Episode #20: Red Team III

Navigating The Newsroom: A Podcast on HBO's The Newsroom

English - August 29, 2013 23:02 - 1 hour - 58.4 MB - ★★★ - 12 ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode #19: One Step Too Many

Next Episode: Episode #21: Election Night, Part 1

Special guest Inkoo Kang from Film School Rejects and Village Voice joins Andrew and Andrew on this episode to discuss "Red Team III." The Operation Genoa fallout is finally commencing, but is it satisfying? Was Jerry's tape-editing scandal really necessary? What's up with all the Benghazi stuff? And what's up with Leona's change of heart? Tune in to find out.

SHOW NOTES:

00:20 - Intro

4:34 - General thoughts

19:06 - Jerry's fault, or institutional failure?

27:13 - Charlie's source and nepotism in the industry

33:48 - Sorkin's style, finding the right tone

41:50 - Reporting vs. gut feeling

47:30 - Holes in the story

50:56 - Leona's change of heart, ratings

57:00 - Would you watch News Night?

59:39 - Show close

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