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News Media Reacts to the Confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson
Jackson will be sworn in after Justice Stephen Breyer retires this summer.

Published
2 months agoon
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Eduardo Razo
History was made in the United States on Thursday when the Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. The historic vote paves the way for her to become the first Black woman to serve on the highest court in the nation.
The vote count was 53-47, with Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Mitt Romney of Utah, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joining Democrats when it came to voting in favor of Jackson.
Jackson will be sworn in after Justice Stephen Breyer retires this summer. Nonetheless, there was plenty of reaction from the news media world, some praising the vote, others questioning it. Here are some voicing their opinion on Jackson’s confirmation:
In a historic move, the Senate has confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court. Watch the moment Democrats gave a standing ovation while some GOP members walked out of the chamber. pic.twitter.com/gkUd2dHpL7
— CNN (@CNN) April 7, 2022
The people who are celebrating Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation as the first black woman on the Supreme Court are the same people who insist that there is no such thing as gender.
— Ian Haworth (@ighaworth) April 7, 2022
Watching VP Kamala Harris confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson… I'm no good for the rest of the day
— @tiffanydcross (@TiffanyDCross) April 7, 2022
I’m sure Brown Jackson will recuse herself from any case that may come before SCOTUS relating to sex since she’s incapable of defining women.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) April 7, 2022
Biden has done many things wrong, especially in domestic politics, but you have to give him credit forever for getting Ketanji Brown Jackson on #SCOTUS. She appears to be a wonderful new Supreme Court Justice! Congrats!
— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) April 7, 2022
Congrats to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on her confirmation as U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) April 7, 2022
Great to see the first black woman on the Court but I’m sure she’d rather we focus on her getting there on merit – which she did – than because of her gender and/or skin colour. pic.twitter.com/Gj1m3SwY6w
After Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination, some on the right complained that Biden should've picked the best person for the job, regardless of race or gender.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen) April 7, 2022
But if the last month has proved anything, it's that Jackson was the best person for the job. https://t.co/pR1CQhKWA1
KBJ’s confirmation is momentous. But it will be her rulings, opinions & conduct as a justice that form her legacy. And every Senator, whether they voted to confirm her or not, knows it will be a strong one & a proud one. Maybe that’s what led some of them to vote against her?
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) April 7, 2022
Mitt Romney, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski just voted to take away our Constitutional rights.
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) April 7, 2022
I will never forgive and never forget how Republicans treated Ketanji Brown Jackson.
— Chip Franklin.com (@chipfranklin) April 8, 2022
#KBJ confirmed to the #SCOTUS as Herschel Walker is on the rise in Georgia. The red wave is coming. @ClayTravis unpacks the latest. pic.twitter.com/gc4UuqcNzL
— OutKick (@Outkick) April 8, 2022
when Thurgood Marshall was confirmed in 1967 to become the first black man on the Supreme Court, 16 of 22 senators from the 11 states of the old Confederacy voted no or didn't vote
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) April 7, 2022
when Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed today to become the first black woman, 18 of 22 voted no
Today is a big deal!!! KBJ!
— Bakari Sellers (@Bakari_Sellers) April 7, 2022
Eduardo Razo
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
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Jen Psaki Will Officially Join MSNBC This Fall
Psaki will appear across all MSNBC cable and streaming programming.

Published
12 hours agoon
May 24, 2022By
Eduardo Razo
What was the worst kept secret in news media became official as former White House press secretary Jen Psaki officially joined MSNBC following her stint with the Biden Administration.
MSNBC president Rashida Jones states Psaki’s official move to the network will come in the fall when she will appear across all the network’s cable and streaming programming.
“Jen’s sharp wit and relatability combined with the mastery of the subjects she covers have made her a household name across the nation,” Jones said in a statement, per TV Newser.
“Her extensive experience in government and on the campaign trail and perspective as a White House and Washington insider is the type of analysis that sets MSNBC apart. She’s a familiar face and trusted authority to MSNBC viewers, and we look forward to her insight during this consequential election season.”
Psaki will also host a new streaming show for the network, which will launch in early 2023. The program “will bring together her unique perspective from behind the podium and her deep experience in the highest levels of government and presidential politics to MSNBC viewers,”
Eduardo Razo
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
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Greta Van Susteren Will Get Back to Her Roots with Newsmax Show
“The Record” will debut on June 14 and be based in Washington D.C.

Published
12 hours agoon
May 24, 2022By
Eduardo Razo
Greta Van Susteren is a news anchor veteran who has worked for CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC during her journalism career; now, she’s heading to Newsmax, where she will host “The Record with Greta Van Susteren,” which will lead the outlet’s nightly lineup.
“The Record” will debut on June 14 and be based in Washington D.C. Furthermore, this show will be Van Susteren’s third cable news show with “Record” in the title, following “On the Record” on Fox News and For the “Record” on MSNBC.
“With all that is going on in the world, I am getting back to my roots: a daily live news show with real reporting from the places where things are happening,” Van Susteren said in a statement obtained by Barrett News Media.
“I have been friends with [Newsmax CEO] Chris Ruddy for years, and he is giving me this great opportunity to return, giving me the complete freedom to cover the news that really matters to people. I have been impressed by Newsmax’s team and their success—and would love to be part of a news network that is really growing.”
Van Susteren has been doing work for Newsmax already, including hosting a debate between candidates from Pennsylvania for the U.S. Senate earlier this month.
“No one in journalism better exemplifies Newsmax’s mission to provide fact-based news and fact-based opinion than Greta Van Susteren,” Newsmax Media CEO Chris Ruddy said. “We are so pleased and honored to have Greta lead our nightly news lineup of programs.”
Eduardo Razo
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
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Magaret Sullivan: You Can’t Split the Strands of Tucker Carlson, 4chan
CNN host Brian Stelter spoke to The Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan about the “replacement theory” ideology.

Published
20 hours agoon
May 24, 2022By
Eduardo Razo
It’s been over a week since an alleged gunman went inside a Tops supermarket in Buffalo and killed ten people. Since then, there’s been plenty of conversation regarding the “replacement theory” ideology.
CNN host Brian Stelter spoke to The Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan about the matter. The two discussed the effects that strains like Fox News host Tucker Carlson and websites like 4chan help push the ideology, leading to some mass shootings.
Furthermore, Sullivan states that Carlson and those websites cannot differentiate the two strains that play in further growing the “replacement theory.”
“The gunman was motivated by the same kind of broad and growing ideology that we’re seeing in these other places that you’re talking about, this idea that white people are being replaced by Jews, by black people, by the others,” Sullivan said.
>> @Sulliview on "replacement theory" ideology: "You cannot really separate the strands of Tucker Carlson on Fox News and 4chan and all the other ways that this ideology is making its way into our society" pic.twitter.com/u7BxP6lPOu
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) May 23, 2022
“And it is a very ugly and clearly a very destructive and a very disturbing tendency. And you cannot really separate the strands of Tucker Carlson on Fox News and 4chan and all the other ways that this ideology is making its way into our society in very, very disturbing and very destructive ways.”
Some media members have come to the defense of Carlson, such as former Fox News and current SiriusXM host Megyn Kelly.
“Why can’t we spend two f***ing minutes mourning the people who are dead and trying to understand that we have insane people in this country. We have lunatics. It’s a huge country!” Kelly said.
Eduardo Razo
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.