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By Chris Stirewalt | Eliana Johnson

Nebulous Media

August 18, 2023

Eliana is out this week, but we have the great Kevin Williamson stepping in for her. We’re jumping into indictment coverage from the Washington Post and then moving onto Fox News woes, local news “solutions” and closing out the front page with BBLs (Brazilian butt lifts). Wretch on!

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09:16 Front Page

1:13:13 Obsessions

1:21:24 Reader Mail

1:27:27 Favorite Item of the Week

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Show Notes:

WaPo: Trump insults D.C. to get his trial moved. The city rolls its eyes.

Hollywood Reporter: CNN Overhauls Lineup: Abby Phillip Takes 10 p.m., Laura Coates to Host 11 p.m., New Morning Show Hosts and Weekend Programs

NYT: Fox’s Top Lawyer, Viet Dinh, Will Depart

Yahoo: ‘A dangerous decision’: Canadian news is disappearing from Instagram, Facebook

The Atlantic: The Local-News Crisis Is Weirdly Easy to Solve

Kansas Reflector: Police stage ‘chilling’ raid on Marion County newspaper, seizing computers, records and cellphones

The Dispatch: The Perils of Activist Journalism

Cincinnati Enquirer: Retired Reds beat writer John Fay’s life story is a love story

Axios: As BBLs grow more popular, deaths rise in South Florida

APNews: Armed Utah man shot by FBI last week carried AR-15 in 2018 police encounter, records show

The Fire: Don’t tread on my editorial independence

NYTimes: The Frothy Saga of the Jacuzzi Family

The Spectator: Wolves and the Greens: why Germans are flocking to the AfD