Extorting John Skipper, the New Power of Cable News, and March Media Madness | The Press Box (Ep. 443)

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🗓️ 20 March 2018

⏱️ 47 minutes

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The Ringer's Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker examine the startling story behind John Skipper's ESPN departure (01:45), Chris Cuomo's pivot to primetime (19:30), and how cable news is staffing the White House (28:30). They wrap up the show by reflecting on some notable media moments from the NCAA Tournament (33:15). Read Bryan Curtis's article "The New Draft Gurus" here: https://t.co/8hZGuxkOmQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	David, we're in the midst of March madness.
0:04.4	So how about we do our own NCAA bracket
0:06.6	of gimmicky media NCAA brackets?
0:09.6	Okay, okay, I'm into this.
0:10.9	It's a 116 matchup,
0:12.3	Carrington Harrison's best Kanye songs bracket
0:15.7	versus the Spons 64 most annoying people
0:18.8	in sports media bracket.
0:19.8	Who do you got?
0:21.0	I gotta go Kanye with this one, man.
0:22.4	Yeah, it's an easy, it's a blowout, right?
0:23.6	First jump blowout.
0:24.4	Okay, in eight, nine matchup,
0:26.1	the Indianapolis Stars Celebrity Alumni bracket
0:29.6	versus pardon my takes 64 people,
0:32.2	most likely to retweet this bracket
0:33.8	and get us more followers bracket.
0:35.4	I have a lot of respect for the ingenuity
0:37.5	and the irreverence of the second one.
0:38.8	I think this is a Cinderella matchup, though.
0:40.7	Let's go with the alumni.
0:42.3	Have we done all the NCAA brackets?
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