PBS gave added power to Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg when he took advantage of being included in a Signal chat about attack plans in Yemen. As the host of Washington Week with The Atlantic, he used the entire March 28 episode as a cudgel against the Trump Administration, surrounded by a cadre of left-wing Democrat journalists: New York Times reporter Peter Baker and New Yorker writer Susan Glasser (a husband and wife combo), as well as White House reporter Laura Barron-Lopez, and Shane Harris of The Atlantic.
Aside from the especially convenient topic, the all-liberal lineup is typical for this show. In a follow-up to our NewsBusters’study of Washington Week with The Atlantic, now analyzing the 36 episodes that ran during the eight-month period July 26, 2024 – March 28, 2025 (from immediately after Joe Biden’s decision not to run…