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While not the biggest news of the week, the end of “The Late Show” had the press — especially Brian Stelter — especially occupied throughout the week. While this was sold as a significant cultural event, what was actually at play was a collective mourning that a preferred anti-Trump voice was going away.
Colbert served as a convenient tool to oppose the administration, gussied up as a comedian giving comic relief to a bedraggled nation. Colbert was the prototypical clown-nose-on/clown-nose-off mouthpiece; sold as a vital voice of opposition or, when shown to be in error, segued conveniently into “just a comedian telling jokes.” A prime example came from Rolling Stone, which covered a segment in which Colbert was allowed to use this dodge.
Graham Platner continues to be an inconvenient figure for the press, as he is needed to sway the Senate, all while consistently proving to be the very type of figure the press would normally be tearing down and trying to run out of politics. This week, it was amusing to see yet another problematic example from Der Oysterfuhrer, just as he is being platformed on the cover of a news magazine.
Nicolas Kristof continues to deliver migraines for the New York Times, as the paper delivers yet another attempt at cleaning up after his column that demonized Israel, having him attempt to answer for the numerous problems with his charges.
Then we also have an amusing display of double standards from MS NOW, where Ken Dilanian has deeply critical questions about the FBI crime statistics. This is in direct opposition to previous positions castigating those who questioned FBI statistics just two years ago…held by Ken Dilanian.
Now, crack one open and savor some outmoded media malpractice and misinformation.
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The press behaves as if it is a funeral as the Stephen Colbert era came to a close this week.
Rolling Stone embarrasses itself as a music outlet with its report on one segment from Colbert’s final show.
They had the rights. A music magazine should be able to ferret out this information. pic.twitter.com/oO3oiVbGkE
— Brad Slager: CNN+ Lifetime Subscriber (@MartiniShark) May 22, 2026
Time magazine had rough timing in putting Graham Platner on its cover this week.
The New York Times attempted to have Nick Kristof play cleanup for his inciting column, and it did not go well.
Ken Dilanian is deeply skeptical of the latest FBI statistics; the same Ken Dilanian who criticized those who were deeply skeptical of FBI crime stats.
