A. Brad Schwartz
@abradschwartz.bsky.social
Historian of Media, Fake News, and Propaganda. Author/Co-Author of BROADCAST HYSTERIA; SCARFACE AND THE UNTOUCHABLE; ELIOT NESS AND THE MAD BUTCHER. Michigan Wolverine with a Princeton PhD.
The event I attended was for a book that uses the Edmund Fitzgerald tragedy as a metaphor for the effects of such deregulation on American workers:
paw.princeton.edu/new-books/wr...
paw.princeton.edu/new-books/wr...
Wrecked
paw.princeton.edu
November 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The event I attended was for a book that uses the Edmund Fitzgerald tragedy as a metaphor for the effects of such deregulation on American workers:
paw.princeton.edu/new-books/wr...
paw.princeton.edu/new-books/wr...
Update: I regret nothing.
a black and white photo of a man with a shaved head
Alt: Frankenstein’s monster smiles
media.tenor.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Update: I regret nothing.
Oh, it’s in there. (My work benefits from close and frequent rereading…)
October 31, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Oh, it’s in there. (My work benefits from close and frequent rereading…)
Welles did genuine believe the broadcast had ruined him, for a short time. But after the press conference, he gave an interview to the Princeton student paper where you can see the light dawning on him:
papersofprinceton.princeton.edu/princetonper...
papersofprinceton.princeton.edu/princetonper...
October 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Welles did genuine believe the broadcast had ruined him, for a short time. But after the press conference, he gave an interview to the Princeton student paper where you can see the light dawning on him:
papersofprinceton.princeton.edu/princetonper...
papersofprinceton.princeton.edu/princetonper...
But you know what they say about what happens when the legend becomes fact…
Or at least my friend @chrisyogerst.com does, since this just came in the mail!
Or at least my friend @chrisyogerst.com does, since this just came in the mail!
October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
But you know what they say about what happens when the legend becomes fact…
Or at least my friend @chrisyogerst.com does, since this just came in the mail!
Or at least my friend @chrisyogerst.com does, since this just came in the mail!
Welles gave a legendary performance at that Halloween press conference, trying to project absolute sincerity and sadness. But the common notion that he was secretly delighted is more legend than fact.
"If I'd planned to wreck my career," he said privately, "I couldn't have gone about it better."
"If I'd planned to wreck my career," he said privately, "I couldn't have gone about it better."
October 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Welles gave a legendary performance at that Halloween press conference, trying to project absolute sincerity and sadness. But the common notion that he was secretly delighted is more legend than fact.
"If I'd planned to wreck my career," he said privately, "I couldn't have gone about it better."
"If I'd planned to wreck my career," he said privately, "I couldn't have gone about it better."
Just two years ago, I had the privilege of working with Michelle Miller and her CBS Saturday Morning team on a piece about WotW, & I’ll never forget their talent, professionalism, and kindness.
I’m saddened for those let go and hoping they’ll find a worthy platform
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
I’m saddened for those let go and hoping they’ll find a worthy platform
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
'CBS Saturday Morning' co-hosts Michelle Miller and Dana Jacobson out in Paramount layoffs
Around 100 CBS News employees are being let go, including several correspondents.
www.latimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Just two years ago, I had the privilege of working with Michelle Miller and her CBS Saturday Morning team on a piece about WotW, & I’ll never forget their talent, professionalism, and kindness.
I’m saddened for those let go and hoping they’ll find a worthy platform
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
I’m saddened for those let go and hoping they’ll find a worthy platform
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...