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Pecker Pics and Tabloid Tricks

Pecker Pics and Tabloid Tricks

FromRadio Atlantic


Pecker Pics and Tabloid Tricks

FromRadio Atlantic

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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Feb 14, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos recently accused the National Enquirer of “extortion and blackmail” over private photos of him obtained by the tabloid. In a Medium post, Bezos shared emails from the Enquirer that threaten to publish those photos unless he accedes to their demands. How did a celebrity magazine get into the rough and tumble world of extortion?Jeffrey Toobin, New Yorker staff writer and CNN’s Chief Legal Analyst, joins Alex Wagner to share insights from his 2017 profile of the man who runs the tabloid. How did the National Enquirer become what it is today? Why does it pay to silence stories about Donald Trump? And why is it at war with Jeff Bezos?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Feb 14, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Join Atlantic political correspondent Isaac Dovere on the road each week as he reports from around the country on the politics, policies, and personalities that are defining this crucial moment in American history. Each week brings you an intimate and surprising conversation with the names you know and names you may not know—but should.