Trump, Tucker, and the Death of Legacy News
About this episode
Alex Wagner discusses the current state of American journalism with Jim Acosta and Jason Zengerle, focusing on the impact of rightwing media and misinformation.
Rightwing billionaire takeovers, journalists getting arrested, and endless misinformation. Welcome to the current state of American journalism. This week, Alex speaks to former CNN correspondent Jim Acosta about how legacy news organizations caved to President Trump and the critical role of independent media. She’s also joined by Jason Zengerle, author of “Hated By All the Right People: Tucker Carlson and the Unraveling of the Conservative Mind”, to analyze how Carlson brought fringe ideas into mainstream discourse. Order Jason Zengerle's book here and use the code ALEX.
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