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Streaming NOW! Impromptu News Brief for Subscribers Only!

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2024-10-30 01:35:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Election Night Livestream Next Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 10:30 PM ET!

Join us next Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 10:30 pm ET for a Citations Needed Election Night livestream! Available to all Patreon subscribers. More info to come!

2024-10-28 16:34:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Episode 210: Seller's Inflation and the Super Serious Economists Mocking "Greedflation" "Conspiracies"

"An inflation conspiracy theory is infecting the Democratic Party," The Washington Post frets. "'Greedflation' is a nonsense idea," The Economist insists. "Harris' plan ...

2024-10-16 13:58:54 +0000 UTC View Post

News Brief: Harris' Mid 2000s Neocon Re-Brand and Centrist Voters as Free Real Estate

In this public News Brief, we discuss the Democratic nominee's overt embrace of conservative policy and politicians and the widespread, unchecked assumption that tracking right has zero electoral t...

2024-10-09 17:45:42 +0000 UTC View Post

Episode 209: Popularism and the "Poll-Driven Democrat" as Cover for Conservative Policy Preferences

"Calls for Transforming Police Run Into Realities of Governing in Minnesota," cautioned The New York Times in 2020. "Democrats Face Pressure on Crime From a New ...

2024-10-02 13:47:13 +0000 UTC View Post

News Brief: CNN's Failed Smear Campaign Against Rep. Rashida Tlaib w/ Prem Thakker

In this Patreon-only News Brief, we detail last week's manufactured controversy targeting Congress' lone Palestinian-American, and what it says about US media's editorial standards when attacking t...

2024-09-30 18:44:49 +0000 UTC View Post

Episode 208: How US Media Repackages Pro-Police Policies as "Reform"

Welcome to Season 8 of Citations Needed. Thank you so much for supporting the show.

“Citizen...

2024-09-25 14:13:51 +0000 UTC View Post

News Brief: Media Incitement Against Haitian Migrants and JD Vance's Standpoint Theory for Bigoted Dopes

In this public News Brief, we examine rightwing media's shameful incitement campaign against Haitian migrants and J.D. Vance's smarmy, grating rhetorical tactic of blaming nameless "constituents" f...

2024-09-19 00:33:55 +0000 UTC View Post

Reaction '24: A Post-Presidental Debate Livestream 9/10 11PM ET

Join us at youtube.com/@citationsneeded for a recap of the first (?) Presidential debate on Sept 10 at 11pm ET

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2024-09-09 14:32:25 +0000 UTC View Post

News Brief: NYT Launders US Govt Claim Iranian Crisis Actors Infiltrating Gaza Protesters

In this Patron-only News Brief, we examine recent "foreign disinformation" disclosures by the US government and sort out what's true, what's lacking context, and what's outright libelous.

2024-09-07 00:10:08 +0000 UTC View Post

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2024-08-21 19:03:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Join us live for a DNC Live Stream Days 1 and 2 - 3pmET today

In 1 hour and 30 mins we will be discussing DNC protests, Gaza emergency doctors pleading with Harris to break from Biden, and the campaign PR and vibing their way past unrest over the ongoing geno...

2024-08-21 17:30:37 +0000 UTC View Post

4 Talking Points Used to Smear DNC Gaza Protesters—And Why They’re Bogus

In this News Brief, we recap the ready-made talking points used to smear DNC Gaza protests, detail why they don't add up, and discuss how the best way to avoid the appearance of party infighting is...

2024-08-17 23:01:15 +0000 UTC View Post

Episode 207: US-Backed Killing of Journalists in Gaza and the Limits of "Freedom of the Press" Sloganeering

"Western World Observes Press Freedom Day," gloated the United Press International newswire back in 1961. "Trump v. CNN: lawsuit becomes test case on press freedom," declared The Guardian in Novemb...

2024-08-14 18:34:19 +0000 UTC View Post

News Brief: A Quantitative Analysis of US Media's Fentanyl Panic and How It Kills

On this News Brief, we're joined again by public health journalist Zach Siegel to discuss his new report, Fenta...

2024-08-07 15:42:47 +0000 UTC View Post

News Brief: Substance vs Vibes in VP Kamala Harris' Gaza PR Reboot

In this public News Brief we analyze the new Democratic nominee's "shift in tone" and whether more sophisticated Empathy-Speak and continued appeals to bogus "ceasefire negotiations" signifies a me...

2024-08-02 12:49:14 +0000 UTC View Post

Episode 206: How the Gambling Industry Swallowed Sports Media Whole

"Legalize and Regulate Sports Betting," NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wrote in The New York Times in 2014. "NFL Betting Promos & Bonuses | Top NFL Betting Sites & Offers for We...

2024-07-31 14:59:56 +0000 UTC View Post

Live Show: Paris, Power and Olympic Class War

We're just two days away from the Opening Ceremonies of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France. For months, the city of Paris has been “preparing” for this year’s event by ramping up policin...

2024-07-24 14:55:20 +0000 UTC View Post

News Brief: Media Baselessly Pins Trump Shooting on Vague 'Heated Rhetoric,' Precious Dems Stop Campaigning

In this public News Brief, we discuss the phony pearl-clutching over "heated" anti-Trump messaging and Team Biden's attempt to run out the clock before the DNC.

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2024-07-17 18:34:35 +0000 UTC View Post

We're LIVE! Join us for an Olympics livestream!

We're live talking media and Olympics with Jules Boykoff. Join here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rgemLnmLPM<...

2024-07-17 02:02:47 +0000 UTC View Post

🥇 LIVESTREAM TONIGHT, 10 PM ET: Paris, Power & Olympic Class War

Remember, folks, we're going live on YouTube at 10 PM ET tonight with friend of the show Jules Boykoff to discuss t...

2024-07-16 23:35:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Livestream Tomorrow, 7/16, at 10 PM ET!

TOMORROW, 7/16, at 10 PM ET! Join us as we stream live on YouTube with Jules Boykoff, author of Wha...

2024-07-15 17:46:30 +0000 UTC View Post