On this episode of Beat the Press, former NECN anchor Mike Nikitas fills in for Emily Rooney to discuss the media coverage of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the ongoing changes at CNN, the safety of journalists following the murder of Las Vegas investigative reporter Jeff German, and how a hot mic at the ESPN Little League World Series shows how far distrust of the media has gone. 

Joining Mike on this episode are media consultant Susie Banikarim, Joanna Weiss of Experience Magazine, and Dan Kennedy of Northeastern University.

In his new book "Ticking Clock", long time "60 Minutes" producer Ira Rosen takes readers behind the scenes of the highly successful CBS show; traveling the world with Mike Wallace, Steve Kroft, Diane Sawyer, and others. He shares the insanely ego driven world of the biggest stars on one of the longest running television shows.

Emily has a conversation with longtime NBC sports reporter Michele Tafoya, now a political commentator and host of the Sideline Sanity podcast.

They touch on Critical Race Theory, the #metoo movement, Roe v Wade, and getting ahead as a female in a male dominated business.

On this episode; two relativley new start up news organizations with similar missions have launched, can they survive as advertised? Erin Overbey has complained her way out of a job at The New Yorker, was bringing her grievances to social media to blame? What's up with the new programming at CNN? And what's going on at Twitter w/ Elon Musk now? These topics as well as our panels "Rants and Raves". Joining host Emily Rooney are Lylah Alphonse of The Boston Globe, Jon Keller of WBZ-TV, and former NECN anchor Mike Nikitas.

Emily interviews former longtime WCVB-TV Boston news anchor Natalie Jacobson, discussing her new book 'Every Life a Story'. They discuss the glory days of Boston TV and the future of the news cycle as a whole. They also talk about the pros and cons of working with a spouse under the public eye.

On this special episode of Beat the Press, host Emily Rooney is joined by Bill O'Reilly, the veteran journalist who pioneered opinion journalism during a 20-year run at Fox News. Also the author of the best-selling Killing series and the host of No Spin News, O'Reilly joins Beat the Press to discuss the state of the news business, fairness in news, mis- and disinformation, and much more.

On this episode, a deep dive into the coverage of the January 6th hearings, how the story was and WAS NOT told depending on the network; on Watergate's 50th anniversary, discussion on the similarities between that event and the Jan 6th insurrection; and the continuing issues at The Washington Post that has led to a suspension of one writer and the firing of another.These topics as well as the panels rants and raves.Host Emily Rooney with media consultant Susie Banikarim, former NECN anchor Mike Nikitas, and Jon Keller from WBZ-TV..  

A single themed show on this episode of Beat The Press: The Media and the mass shooting dilemma. Does the press contribute to mass shooting contagion? How much should be reported about the gunmen themselves? What would happen if the photos from gruesome mass shootings were made public? When is too soon to bring up the politics of guns? These questions as well as the panels rants and raves of the week.Joining Emily Rooney are Lylah Alphonse of The Boston Globe, Joanna Weiss of Experience Magazine, and Dan Kennedy of Northeastern University.