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Channels with Peter Kafka

"Savage News" author Jessica Yellin on the dark side (and the silly side) of TV news

Channels with Peter Kafka

Vox Media Podcast Network

Business News, News, Tv & Film, Technology

4.4585 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2019

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Journalist Jessica Yellin talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about her new satirical novel about TV journalism, Savage News. In this episode: Yellin's Instagram project, News Not Noise; the lie, "nobody wants news without a panic attack"; where News Not Noise could go next; embracing a bias of being against conflict and outrage; Yellin's political background; being a "one-man band" in local TV news; the 2000 recount and moving up to national TV; finally getting her dream job: White House correspondent for CNN; in the Trump era, does the White House press briefing provide a useful service?; a day in the life of a correspondent; the depressing economics of TV pundits vs. reporters; how the news changes when women are in charge; what Savage News is about (it's not Trump); "I had no idea how important my hair would be to White House coverage"; the #MeToo-ish element of the book and the generational differences in what women will put up with; and the ingrained artifice of TV news live shots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:39.9

This is Recode Media, Peter Kafka. I'm very professional. That is me. I'm part of the Vox Media podcast network. I'm trying to make Jessica yell and laugh. Hi, Jessica.

1:43.2

Hi, you won already. I won. Jessica's bio, former CNN White House correspondent. Prior to that, ABC, prior to that MSNBC, you went to Harvard. You're very fancy. You've written a book, even fancier, savage news, and you're doing something cool on Instagram. Thank you for saying so. Yeah.

2:01.3

Should we talk about Instagram first?

2:02.4

We just go there.

2:03.4

Okay.

2:03.9

Since we're there, we'll talk about the book for sure.

2:05.4

I mean, it's the new modern thing, right?

2:07.0

So you've done all these very impressive television, journalism, 10 years?

2:14.0

Is that the wrong word?

2:15.1

It works.

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