Brian Stelter, longtime media critic and author of Network of Lies, joins Jamie on today’s episode of The Dispatch Podcast to discuss the state of newsrooms nationwide in an age of ideological division, debate the blindspots of partisan media, and offer thoughts on the future of journalism.
The Agenda:
—Overcorrecting coverage of Trump
—Trump’s influence on ratings
—COVID-19 coverage and school closures
—Reporting on race riots
—Forgetting 2020
—The New York Times’ newsroom culture
—Going independent and successful alternative media platforms
—Stelter’s take on what CNN should do now
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