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Mike Pesca

  • Editorial Director, News and Politics Podcasts, CBS
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As seen in: CBS, LinkedIn, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Aol, NPR, The Atlantic, Slate, So What?, Substack, The Fifth Column A Podcast and
Editorial Director for News and Politics Podcasts at CBS. Former host of The Gist, a 3000 episode daily news podcasts. Retweets is an anagram of wet trees.

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šŸ”„ The Problem With Today's Mediaā€”From Two People Living It

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By Chris Cillizza Verified, Mike Pesca
| So What? Verified
My friend Mike Pesca and I have been doing monthly Substack Live conversations for almost a year now. Unfortunately, this is the last one. Why? Mike is leaving the world of independent journalism. Before he left, however, we had one last chat ā€” and we let it all hang out. This was a very honest conversation about the challenges confronting modern media. How weā€™ve tried to navigate them. And why Mike is leaving ā€” and I am staying.
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Chris + Mike Pesca = 💰!

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By Chris Cillizza Verified, Mike Pesca
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I left legacy media to build something different: independent, honest political analysis that isn’t owned by corporations or parties. I call balls and strikes—no matter who’s at bat—because what’s missing right now are referees, not cheerleaders ⚾. If you want clear, concise takes that cut through the noise (without the cable-news theatrics), this is the newsletter for you 🎯.
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Nothing Will Solve the Tragedy of Gun Violence in America

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By Mike Pesca
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Nothing Will Solve the Tragedy of Gun Violence in America A gun buyback event held in Brooklyn, New York, on December 17, 2022. (Photo by Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) I believe in gun control, but it is a fairy tale to believe that tougher laws are the answer. Cole Tomas Allen, the 31-year-old Caltech graduate who tried to attack the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, acquired his weapons legally, years ago, according to the Justice Department. He trained.
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