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David Roth
December 19, 2024
Year In Review
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Giri Nathan
December 19, 2024
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Media Meltdowns
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
December 18, 2024
Journalismism
ABC’s Trump Settlement Is A Bad Omen
169
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
December 17, 2024
Margin Of Error
What Makes A Scandal
228
Comments
Tom Scocca
December 9, 2024
Journalismism
How To Be Sure You Are Reading Some Dumb Bullshit
246
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Tom Ley
November 26, 2024
Journalismism
Can Someone Please Write Normally About This Fascinating Woman?
375
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Albert Burneko
November 20, 2024
Science
Do Not Accept An Unscientific American
395
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Sabrina Imbler
November 20, 2024
Media Meltdowns
What The Fuck Is A “Vaccine Skeptic”?
682
Comments
Albert Burneko
November 15, 2024
Journalismism
Jeff Bezos Made Someone Else’s Business Decision
305
Comments
Tom Ley
October 29, 2024
Margin Of Error
The Candidates Have Nothing Left To Tell You
690
Comments
Tom Scocca
October 18, 2024
Journalismism
Shams Charania’s Syntactical Talents Are Headed Toward A Bristol-Based Location
105
Comments
Giri Nathan
October 7, 2024
Journalismism
The Truth Is An Inconvenience For Jake Tapper And Dana Bash
325
Comments
Patrick Redford
September 25, 2024
Media Meltdowns
Sending Horny Texts To RFK Jr. Is Not A Public Service
297
Comments
Patrick Redford
September 24, 2024
Journalismism
What Is The Cost Of A Woj Bomb?
117
Comments
Patrick Redford
September 20, 2024
NBA
Adrian Wojnarowski Leaves The Scoopster Life For A Job With His Alma Mater
208
Comments
Giri Nathan
September 18, 2024
Journalismism
Beyoncé Comes Off As Very Real And Human In Email Interview With GQ
190
Comments
Israel Daramola
September 10, 2024
Gambling
Penn’s ESPN Bet Scheme Looks Increasingly Grim
124
Comments
Patrick Redford
September 9, 2024
The Machines
ESPN Masks Cynical AI Pivot As Benevolent Coverage Of “Underserved” Sports
120
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
September 5, 2024
Journalismism
For Wondery And SiriusXM, Spending Big Isn’t The Same As Thinking Big
207
Comments
Alex Sujong Laughlin
August 28, 2024
Soccer
Why Is Soccer’s Most Famous Scoopster Doing PR Work For Mason Greenwood?
55
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
August 20, 2024
Media Meltdowns
Bigots Need Their Useful Idiots
339
Comments
Tom Ley
August 2, 2024
Journalismism
Jeff Marek Got Fired For Leaking Draft Picks To The Wrong Person
41
Comments
Barry Petchesky
August 1, 2024
NFL
The Scourge Of In-Game Coach Interviews Spreads To The NFL
104
Comments
Ray Ratto
July 29, 2024
Margin Of Error
Who Wants To Talk About The Issues
316
Comments
Tom Scocca
July 26, 2024
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