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Need to Know: How the Media Has Dropped the Ball on Epstein and on the First Amendment

The release of the Epstein files is the story of the year. Or at least it would be if this administration wasn’t responsible for a new story of the year every week. So how has our intrepid American media responded to each successive crisis? Not well. Dan Froomkin and Jeff Jarvis join David Rothkopf…

Mainstream media is playing a dangerous game: mental health experts

Transcript:President Donald Trump is a habitual liar who may also suffer from serious mental illness, a seasoned journalist argued on Monday . but the mainstream media is too cowardly to call it out.“For a while now, I’ve been imploring the leaders of our top news organizations to call out Donald T…

NTK: Lunacy! Corruption! War Crimes! Incompetence! (But shhhhhh. Don’t say it too loud.)

Corruption and madness have hit a new high-watermark with the Trump administration. From the firing of Pam Bondi to blatant war crimes, it’s a good thing we have a robust free press to report on it all. Right? Dan Froomkin and Jeff Jarvis join David Rothkopf to explore why traditional media is fail…

The Media Are Going Easy On Trump and Russia is Going All In On Right-Wing Media

At a town hall event hosted by Fox, Donald Trump shared a number of falsehoods, and appeared to confuse who he was running against. On this week’s On the Media, how mainstream outlets fail to hold the Republican candidate accountable. Plus, meet the right-wing American pundits who’ve received payou…

Trump Coverage is Still Terrible. Plus, Podcasting’s First Boom and Bust

Donald Trump was out of sight at the GOP presidential primary debate – but definitely not out of mind. On this week’s On the Media, a look at how the press is covering the former president and his threats against democracy. Plus, a deep dive into the meteoric rise and stumble of the podcast industr…

LISTEN: The Alito Language That Allowed Racist Gerrymandering in the South With Dan Froomkin

 There was a major Voting Rights Act case that came out of Louisiana. The Supreme Court and the decision that was authored by Samuel Alito essentially administered a death knell to what had survived from the Voting Rights Act and invited states, particularly the 11 states of the old Confederacy, wh…

NTK: The Urgent Need for an Insurgent Media

We officially have a peace deal! At least, according to the mainstream media. Traditional outlets are taking the administration at its word, and frankly, that’s never a good idea. Why does the “prestige” media continue to give this administration the benefit of the doubt? Dan Froomkin and Jeff Jarv…

S8 E7: Can We Blame the Media For THIS?

Many people in the United States and around the world view the rise of Donald Trump and his MAGA movement as a grave crisis. At the same time, most Americans are angry with the news media. What role did the media play in making a President Trump possible?  By John Biewen, with co-host Chenjerai Kum…

Best of Need to Know: Lunacy! Corruption! War Crimes! Incompetence! (But shhhhhh. Don’t say it too loud.) (04/05/26)

Original air date: April 5, 2026 Corruption and madness have hit a new high-watermark with the Trump administration. From the firing of Pam Bondi to blatant war crimes, it’s a good thing we have a robust free press to report on it all. Right? Dan Froomkin and Jeff Jarvis join David Rothkopf to exp…

Taking on the Media & Giving Real News with Dan Froomkin

Welcome to a new week in opposite world. I opened today's show with a video that put a smile on my face (and apologize for playing something created by AI which I said I wouldn't do). Then I got into Friday's Extreme Court shadow docket rulings: a 6-3 unsigned order letting the administration use t…