From 2007 to 2010, Washington Post columnist Ezra Klein ran 'JournoList,' a private Google Groups forum with 400 left-leaning journalists, academics, and policy wonks from major outlets including the New York Times, Newsweek, and The New Yorker. Members included Jeffrey Toobin, Paul Krugman, and Eric Alterman. Leaked emails showed members discussing coordinated messaging around controversial stories, particularly defending Barack Obama. Tucker Carlson published evidence of members 'coordinating talking points on behalf of Democratic politicians.' Klein shut it down in 2010 after exposure.
JournoList: 400 left-leaning journalists coordinated narratives on a secret listserv
βThere is a secret email list where hundreds of journalists from competing outlets coordinate their coverage and talking points. They are literally colluding on what narratives to push.β
π The Receipts
βοΈ The Record, Side by Side
What they said vs. what the evidence shows
βAt the time JournoList was active, I set it up so people could have private conversations. The idea that it was a conspiracy is ridiculous β it was a resource.β
β Ezra Klein (JournoList founder) Β· Jun 2010
π They Laughed At Us
βAt the time JournoList was active, I set it up so people could have private conversations. The idea that it was a conspiracy is ridiculous β it was a resource.β
β³ The Vindication Timeline
From βcrazyβ to confirmed
The Claim Is Made
This is the moment they called it crazy.
Confirmed: They Were Right
The truth comes out. Officially documented.
Confirmed: They Were Right
The truth comes out. Officially documented.
π How Right We Were
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