The news media is under fierce attack from President Trump; White House Strategist, Steve Bannon; and many other critics. While many claims against the press are overblown, now is a good time to look at arguments for constructive change.
We decided to re-air our interview with New York Times journalist David Bornstein, co-founder of SolutionsJournalismNetwork.org
#8 Fix It Shorts. Immigrants: Great for the Economy!
When did the arguments for free trade and the benefits of immigration go out of fashion?
Why is the case for scaling back the power of the financial industry under attack by the Trump administration?
Read more#90 David Greenberg: President Trump and The History of Spin
Does Donald Trump lie more than previous presidents? In the history of political spin, how does the Trump administration stack up?
Presidents have always used spin and propaganda to skirt the truth, but the Trump administration has made it especially hard for citizens to remain informed. The easiest example of this was when Kellyanne Conway, the Counselor to the President, used the term “alternative facts” to defend a false statement by the White House Press Secretary.
In this episode we look at how Presidential propaganda, messaging or spin has changed over the decades.
David Greenberg is our guest and the author of "Republic of Spin - An Inside History of the American Presidency.” David argues that Teddy Roosevelt was responsible for the birth of modern Presidential spin more than one hundred years ago.
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