On the brand-new edition of “Beat the Press with Emily Rooney,” we analyze media coverage of the war against Iran.
In other topics, we examine the implications of Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, which will put CNN in the hands of Trump-friendly executives Larry and David Ellison, and the failure of Bari Weiss — who may soon be running CNN in addition to CBS News — to hang on to a Jeffrey Epstein associate. We also give the hairy eyeball to AI’s ongoing encroachment into journalism and weigh in with our Rants and Raves.
“Beat the Press” is hosted by Scott Van Voorhis’ newsletter, Contrarian Boston. With Emily, Scott, Lylah Alphonse of The Boston Globe and me, expertly produced by Tonia Magras of Hull Bay Productions.