>>> TONIGHT, NEW YORK’S CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER ANNOUNCED THAT
JEFFREY EPSTEIN’S CAUSE OF DEATH
WAS SUICIDE BY HANGING.
THIS COMES WHILE HIS ALLED
VICTIMS CONTINUE TO SEEK
JUSTICE.
JUSTICE. ONE ACCUSER FILING A NEW LAWSUIT
AND THIS IS NOT BECAUSE HE DIED
BUT RATHER A BRAND-NEW RULE IN
NEW YORK THAT ALLOWS ACCUSERS
MORE TIME TO FILE THESE NEW
SUITS.
SUITS. NOW I WANT TO TURN TO A SPECIAL
GUEST, SOMEONE BREAKING GROUND
ON MANY MAJOR STORIES RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ON "THE
BEAT" FOR THE NEW
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF "COSMOPOLITAN" MAGAZINE JESSICA
PELS.
PELS. THE YOUNGEST SUCH EDITOR EVER IN
THE MAGAZINE WHICH BILLS ITSELF
AS A FUNNY TAKE ON THE NEWS IS
INCREASINGLY COVERING POLICY AND
POLITICS.
POLITICS. PROFILING A TOP SECRET
INVESTIGATOR INFILTRATING HATE
GROUPS TO TRY TO STOP THE MOST
VIOLENT MEN IN THE COUNTRY.
OTHER NEWS ORGANIZATIONS TOUTED
THAT STORY AS A MUST READ.
WE SHOULD MENTION THE MAGAZINE’S
BEEN COVERING 2020 AND SINCE PEL
TOOK OVER, THE WEBSITE HAS NOW
JUMPED TO 26 MILLION MORE
VISITORS IN THE COURSE OF A YEAR
WHICH MAY BE WHY CONTRACT "NEW
YORK TIMES" HAS PROFILED HER
HIGHLIGHTING MORE DIGITAL
EXPERIENCE THAN ALL PAST EDITORS
IN CHIEF.
IN CHIEF. JESSICA COMPLETELIES ON THE
BEAT, THANKS FOR DOING THIS.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK IS
IMPORTANT IN HOW YOU’RE APPROACH
THESE STORIES?
THESE STORIES? WE MENTIONED THAT WORK ON
TRACKING HATE AND THE ROLE OF
SEXISM AND MISOGYNY.
WHY DO YOU THINK AS WE MENTIONED
FOR OUR VIEWERS INTERESTED IN
THE WAY POLITICS AND CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT IS CHANGING
ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN
THE TRUMP ERA, WHY ARE YOU
FINDING MORE EYEBALLS FOR THAT?
>> SO COSMO IS THE LITMUS AND
VOICE FOR ALL THINGS MILLENNIAL
CULTURE.
CULTURE. OUR AUDIENCE IS 81 MILLION
STRONG.
STRONG. YOUNG WOMEN CARE A LOT WHAT’S
GOING ON IN THE WORLD AROUND
THEM AND HOW IT IMPACTS THEIR
SAFETY AND SUCCESS.
A STORY LIKE THE SAVANTS IS AN
UNFORTUNATELY TIMELY STORY TO
TELL.
TELL. IT’S IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE
DEVASTATINGLY PROUD MOMENT TO
MISOGYNY IS HAVING BETWEEN MENS
RIGHTS ACTIVISTENS ON LINE AND T
DARK HISTORIES A LOT OF MASS
SHOOTERS IN THIS COUNTRY HAVE.
IT WAS A TIMELY STORY AND IT’S A
ONCE IN A LIFETIME KIND OF THING
FOR US TO BE ABLE TO REVEAL.
WE WORKED REALLY HARD ON IT FOR
AN ENTIRE YEAR.
>> AND THE WAY YOU PUT IT, I
THINK FOR VIEWERS THINKING ABOUT
2020 THINKING ABOUT THESE
CANDIDATES HOW THEY REACH
PEOPLE, IF YOU’RE REACHING TENS
OF MILLIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO
COULD BE INVOLVED WHO COULD BE A
VOTING BLOCK, HOW DO YOU VIEW
THAT?
THAT? WHEN YOU TELL A STORY LIKE THAT,
ARE YOU SAYING YOU NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT THIS AND THE ROLE OF THIS
ONLINE MISOGYNY AND POTENTIAL
VIOLENCE AGAINST PEOPLE, AGAINST
WOMEN, MASS SHOOTINGS BECAUSE
IT’S IMPORTANT TO KNOW OR ALSO
SAYING THERE’S SOMETHING YOU CAN
DO ABOUT IT OR BACK GUN ROLE?
>> IT’S LARGELY ABOUT GUN
CONTROL.
CONTROL. WE POLE OUR AUDIENCE ALL THE
TIME, DURING THE DEBATESES,
DURING THE DEBATES TO SEE WHAT
THEIR ATTITUDES ARE IN TERMS OF
ELECTION.
ELECTION. GUN REFORM IS A HUGE ISSUE.
THE FIRST ISSUE IS HEALTH CARE,
NOT JUST BECAUSE AFTER THE
ATTACKS ON REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
BUT BECAUSE OF COST AND ACCESS.
THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT SHE’S
JUGGLING ALL OF THE TIME.
WE’RE MAKING SURE SHE HAS THE
FULL PERSPECTIVE.
FULL PERSPECTIVE. IN REGARD TO THE SAVANT, THE
INTERESTING THING IS WE’RE NOT
SEEING THE STORIES OF THE MEN
SHE DOES CATCH.
IT’S HER MISSES WHO MAKE
HEADLINES.
HEADLINES. THAT’S A DEVASTATING THING FOR
HER AS A PERSON AFTER EL PASO,
FOR EXAMPLE, SHE TOOK IT
PERSONALLY SHE HADN’T CAUGHT
THAT SHOOTER AND THAT’S A HARD
BURDEN TO BEAR ALONE.
>> HMM.
>> HMM. I ALSO WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT ALL
THE WOMEN RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.
EVERYONE KNOWS MORE THAN EVER
BEFORE.
BEFORE. TAKE A LOOK HOW THIS GENDER
ISSUE COMES UP SOMETIMES ON THE
TRAIL.
TRAIL. >> A RECORD NUMBER OF WOMEN,
WINNING IN THE MIDTERMS AND YET
TODAY, "THE NEW YORK TIMES" IS
REPORTING SOME TOP DEMOCRATS ARE
STILL ASKING THE QUESTION, CAN A
WOMAN BE ELECTED PRESIDENT.
>> ARE YOU SICK OF ALL --
>> I THINK JOE BIDEN WOULD BE A
GREAT RUNNING MATE AS VICE
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. HE’S PROVEN HE KNOWS HOW TO DO
THE JOB.
THE JOB. >> KAMALA AGGRESSIVE AND
PROSECUTORIAL SENSE.
PROSECUTORIAL SENSE. I DON’T KNOW IF HE’S LIKABLE.
>> DEMOCRAT WOMEN FELT THEY
SHOULD VOTE FOR A MAN THIS TIME.
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU HEAR
THAT.
THAT. >> I THINK MAY THE BEST WOMAN
WIN.
WIN. >> MY FINAL QUESTION TO YOU IS
HOW DO YOU RUNNING THIS MAGAZINE
ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES, COVER THAT
AND SPEAK TO YOUNGER VOTERS WHO
AS YOU KNOW AND I THINK AS OUR
AUDIENCE KNOWS WE’LL REMIND
FOLKS THE ACTUAL DATA
OVERWHELMINGLY BROKE WITH THEIR
OLDER GENERATIONS OR THEIR
PARENTS IN OPPOSING DONALD
TRUMP?
TRUMP? >> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, MY
AUDIENCE AND I FIND IT THRILLING
THAT THERE IS A RECORD BREAKING
NUMBER OF FEMALE CANDIDATES FOR
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. BUT WHAT’S INTERESTING IS THAT
IN THE LAST DEBATE, MY AUDIENCE,
66% OF THEM SAID THAT GENDER IS
ACTUALLY NOT A DECIDING FACTOR
IN WHO THEY WILL VOTE FOR IN THE
ELECTION FOR THE MAJORITY OF
THEM, AGE AND RACE ARE NOT
EITHER.
EITHER. WHAT THEY’RE MOST CONCERNED
ABOUT ARE POSITIONS AND A
CANDIDATE WHO CAN GET TRUMP OUT
OF OFFICE.
OF OFFICE. RIGHT NOW FROM MY AUDIENCE, THAT
SEEMS LIKE BIDEN.
WE’LL SEE IF HE CAN STAY IN THE
LEAD.
LEAD. >> THAT’S REALLY INTERESTING
COMING FROM YOU GIVEN THE WORK
YOU’RE DOING AND FOR US TO LEARN
FROM YOU BECAUSE COSMO HERE IS