There was not much in the way of drama this week, as a clear winner was known early, with a dysfunctional report issued that lit the entire media complex on fire. The only mystery was how the also-rans would shake out, as the unhinged coverage was rather rampant.

There was other noteworthy news concerning the media with hearings in D.C. looking into public broadcasting, causing other outlets to be exposed and subsequent speculation sure to follow. Here are the outlets that demanded attention by delivering reports that were begging to be ignored.

THE CONTENDERS

The Bulwark – Our favorite never-Trump outlet made a number of dubious comments to earn notice. Tim Miller complained about the DOGE team interview but had nothing to say about their content, just pedestrian insults about their manhood. Sam Stein was equally insipid, feeling the need to report that Kash Patel was seen with a shirt button unfastened. Miller also inadvertently got Jeffrey Goldberg bothered by asking him why he has not released his claimed proof that classified intel was revealed on the Signal messaging board. In a delusional post, the site speculated that Laura Loomer - who has been scorched on the site - is being censored by the White House, all because she has not received press credentials.

PBS – The network was under fire during the House hearing on continuing public funding of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR). In a laughable dose of timing, after the hearing where the network was accused of leftist bias, they brought on Angelo Carusone from Media Matters to slam the Trump administration. On “Amanpour & Co.,” they spoke with a Yale professor leaving the country for Canada, declaring that battling antisemitism on college campuses reinforces antisemitism. Of course, the Friday edition of “Washington Week With The Atlantic” was entirely based on the Signal scandal, as Goldberg's ego basked in adulation.

CNN – The network reported on Gaza death counts based entirely on the skewed details given out by Hamas. Stephen Collins fretted that targeting illegal immigrants will have a negative impact, because they could be inspired to…stop paying taxes?! In order to further hype the Signal scandal, the network bizarrely used artificial intelligence to create an audio version of the messaging. Kaitlan Collins attempted to scorch VA Secretary Doug Collins over the Signal scandal, which he had zero involvement in – and Sec. Collins completely owned the hostess as a response. In a sign of abject obliviousness, they discussed accountability with intelligence with none other than Eric Swalwell.

National Public Radio – During the House hearing on continuing the funding of public media, NPR's CEO Katherine Maher was shamed with her past comments on a variety of issues and her backing of Democrats and leftist causes. She repeatedly denied knowledge of items from NPR because they predated her tenure. In one exchange, she denied knowing about a left-wing book promoted on the network, even as it was shown she touted on social media that she had read that published work. David Folkenflik dared try to defend the infamous decision to avoid covering the Hunter Biden laptop. The outlet felt it made sense to detail how a “man” was storing “his” eggs in anticipation of possible translate surgery

    THE WINNER

THE ATLANTIC

Jeffrey Goldberg was at it once again, as he delivered the story of being included on a Signal, messaging with Defense Department officials concerning the military operation targeting Houthi strongholds. The media exploded over this, given the chance to castigate the Trump administration, despite many issues with the report – starting with it originating from Jeffrey Goldberg.

He then released a second article that went further in describing what had been discussed; it was exposed that he was changing his language that classified war plans had been discussed, shifting to “attack plans.” 

The reports by Goldberg that classified intel was found falls apart because it would mean he broke the law by obtaining and then sharing what he claimed to be classified.

Other problems ermerged as Jeff's message evidence carries varying time codes, as well as omits any involvement of CIA Director Ratcliffe, indicating that these were possibly screenshots from an alternate source, not directly from Goldberg’s phone.

One of the critiques in the scandal was the use of Signal by Defense officials – despite the fact this had been installed as an official platform by the previous administration, and that The Atlantic itself had previously touted Signal as a valid app for government use.

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