Ruth Marcus: A Matter of Opinion
Bob Schieffer's "About the News" with H. Andrew Schwartz
English - July 24, 2017 15:45 - 47 MB - ★★★★★ - 118 ratingsNews journalism communication tcu schieffer new media newspaper magazines television internet Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode we sit down with Ruth Marcus, an accomplished political columnist who has been with the Washington Post for 33 years. Ruth tells us why the Post seeks to challenge the “self-imposed siloization” of American news habits with their op-ed page, how newspaper competition is fueling good journalism, and what it’s like to write about the first “improv White House.” Download transcript here.