Our guest today is Emmy Award winning journalist, producer, documentary filmmaker and podcaster Soledad O'Brien. O'Brien got her start in broadcast TV in 1991, and has held a wide variety of positions, ranging from on-air reporter, to anchor, to producer. Her work has been recognized with four Emmy awards, three George Foster Peabody Awards; she has also received the Gracie Award, which honors women in media. O'Brien joined us to talk about the state of journalism today.
Our guest today is Emmy Award winning journalist, producer, documentary filmmaker and podcaster Soledad O'Brien. O'Brien got her start in broadcast TV in 1991, and has held a wide variety of positions, ranging from on-air reporter, to anchor, to producer. Her work has been recognized with four Emmy awards, three George Foster Peabody Awards; she has also received the Gracie Award, which honors women in media. O'Brien joined us to talk about the state of journalism today.
:58 The final debate
3:17 Paul Mitchell shout out
5:05 Ballot initiative to eliminate Top Two
13:28 What's new at Capitol Weekly
14:59 Soledad O'Brien
16:00 The state of media
19:26 Approval rating of mainstream media
24:36 "Vast right wing conspiracy"
26:47 Bias
29:58 The 24 hour news cycle
31:20 "I think audiences are smarter than we give them credit for"
36:04 Roots
44:27 Financial literacy advocacy
47:04 Starfish Media
53:11 #WWCA
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