Friday Football: Connell McShane. How to stay sane covering Trump’s America. Hegseth calls the press treasonous. Preparation beats panic. And a love letter to NYC.
News Nation’s Connell McShane sits down with Paul to answer the question every American is asking: how do you stay sane when the news feels like a sucking chest wound every single day? Pete Hegseth just called the press treasonous. Trump brands reporters enemies of the state. And a working journalist who clocks in at 5:30 a.m. with five newspapers has a radically simple answer — preparation beats panic. Plus a love letter to New York City, Fraunces Tavern, and the Lions’ wishbone.
Pete Hegseth just labeled the press treasonous. The White House calls reporters the enemy of the state. And somewhere between the hot takes…
The Brief
→ Four things from today’s episodeConnell McShane on how he actually prepares. 5:30 a.m., five newspapers, two quiet hours before anyone talks to him.
“Preparation breeds confidence. Confidence breeds success.”. “Preparation breeds confidence. Confidence breeds success.” The mantra Marty Glickman handed down at Fordham that still drives his newsroom.
Pete Hegseth calling the press treasonous. and what it’s like to watch people you’ve worked with turn on the First Amendment.
Why McShane rejects the White House line that journalism is. Why McShane rejects the White House line that journalism is “a privilege, not a right” — and what covering China taught him about the difference.
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