After ghosting everyone for the holidays (kidding!), Jenna and Dom return at a crucial moment… just as the Supreme Court hears arguments that could ban TikTok in the U.S.

Talk about timing!

This leads them into what's keeping them awake at night- scrolling through the wild world of news media on TikTok. Viral rants about journalism sparked this conversation about who gets to tell the news and who's making money off it.

Then, it’s on to the political cartoon drama shaking up The Washington Post, and we hear from a journalist who works there.

Finally, they discuss the devastating California wildfires and examine how breaking news coverage is evolving as social media and traditional newsrooms compete for audience attention.

LINKS FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE:

TikTok Case Before Supreme Court Pits National Security Against Free Speech
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/us/politics/tiktok-supreme-court-national-security-free-speech.html

TikTok: Content Creator - @parkroseperma
https://www.tiktok.com/@parkroseperma/video/7453875402084257070?_r=1&_t=ZT-8ss4w21unFu

A Pulitzer winner quits 'Washington Post' after a cartoon on Bezos is killed
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/04/nx-s1-5248299/cartoonist-quits-wapo-over-bezos-trump-cartoon-washingtonpost

TikTok: Content Creator - @michelleboorstein
https://www.tiktok.com/@michelleboorstein/video/7456118219217145119?_r=1&_t=ZT-8ss5h68kwRe

TikTok: Content Creator - @franchesca_leigh
https://www.tiktok.com/@franchesca_leigh/video/7456895408845983018?_r=1&_t=ZT-8ss5voN1Xqd

Inside Akwesasne Freedom School
https://www.pbs.org/video/inside-akwesasne-freedom-school-xl2sob/

TikTok: Content Creator - @mrglobal2.0
https://www.tiktok.com/@mrglobal2.0/video/7455923740010925354?_r=1&_t=ZT-8ss6GGVN97T

How to help those affected by the California wildfires
https://apnews.com/article/california-wildfires-palisades-eaton-los-angeles-21ca02ac9b897fd1eddef8c5e8dd3c25