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“It’s like cramming for an exam” -- Margaret Brennan, moderator of “Face the Nation”, on what it’s like to cover the news in Washington. - Episode 025

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

English - September 05, 2018 01:30 - ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratings
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Margaret Brennan is the moderator of “Face the Nation” and a senior correspondent for CBS. But she didn’t always plan to be a journalist. At first, Margaret thought she wanted to be a diplomat, so she studied foreign affairs, the Mideast -- she even learned Arabic. But then she interned at CNN in college. And decided journalism was the path for her. Since then, she’s covered business news for CNBC and Bloomberg TV. At CBS, she’s covered everything from nuclear negotiations to US tensions with North Korea. On the couch, we flip the script and ask Margaret the questions. She talks to us about what it’s like to cover Washington, thinking through maternity leave, and the responsibility to cheer on younger women.