Media Monday: Too Scott to Handle!

About this episode

Jon and Peter discuss the firing of Scott Pelley and the media narrative surrounding recent events.

Besties Jon and Peter weigh into the latest developments in the ‘60 Minutes’ soap opera: the firing of Scott Pelley, the Nick Bilton showdown, and the newsroom murder-suicide pact. Then they dig into the media meta-narrative surrounding the New York Times oppo drop on Senate wannabe Graham Platner, and whether the lawyers watered it down. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Jon, Peter

Topics covered

• media developments
• 60 Minutes
• New York Times
• Senate candidates
• newsroom dynamics

Keywords

• Scott Pelley
• Nick Bilton
• Graham Platner
• New York Times
• 60 Minutes
• media
• newsroom

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Organizations: New York Times, 60 Minutes

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