Episode 804: It's An 'Honor' for NBC to Interview a Commie?

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of American media interviewing foreign tyrants, focusing on a recent interview with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on NBC's Meet the Press.

When Americans interview foreign tyrants, you have to question how they paint themselves as champions of democracy. They’re often so pleased to be granted access that this leads to compliant questioning. That happened on "Meet the Press" with Cuban “President” Miguel Diaz-Canel. "It's an honor," Kristen Welker said.

People in this episode

Host: Kristen Welker

Guest: Miguel Diaz-Canel

Topics covered

• interviewing foreign leaders
• media ethics
• democracy
• Cuban politics
• NBC news

Keywords

• NBC
• Kristen Welker
• Miguel Diaz-Canel
• Meet the Press
• Cuba
• media ethics
• foreign leaders

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NBC, Meet the Press

Places: Cuba

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