Steve Berkowitz

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🎥 Producer, director, and Showrunner of nonfiction content for networks/platforms like: ABC, Netflix, Discovery, Bravo, YouTube, TLC, Nat Geo, MTV, and Snapchat.
📺 Credits include: “Battlebots” (Discovery), “Friday Night Tykes” (Esquire), "Extreme Makeover Home Edition" (ABC), "The Rachel Zoe Project" (Bravo), and "OutDaughtered" (TLC). 
🎙️ Host of the “No Script, No Problem” podcast
The TSA is broken — is privatization next?

With wait times increasing at airport security, Trump allies sense an opportunity to push for privatization. But it’s no magic bullet to our broken TSA system.

The Verge
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora AI Video, Disney Drops Planned $1B Investment

OpenAI is planning to discontinue Sora, the generative-AI video creation platform it launched in late 2024. Disney has ended its partnership for Sora.

Variety
The Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent. The media missed it

The Government Accountability Office can't even verify the books. Here's what Congress must do.

Fortune
MAGA Rep Blows Campaign Cash on Limos and Boat Charters

Campaign filings reveal a trail of luxury spending—from limos to five-star resorts.

The Daily Beast
Trump administration making heavy preparations for potential use of ground troops in Iran

It is unclear under what circumstances President Trump would authorize the use of U.S. troops on the ground in Iran.

Major CBS News Layoffs Begin Under Bari Weiss’ Restructuring Plan

The cuts were revealed Friday morning to network news employees.

The Hollywood Reporter
Trump Vowed to Crack Down on Fraudsters, but He’s Pardoned Dozens

Across both of his terms, President Trump has granted clemency to more than 70 allies, donors and others convicted in fraud cases.

The New York Times
BuzzFeed Nearing Bankruptcy After Disastrous Turn Toward AI

Three years after its pivot to AI, the writing is on the wall for BuzzFeed. The company said there's "substantial doubt" it can keep going.

Futurism
For Philly-area immigrants, an ICE arrest can take them thousands of miles from home. Some say that’s by design.

In detentions involving nearly 20,000 transfers, some immigrants were sent hundreds or even thousands of miles, far from attorneys, family members, and support networks.

The Philadelphia Inquirer