THE DAILY NEWSLETTER - TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2022

Media Winners & Losers

MEDIA WINNER:
Patrick Beverley

Minnesota Timberwolves star Patrick Beverley went off on Chris Paul on Monday, saying the Phoenix Suns all-star point guard “can’t guard nobody.”

Appearing on ESPN’s Get Up on Monday, one day after the Suns were humiliated in Game 7 of the NBA Semifinals against the Dallas Mavericks in Phoenix, Beverley blasted Paul.

“Ain’t nobody worried about Chris Paul when they play Phoenix Suns,” said Beverley. “Ain’t nobody in the NBA.”

Beverley went on to say that Paul “gets all the petty calls, all the swipe throughs at the end” and that “he should’ve fouled out.”

“He should’ve fouled out. The last game too,” he continued, lamenting Paul making contact with players that should’ve been called a foul. He should’ve fouled out. He can’t guard. He literally can’t guard.”

“CP can’t guard nobody man. Everybody in the NBA know that,” added Beverley.

Beverley called Paul “a cone,” meaning that he can’t move.

“Give him the Ben Simmons slander,” he added, referring to the New Jersey Nets player who has come under fire for his work ethic and not being forthcoming about his injuries.

The Mavericks will play the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals, while the Boston Celtics, who won in Game 7 against the defending NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks, will play the Miami Heat.

It's not easy to steal a scene from Stephen A. Smith, but Beverley did, and his spot on commentary was shared widely as a result.

MEDIA LOSER:
Brian R. McCaffrey

Retired four star general and MSNBC contributor Brian R. McCaffrey deleted a tweet after he was shredded by critics for sharing a snippet from a video game as if it were war Ukraine war footage.

Screenshots of the tweet were shared by numerous Twitter users, including National Journalism Center program director Becket Adams.

“Russian aircraft getting nailed by UKR missile defense,” McCaffrey wrote. “Russians are losing large numbers of attack aircraft. UKR defense becoming formidable.”

The "footage" of a plane being shot down, however, was from the video game Arma 3. In the video’s description, it clearly says the game’s name. It's an open-world military shooter game that launched in 2013.

McCaffrey was apparently taken in by the short clip's title: "Russian MiG-29’s Get Shot Down By Air Defense System". He was promptly dragged, and some users pointed out collateral damage, such as a retweet from Washington Post columnist Max Boot.

“I, uh, have some concerns. of all people, you’d think a retired general with four combat tours and three purple hearts under his belt would have 'some' idea regarding what this stuff really looks like. the video was clearly animated,” tweeted Adams.

Concerns is a really good word in this case. McCaffrey is frequently on air on the subject of the the Russian invasion of Ukraine. And MSNBC is one of the first outlets to bash misinformation and fake news.

Shouldn't more be expected of them?

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The A-Block

Replacement Letter

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sent a letter to Fox News executives urging them to stop amplifying the Great Replacement conspiracy theory in the aftermath of the Buffalo shooting.

Schumer addressed the letter to Fox Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch, Murdoch’s son and Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch, Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott, and Fox News Media President Jay Wallace. Schumer also copied the email to Fox host Tucker Carlson as he wrote to the network and implored them to “immediately cease the reckless amplification of the so-called ‘Great Replacement’ theory on your network’s broadcasts.”

Schumer’s letter follows a blistering Senate floor speech during which he torched what he called “MAGA Republicans” and Fox News, zeroing in on Carlson, who has faced explosive backlash and criticism since the attack. 

Like the speech, the letter is very specific in its finger pointing.


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Must See Clip

This is an OUTRAGE! Oh wait...

Joe Rogan got pretty angry the other day about the Australian government's evil plan to prevent people from eating food they grew at home.

“F*cking creeps, man. These f*cking creeps. They, they got a good grip on people during the pandemic. They locked everybody down in Australia. And then, you know what? ‘We gotta stop these motherf*ckers from growing their own food.’ Cuz that’s how you f*cking smoke out on anti-vaxer. Yeah. Make, make — you can’t even go to the grocery store anymore and you can’t grow your food,” he said.

But as he continued expounding on the subject, a new thought crept in.

“Dammit. It better not be fake. It might be fake.”

Links We Like

Pulitzers Bathe Journos In Adjectival Glory: ‘courageous, Prescient And Sweeping’
- Erik Wemple, Washington Post
Are Culture Wars Really A Distraction?
- Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, The Guardian
After Buffalo Shooting Video Spreads, Social Platforms Face Questions
- Kellen Browning and Ryan Mac, New York Times
You Should Have Taken Alt-Right Trolling Seriously
- Matt Lewis, Daily Beast
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