourthWatch Dr. Fauci is a trusted medical expert. But too often in interviews he gets softer tosses than his opening day pitch.

Is Dr. Fauci immune from ever fielding a challenging question from the media? From @FourthWatch: mailchi.mp/thefirsttv/fou…
@FourthWatch Also in @FourthWatch:

- Chris Hayes claims "kidnapping" on Twitter. Did he “win” Twitter this week?

- #BCCInterview with "Extra" host @thebillybush

- “Blocked" by a TV character

- Chyron of the Week: CNN's “Nah"

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New media stars like @stoolpresidente and @cthagod have developed a deeper connection with their audience than legacy media has - that connection brings tremendous power. Legacy media may still have scale, but not enthusiasm.

My @FourthWatch newsletter: mailchi.mp/thefirsttv/fou…
@stoolpresidente @cthagod @FourthWatch Will Biden do an hour with @BillSimmons? Will Trump go on @joerogan? The 2020 election will be remembered as the first presidential campaign where the legacy media was rendered effectively irrelevant, as authenticity prevails.

@FourthWatch:
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@stoolpresidente @cthagod @FourthWatch @BillSimmons @joerogan The media is trying to convince viewers the "hardest-hit states” for COVID-19 are actually California and now Florida. It’s absurd, anti-science and lacks necessary context and nuance to reporting about coronavirus. The media must do better. @FourthWatch: mailchi.mp/thefirsttv/fou…
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From Barstool and @stoolpresidente to The Breakfast Club and @cthagod, the 2020 election will be remembered as the first presidential campaign where the legacy media was rendered effectively irrelevant.

Authenticity prevails. My @FourthWatch newsletter: mailchi.mp/thefirsttv/fou…
@stoolpresidente @cthagod @FourthWatch The media's obsession with COVID-19 "cases" continues, and its anti-science crutch is hurting coverage, and giving viewers a false idea of the coronavirus crisis in America.

I dig into case fatality rate and more for FL, CA and NY in @FourthWatch: mailchi.mp/thefirsttv/fou…
@stoolpresidente @cthagod @FourthWatch Also in @FourthWatch:

- #BCCInterview with @thomaschattwill

- "Blocked" for pointing out a fake tweet by @DanaSchwartzzz

- Two Truths and a Lie: Maxwell, "Naked Athena," 2nd homes

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I emailed with @newtgingrich last week on how Trump won in ’16 and if he can in ’20, Jeff Zucker’s relationship with Trump and where CNN is now, the value of Space Force and a lot more.

Published in full as a @FourthWatch #BCCInterview: thefirsttv.com/on-trump-cnn-a…
@newtgingrich @FourthWatch "One of my greatest fears is that a Biden administration would withdraw from the commitment and return to a trajectory which would guarantee Chinese control of space and eventually the planet.” - @newtgingrich tells me: thefirsttv.com/on-trump-cnn-a…
@newtgingrich @FourthWatch "Europeans can’t understand why so many American news people would be happy when their own country is in trouble. As long as CNN stays hostile to America neither China nor Russia has to run anti-American propaganda, CNN does it for them” - @newtgingrich: thefirsttv.com/on-trump-cnn-a…
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Joy Reid’s new show launches at 7pm on MSNBC today. I don’t think homophobic and other offensive comments on her blog 15 years ago should stop this. BUT, she’s never addressed a supposed FBI investigation into hacking her blog.

My @FourthWatch newsletter: mailchi.mp/thefirsttv/fou…
@FourthWatch I asked Joy Reid, NBC News and Reid’s lawyer from two years ago what the resolution of the FBI investigation of the supposed hacking of Reid’s blog was. No answers.

Does Reid still believe her blog was hacked or altered in some way? Viewers don’t know: mailchi.mp/thefirsttv/fou…
@FourthWatch Also in @FourthWatch:

Chris Wallace's interview with Trump was great for Wallace, Fox... and Trump. Trump was game to spar, and he’ll lose in November if he doesn’t get in the arena (with CNN and more): mailchi.mp/thefirsttv/fou…
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Joy Reid has apologized for homophobic and other offensive comments written on her blog 15 years ago. Good. But she has never addressed - or apparently been asked - about a supposed FBI investigation into a “hack” of the blog.

In @FourthWatch, I dig in:
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@FourthWatch Chris Wallace came to his news-making interview with President Trump immensely prepared. Tough but non-confrontational. It was a huge win for Wallace, and Fox.

But it was also a win for Trump - who thrives when he’s sparring in the arena. @FourthWatch: mailchi.mp/thefirsttv/fou…
@FourthWatch Also in @FourthWatch:

- Twitter takes press secretary out of context on schools

- My #BCCInterview with the singular political-media voice @newtgingrich

- “Blocked” (and hopefully unblocked) by Colbert's executive producer @ChrisLicht

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The media in 2020 is full of problem-addicts - searching out problematic micro-aggressions to be macro-aggrieved about. It’s unhealthy, and isolating - it further bubbles off the Acela Media from most Americans.

My @FourthWatch newsletter:
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@FourthWatch Also in @FourthWatch:

- Trump Corona-rally gives media a talking point win

- Pundits turn into conspiracy theorists over Gaetz son

- My #BCCInterview with @barstoolsports CEO @EKANardini

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@FourthWatch @barstoolsports @EKANardini 'While legacy media understands they can no longer control what you see – they still wish they could. It’s taken too long for them to grasp the revolution in content'

My #BCCInterview - email exchange, published in full - with Barstool’s @EKANardini: thefirsttv.com/on-barstool-sp…
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The media’s coverage of thousands of protesters (supposed “super spreader events”) is a pendulum swing in the right direction.

But it’s a hypocritical corrective from when they were shaming a few people on beaches 2 weeks ago. My @FourthWatch newsletter:
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@FourthWatch From “Americans Flock To Public Places As Death Toll Nears 100,000” to “Dr’s Advice: If You Go To Protest, Wear Mask, Use Hand Sanitizer And Protect Your Eyes” in just two short weeks. The glaring double standard will continue to erode trust in the press.

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@FourthWatch I went to the dentist and a haircut last week. Masks, social distancing, temp checks. And that’s Texas!

Let's hope the lesson of the hypocritical corrective in the protest coverage is not MORE condescending coronavirus scolding, but less. @FourthWatch: mailchi.mp/thefirsttv/fou…
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I’m not sure we’re going to see a big surge in coronavirus hospitalizations after the massive protests - low outdoor spread, hot weather, young people.

But that doesn’t make the media’s hypocritical coverage any less glaring.

My @FourthWatch newsletter:
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@FourthWatch There is no greater sign of privilege than journalists complaining over every perceived slight, like seeing any opinion in print they vehemently disagree with. Forget the readers, the public - it's a selfish pursuit.

The purge has started. @FourthWatch: mailchi.mp/thefirsttv/fou…
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