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BumRushDaShow

(158,703 posts)
Sat Jul 26, 2025, 07:49 AM Jul 26

Dr. Phil launching new media network of 'citizen journalists' after his first one goes bankrupt

Source: The Independent

Saturday 26 July 2025 04:56 BST


Celebrity psychologist Dr Phil McGraw is launching a new media network that will provide opportunities for “citizen journalists” to share their stories, less than two weeks after a similar venture went bankrupt.

Envoy Media Co. will include “live, balanced news, original entertainment programming, and immersive viewer experiences,” according to a press release shared by The Hollywood Reporter.

It comes after McGraw’s conservative-leaning cable network, Merit Street Media, filed for bankruptcy earlier this month, barely a year after its launch, while also suing its distribution partner, Trinity Broadcasting, for breach of contract.

THC reported that Envoy Media will also include library programming and original shows from McGraw and his friend and fellow TV star Steve Harvey, who also collaborated on Merit Street. The release included that the network’s app would also “provide an opportunity for citizen journalists to share news and stories from their communities while seamlessly integrating curated user-generated content on a national scale.”

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/dr-phil-new-network-envoy-media-b2789577.html



REFERENCES

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143490042
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143501053

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Dr. Phil launching new media network of 'citizen journalists' after his first one goes bankrupt (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jul 26 OP
Fercryinoutloud lonely bird Jul 26 #1
May his successful bankruptcies continue.... FarPoint Jul 26 #2
Don't forget the gift of Dr Oz BigmanPigman Jul 26 #15
I've never been able to stand Oprah Skittles Jul 27 #20
Good point! BigmanPigman Jul 27 #21
I remember seeing clips of those "giveaway" shows Skittles Jul 27 #22
I never watched her shows BigmanPigman Jul 27 #23
Dr. Full of Shit. twodogsbarking Jul 26 #3
Oh, great. Will he give a platform to all those First Amendment Auditor nutjobs? tanyev Jul 26 #4
I wish him all the worst rurallib Jul 26 #5
Dr. Phil can go Phuck himself Blue Owl Jul 26 #6
Oh Yeah..Everybody needs simplistic mind-garbage. chouchou Jul 26 #7
Did he lose enough of his personal wealth that it hurts him? hunter Jul 26 #8
Is there really a market for watching random people's hot takes on TV? SouthBayDem Jul 26 #9
Following in the shoes of trump ? republianmushroom Jul 26 #10
Ugh. nt hay rick Jul 26 #11
Let's see if the first story from his "citizen journalist" is about what a fraud Dr Phil is..... AZ8theist Jul 26 #12
Oh Boy! Another network for assholes. mdbl Jul 26 #13
What the hell are "citizen journalists"? It sounds like another term for "Fake News" FakeNoose Jul 26 #14
Also "cheap news" Mysterian Jul 27 #16
Maybe report on neighbors who do not support MAGA America Mysterian Jul 27 #17
Dr. Phil, it's over. To use your phrase "How's that workin' for ya?" Dem4life1970 Jul 27 #18
it's never over for white rich male repukes Skittles Jul 27 #19

FarPoint

(14,169 posts)
2. May his successful bankruptcies continue....
Sat Jul 26, 2025, 08:02 AM
Jul 26

What a slimy opportunist and grifter this one is..... I shake my head and still want to ask Oprah....Why did you not vet this man?

BigmanPigman

(53,474 posts)
15. Don't forget the gift of Dr Oz
Sat Jul 26, 2025, 10:49 PM
Jul 26

Oprah should apoligize to all of us. Meanwhile, many Dems, including here on DU, thought she should run for POTUS during tRump's 1st term.

Skittles

(166,830 posts)
20. I've never been able to stand Oprah
Sun Jul 27, 2025, 08:58 PM
Jul 27

she likes people like Oz and Phil because they're a lot like her

Skittles

(166,830 posts)
22. I remember seeing clips of those "giveaway" shows
Sun Jul 27, 2025, 10:05 PM
Jul 27

the audience just shining in their adoration and clapping like seals......there she is, I thought, the real Oprah

BigmanPigman

(53,474 posts)
23. I never watched her shows
Sun Jul 27, 2025, 11:21 PM
Jul 27

since every time I saw a clip or references I was turned off 100%! She was a joke and after seeing people applaud her for wheeling out an actual wagon full of real fat I said, "She is not a serious journalist" and then she gained a ton of weight and started her diet BS. That $$$$$ BS of hers was obviously her agenda. No respect for her from me! She was perceived by many as some enlightened guru. Suuuuure?!? Phil Donahue was a zillion times more professional at TV "journalism" than Oprah ever was.

hunter

(39,808 posts)
8. Did he lose enough of his personal wealth that it hurts him?
Sat Jul 26, 2025, 10:34 AM
Jul 26

Was his house foreclosed on? Was his car repossessed in the middle of the night? Did he have to abandon a cart of groceries at the checkout counter when his card was denied?

No?

Then it's just business.

Clown doctor Phil and the circus of fuckwits and sociopaths who support him can all go to hell.

SouthBayDem

(32,887 posts)
9. Is there really a market for watching random people's hot takes on TV?
Sat Jul 26, 2025, 10:50 AM
Jul 26

When these are freely available on Facebook already?

AZ8theist

(6,863 posts)
12. Let's see if the first story from his "citizen journalist" is about what a fraud Dr Phil is.....
Sat Jul 26, 2025, 09:04 PM
Jul 26

Mysterian

(5,855 posts)
17. Maybe report on neighbors who do not support MAGA America
Sun Jul 27, 2025, 07:51 PM
Jul 27

and help the proper authorities check them out for prosecution!

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