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Cable News Chaos. Does it Matter? May 02, 2023

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It's been a wild ride for the media these last few weeks. First Fox settles its Dominion lawsuit by paying nearly $800 million. But they escaped an apology. Then a few days later they fired Tucker Carlson, the highest rated host in prime-time cable news. Then that same day CNN fires Don Lemon. And as a backdrop to all this high-profile news, is the undercurrent of heavy layoffs in the media field, at NPR, at Vice News, at BuzzFeed News and the Gannett newspapers. Who better to break this all down and explain its impact on us than Erik Wemple, the Media Critic for the Washington Post, focusing on cable news.

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"Just simply extraordinary." The Reporters' Roundtable April 28 Apr 28, 2023

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Biden Announces. Trump Inevitable? Can DeSantis Recover? Pence Testifies. Trump "Rape" Trial. Tucker Firing Fallout. With Allan Smith, Political Reporter for NBC News, Alex Roarty, White House Correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers and Hunter Walker, Investigative Reporter for Talking Points Memo.

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The Man Between the Pope and the President Apr 25, 2023

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Yes, there is an Ambassador from the United States focused on the Vatican and the Pope. He's Joseph Donnelly, the former Senator from Indiana and now the United States Ambassador to The Holy See. He explains exactly what the ambassador does, and you'd be surprised how important President Biden, himself a Catholic, is in influencing the Pope and The Vatican.

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"A Chaotic Contrast." The Reporters' Roundtable April 21 Apr 21, 2023

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Debt Ceiling Battle. GOP Investigations. Fox Huge Settlement. DeSantis Struggling. Abortion’s Big Impact. GOP Transgender Attack. Senate’s Age Problems. With Jason Dick Editor-in-Chief at CQ-Roll Call, Jackie Alemany, Congressional investigations reporter at The Washington Post and Contributor to NBC News and MSNBC, Katherine Tully-McManus, covering Congress for Politico and co-author of The Huddle Newsletter and Matt Gertz, Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America.

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How America is Seen from Europe. Not Great. Apr 18, 2023

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Bill is in Rome at the American Academy and got to engage in one of his favorite pastimes: wondering what residents of the country he is visiting think about us Americans and what they think about their own country. He got the chance to sit down for that very discussion with one of Italy’s best-known journalists. In Italy, Maria Latella is a superstar. She's like an Andrea Mitchell or a Diane Sawyer. Maria Latella is an author, columnist, radio talk-show host and TV anchor. She doesn't hold back and you might be surprised at what Maria Latella has to say about problems facing Italy. And worries that Italians have about politics in the United States.

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"A Moment that will Backfire." The Reporters' Roundtable April 14 Apr 14, 2023

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GOP Faceplant in TN. The NRA/GOP Bind. Abortion Looming Large. Trump’s Worsening Legal Issues. 2024 GOP Primary. Feinstein Stalemate. Clarence Thomas Ethics. Leaker Arrest. Biden in Ireland. With Philip Bump, National Columnist for the Washington Post, Author of The Aftermath and How To Read This Chart newsletter, Sudeep Reddy, Senior Managing Editor at Politico and David Jackson, National Political Correspondent for USA TODAY

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NPR's Sylvia Poggioli on the Pope and Italy's Right-Wing Tilt Apr 11, 2023

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Syliva Poggioli is a legend. Forty-one years reporting from Rome and the world for NPR. She recently resigned from her role as Senior European Correspondent so she has now can be a bit more candid about what she thinks about Italy’s new rightwing government and its connections to Italy’s fascist past. Bill interviewed her in Rome.

Today Bill highlights the work of Jose Andres and the World Central Kitchen, continuing their work providing millions of meals in war zones and areas of natural disasters. Please consider helping by going to WCK.org.

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"He did not look happy." The Reporters' Roundtable April 6 Apr 06, 2023

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Trump Arrested. Gag Order Coming? Is it a Strong Case? Defund the FBI? Abolish the ATF? Pence to Testify. 2024 GOP Contenders Stymied. Democrats Win Big in Wisconsin. Abortion Looms Large. With Ginger Gibson, Senior Washington Editor at NBC News Digital, Alex Seitz-Wald, Political Reporter for NBC News, Igor Bobic, Senior Politics Reporter at HuffPost and Nikki Schwab, Senior U.S. Political Reporter for DailyMail.com.

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Arrested. Development in the Trump Saga Apr 05, 2023

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Donald Trump was arraigned yesterday on 34 felony counts in a New York state court. The crime was falsifying business records as part of scheme to potentially avoid taxes and to influence the outcome of the 2016 election. We caught up with New York-based reporter Hunter Walker, a longtime contributor to the Bill Press Pod. Walker literally wrote the book on the January 6th investigation along with Denver Riggleman and has followed the Trump story from the beginning. Hunter is currently an Investigative Reporter for Talking Points Memo. He was most recently a White House Correspondent for Yahoo News.

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"Buckle Up." The Reporters' Roundtable March 31 Mar 31, 2023

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Trump Indicted. GOP Attacks Prosecutor. DeSantis Struggling. Nashville School Shooting. GOP Budget Woes. With Linda Feldmann, Washington bureau chief, White House/Politics Correspondent at Christian Science Monitor, Host of the Monitor Breakfast, Kirk Bado, Editor, National Journal Hotline and co-host of the National Journal Radio podcast and John Bennett, Editor-at-Large & Analysis Columnist, CQ Roll Call, CQ Afternoon Briefing writer.

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