Fourth Watch

Intellectual honesty, consistency, curiosity, and discomfort. Nuance over nonsense. Disagreement strongly welcomed. An independent media brand, from @SteveKrak.

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Sports as the Great Connector, NFL Ratings Dominance, and the Swift-Kelce Megamerger

@FourthWatch Podcast with @NFLonFox's @CurtMenefee. Download NOW:
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Watching this week…

— Skeptical about Hamas atrocities on Israelis

— The New Misogyny from WashPost

— Press speaks at “Stop Trump” event

— Sports as a unifier - Fourth Watch Pod with @curtmenefee

— Great Moments in Praising Nick Fuentes Journalism

https://t.co/7PdDaWxFMv

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Watching this week…

— COVID shot coverage bypasses the nuance

— Anderson Cooper starts reading the press

— Cassidy Hutchinson’s path to media acceptability

— Trump in court as 2024 chaos heats up

— Great Moments in Fashion Insurrection Journalism

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I Don't Care Who Wins

You probably do, and I respect that. And you probably think I should, but I don't.

@FourthWatch #RabbitHole deep dive column:
https://t.co/dCz2NnKzMU

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Watching this week…

— Trump-addicted press misses the point

— “Trump Can’t Win” storyline is back

— Media’s Hunter Biden Original Sin

— What Happened to Scarborough, ESPN’s Gambling Gamble

— Great Moments in Awkward Father-in-Law Questions Journalism
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What Happened To Joe Scarborough?

A case study in ego, Trump, and "winning" - representative of where our media is in 2023

@FourthWatch #RabbitHole deep dive column:
https://t.co/xRMIvWpXGz

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ESPN's Gambling Gamble, and Our Perilous Cultural Bet

Media company gets into business with, perhaps, the most deleterious addiction in the world

@FourthWatch #RabbitHole deep dive column:
https://t.co/Fn2MeILaQA

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Watching this week…

— Press breaks ethical standards to call Trump “inmate”

— White House revokes press passes to little outrage

— Media: Don’t make heroes out of lawyers

— Elon’s rough first year at Twitter

— Great Moments in Neopronouns Journalism

https://t.co/Ccgpdv9SlD

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Elon Musk's eXtremely Disappointing First Year Running Twitter

Better than before, but a low bar... and not giving up on it yet

@FourthWatch #RabbitHole deep dive column:
https://t.co/OvHzm0EK1Z

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Watching this week…

— Who are our #Resistance pundits, really?

— No “disinformation” introspection yet

— Alarm bells at Washington Post

— Media conformity, social media - FW Pod with @emilyjashinsky

— Great Moments in Stay Scared Journalism

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Why @PatMcAfeeShow is Winning While So Many Others in Media are Losing

In a sea of media smugness, an island of friendly authenticity

@FourthWatch #RabbitHole column:
https://t.co/gbxGKdb9TU

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Watching this week…

— Press helps White House coke disappear

— RFK Jr. and the Long COVID of hate

— ESPN is losing, but McAfee is winning

— @EricBolling, @gavinpurcell, @WesleyLowery - Fourth Watch Podcasts

— Great Moments in “Ecocide” Journalism

https://t.co/rkYcKsln2m

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Consensus Failure Has Powered RFK, Jr.'s Rise

The Establishment hates the mainstreaming of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. They have only themselves to blame.

#RabbitHole:
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Watching this week…

— Trump addiction is back in the press

— Truth about Target “bomb threat” stories

— Watch how media tries to ruin RFK

— Media silence on UFO developments

— Great Moments in Glass Ceiling Journalism

https://t.co/KoMdCkgTFk

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What's Behind Corporate Media Silence on the Bombshell UAP / UFO News

"If true, this changes the world," one expert told me. But is it...true?

@FourthWatch #RabbitHole deep dive:
https://t.co/fWb4NkQmfS

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Watching this week…

— Media’ frame game around trans issue

— #HowDidThisGetPublished: Secretary Pete puff piece

— How much does cable news primetime matter?

— Steele dossier, Gawker legacy - Fourth Watch Pod with @SemaforBen Smith

https://t.co/ZlSvscE3RI

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Watching this week…

— Selective ideology and motive gun violence reporting

— French, Tucker, and the value of surprise

— Post-CNN town hall anti-speech activism

— Hypocrisy, disinfo hoaxes - @FourthWatch Podcast with @Jacob__Siegel

https://t.co/fxDAkpCPpw

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Tucker and Lemon, Leaving CNN, Keeping Perspective...

@FourthWatch Podcast with @MKHammer:
https://t.co/zXUn6cZwcS

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Watching this week…

— Tucker’s seismic Fox exit

— Lemon’s CNN firing, Trump’s CNN return

— Media interest in Nashville vs. Louisville “note”

— Leaving CNN, keeping perspective - FW Pod with @mkhammer

— Great Moments in Expert Punditry Journalism

https://t.co/mg2LB4P6Tc

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Watching this week…

— Press joins with FBI to hunt the leaker

— Substack allows racist writing — good

— AI will replace the bad journalists

— Conservative Media, Future of Podcasts — FW Pod with @cbalfe

— Great Moments in Experts Say Journalism

https://t.co/9FQuReQlnT