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Once Champions of Working Class, Journalists Now Represent America's Elite

Once Champions of Working Class, Journalists Now Represent America's Elite

FromThe Daily Signal Podcast


Once Champions of Working Class, Journalists Now Represent America's Elite

FromThe Daily Signal Podcast

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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Aug 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Just when it seemed that confidence in America's news media couldn't get any worse, last month Gallup reported new record lows."Just 16% of U.S. adults now say they have 'a great deal' or 'quite a lot' of confidence in newspapers and 11% in television news," Gallup's Megan Brenan wrote. "Both readings are down five percentage points since last year."Those numbers are startling—and perhaps well deserved given the current state of our corrupt corporate media. But they're also troubling for America.Batya Ungar-Sargon, deputy opinion editor at Newsweek, is the author of "Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy." She spoke to The Daily Signal about the media and her diagnosis of what's wrong.Enjoy the show! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Aug 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Our daily news podcast brings you top news stories, plus analysis and insights from reporters and scholars about the state of play in America’s hottest policy debates. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.