The Gatekeepers Have Left the Building | Interview: Bernie Goldberg

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Politics, News

4.4 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Jamie Weinstein sits down with Emmy-winning journalist and bestselling author Bernard Goldberg to discuss the evolution of conservative journalism over his career and the modern-day news influencers taking over media. The Agenda:—The three buckets of news media eras—How political interviews are changing—The rise of antisemitism—Covering the Israel-Hamas war—The future of CBS Show Notes:—Bernie’s Substack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.1	Kia, Movement that Inspires. Welcome to the Dispatch Podcast. I'm Jamie Weinstein. My guest this week is
0:34.9	Bernie Goldberg. He is the Emmy winning journalist and bestselling author,
0:40.3	most famously of the classic book, Bias. He wrote about his 30 years at nearly 30 years at CBS.
0:47.4	He has also been a Fox News contributor, ported for HBO's Real Sports, and is a regular critic and commentator about the state of the media.
0:57.7	And that's exactly what we discuss with Bernie in this episode.
1:02.2	I should also mention his current outlet is his own website, Bernard Goldberg.com.
1:09.1	And on this episode, we discuss what he makes of the current state of the
1:13.3	media compared to what I would say are other eras of the media, this age of Twitter and
1:19.7	YouTube influencers interviewing major figures. We discuss anti-Semitism, how that has risen
1:25.9	in various media outlets, His thoughts on the current
1:29.3	controversy at the New York Times with the coverage of the Israel Gaza War. And finally, his
1:35.9	view of the Skydance merger with Paramount, which owns his old stomping grounds at CBS. So we get
1:43.1	into all these topics and more.
1:44.4	I think you're going to find this very interesting.
1:46.4	So without further ado, I give you Mr. Bernie Goldberg.
2:06.0	Bernie Goldberg, welcome to the dispatch podcast.
2:07.0	My pleasure.
2:08.3	I'm glad to be here.
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