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A Murdoch Eyes New York Mag, and the Times Lawsuit. Plus: Bill Carter on Colbert, Kimmel, and the Last Chapter of Late Night.

A Murdoch Eyes New York Mag, and the Times Lawsuit. Plus: Bill Carter on Colbert, Kimmel, and the Last Chapter of Late Night.
A Murdoch Eyes Vox, the Times Lawsuit, and Bill Carter on Late Night
Vox, the NYT Lawsuit, and Late Night
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About the episode

Today on The Press Box, Bryan and David talk about oxpeckers in the media. They talk about the news of James Murdoch being in talks to buy parts of Vox Media and New York Magazine (11:03). Then, they talk about Trump almost giving a press conference in front of a bunch of golf reporters (26:13). They also discuss Adam Mockler vs. Scott Jennings (28:58), Tucker Carlson (32:02), some sports TV updates (37:54), and much more. Later, Bryan is joined by writer Bill Carter to talk about late-night comedy shows. They talk about the end of Stephen Colbert’s show, Jimmy Kimmel fighting cancellation, and more (49:43).

Plus, David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline!

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker
Guest: Bill Carter
Producers: Bruce Baldwin, Donald LoBianco, and Isaiah Blakely