Covering the End of Roe and “I’m Not Reporting This But” Scoop

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4.4 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Bryan and David discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling to reverse the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and address the policies within newsrooms that prohibit journalists from speaking out on behalf of the issue (9:11). Later, they weigh in on the comment, “I’m not reporting this but…” where reporters and podcasters express their opinions whilst not being held accountable (29:14). Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week, and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline. Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker Associate Producer: Erika Cervantes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:56.6	David?
0:58.1	Yes.
0:59.1	It was in Philadelphia last week.
1:02.2	What do you think I did with my spare time?
1:05.2	Did you go to any used bookstores?
1:07.2	Oh, yes I did.
1:08.8	I guess.
1:09.8	What a lucky guess on your part.
1:12.1	I did the same thing in Ocean City, New Jersey, but we're very predictable.
1:17.7	Philly turns out to have really good used bookstores.
1:19.8	Yeah, it doesn't surprise me.
1:21.6	What did you find?
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