Jeremy Barr@jeremymbarrSome news: I’ve heard from three sources that CBS News dismissed the #2 producer on the CBS Evening News, Javier Guzman, after the show tonight. Unclear what the rationale was, but led to confusion in the newsroom… and it’s only week 1 of the show.Opens with an observation
Jeremy Barr@jeremymbarrCBS News correspondent Scott MacFarlane is leaving the network, he announces in an email to colleagues. He says it was his decision. "For the next phase of my career, I look forward to some independence and finding new spaces to share my work in line with my personal goals.Opens with an observation
Jeremy Barr@jeremymbarr2014-2015 was such a bizarre time to cover digital media in New York. Everyone was getting paid like 400k to write for fake sites that didn't have any reason to exist. I spent half my time at rave-like presentations for advertisers. I thought it would end badly but not this badlyOpens with a number
Jeremy Barr@jeremymbarrAnother 2020 media lawsuit settled: the conservative channel Newsmax just agreed to pay $67 to Dominion Voting Systems to settle their defamation lawsuit. The trial was supposed to happen earlier this year but got postponed. Newsmax also settled a case by Smartmatic earlierOpens with a number
Jeremy Barr@jeremymbarrIn Substack convo with @Timodc, Terry Moran says you don't give up your role as a citizen when you become a journalist. "Your job is not to be objective. .. What you have to be is fair and accurate. I would say that, while very hot, is an observation that is accurate and true."Opens with an observation