Reliable Sources

2008 • CNN
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Season 1 episodes (374)

1 061712
6/10/12
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Media biased against Romney; why Cable News ratings are down, leaking information to the press; Cronkite's legacy.
2 062412
6/24/12
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Media jump on Fast and Furious too late?; Rielle Hunter's ABC sitdown; Twitter ruining political journalism?; HBO's Newsroom buzz; Today show anchor drama.
3 070112
7/1/12
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Television blows Obamacare ruling; SCOTUSblog's shinning moment; Ann Curry's messy exit; Journalists debate if women can "have it all"
4 07/08/12
7/8/12
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Murdoch trashes Mitt on Twitter; Joe Williams on leaving Politico; David Maraniss on his Obama bio; Anderson Cooper comes out
5 07/15/12
7/15/12
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The media and Obama campaign focus on Romney's wealth; the web might drive you insane; and the evolution of the evening newscasts.
6 07/22/2012
7/22/12
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Coverage of Colorado shooting; Romney pressured by conservatives pundits to release his tax returns; Yahoo's new female CEO
7 07/29/12
7/29/12
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Romney's Olympics gaffe, Campaign driving up candidates' negatives, Media's gun control debate, New "Face The Facts" media project, Frank DeFord on Olympics, Penn State and life as a sportswriter.
8 08/05/12
8/5/12
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Romney's "gaffes," or media bullying?; Exposing Jonah Lehrer's lies; NBC, Twitter ripped over Olympics; WikiLeaks targets NYT's Bill Keller
9 08/12/12
8/12/12
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Reliable on the road in LA! Too much veepstakes coverage?; Romney picks his VP; Lolo vs. the media
10 08/19/12
8/19/12
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Coverage of Paul Ryan's first week as VP, Bob Schieffer on moderating a presidential debate, the legacy of Helen Gurley Brown.
11 08/26/12
8/26/12
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Coverage of the 2012 RNC, Media tying Rep. Todd Akin to Paul Ryan, Nightline and Kimmel switch, Wolf Blitzer talks about covering conventions
12 09/02/12
9/2/12
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Media mock Clint Eastwood; Romney outshined in the press?; Can DNC capture thrill of 2008?; Chris Matthews' outburst; New role for Twitter at conventions
13 09/09/12
9/9/12
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Fawning coverage of Democrats?; Press swoons for Clinton; Journalists show no love for campaign trail
14 09/16/12
9/16/12
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Facts vs. politics in rush to cover U.S. deaths in Libya; Conservative pundits rip Romney; Refusing to air 9/11 moment of silence; Katie's daytime debut
15 09/23/12
9/23/12
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Media dissects candid Romney comments; '98 Obama video fodder for pundits; Playing entertainment news for politics; Bob Woodward on media and back room politics
16 09/30/12
9/30/12
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Media hype pres. debate as "do-or-die"; Pundits slam "biased" polls; Politicians show lighter side; SNL's Darrell Hammond on playing politicians; Media frenzy over botched NFL calls
17 10/07/12
10/7/12
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Media score first debate Romney 1, Obama 0; Lehrer slammed for moderating style; Hannity's "bombshell" Obama video all hype?; O'Reilly/Stewart friendly face-off
18 10/14/12
10/14/12
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This week's Reliable Sources guests: Steve Roberts, David Frum, Keli Goff discuss Joe Biden. Candy Crowley discusses preparing for Tuesday's debate. Buzz Bissinger interview.
19 10/21/12
10/21/12
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Pundits debating the debate; Partisan backlash to presidential moderating; Tina Brown on Newsweek's jump to all digital
20 10/28/12
10/28/12
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Media distractions explode; Foreign policy debate quickly fades; Romney's slide to the center; Obama's off-the-record stumble and media blitz
21 11/04/12
11/4/12
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Media cover politics of a superstorm; Campaigns head into final days; Sandy plays out across many screens.
22 11/11/12
11/11/12
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A look at Rove's awkward denial, how the media digests an Obama re-election and how the media contemplates GOP's future.
23 11/18/12
11/18/12
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Media barrage over Petraeus scandal; Obama meets press, Romney doesn't; New exec. editor for Washington Post
24 11/25/12
11/25/12
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Petraeus scandal overshadowing the fiscal cliff, Tom Ricks on Petraeus, Eric Deggans's new book on how the media handles race and Jezebel exposes racist Obama Tweets.
25 12/02/12
12/2/12
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Can Zucker boost CNN, Obama's fiscal cliff strategy, the media buzz over the possible nomination of Ambassador Rice and haters on Twitter.
26 12/09/12
12/9/12
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This week's show discusses; Bob Costas' gun control firestorm, NY Post's DOOMED cover, Fox punishes Rove?, Soledad O'Brien on defining race in the U.S. and a journalist's story of life with his son
27 12/16/12
12/16/12
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Reporting in the midst of tragedy, the media and the massacre (Lauren Ashburn, Frank Sesno and David Zurawik were guests) and social media and the news.
28 12/23/12
12/23/12
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Obama vs. the NRA; Media ethics during tragedies; Political PR nightmares; The controversial movie, Zero Dark Thirty
29 12/30/12
12/30/12
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Journalists Under Assault on Gun Control; No Holiday for Fiscal Cliff Talks; Media Obsessions in 2012; Reliable Sources' Best of 2012
30 1/06/13
1/6/13
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A look at how the fiscal cliff was handled by the media. Was this a small deal hyped into something bigger? Is there an apology coming for Hillary Clinton after the media doubted and mocked her? And a discussion of Lance Armstrong's doping scandal.
31 1/13/13
1/13/13
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The media and the gun debate; Lance doing Oprah; Kimmel's new time slot; the fight for press freedom in China.
32 1/27/13
1/27/13
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NBC Sports host Bob Costas sits down exclusively with Reliable Sources to talk about his controversial comments on gun control back in December. Newsweek/Daily Beast David Frum, and Clarence Page will discuss the inaugural ceremony. The Amy Argetsinger talks about Howard Kurtz's exclusive interview with Jill Kelley and how media outlets painted a picture of the General Petreaus scandal.
33 2/03/13
2/3/13
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Clinton and Gore media blitz; Media looks for bipartisan immigration reform; MSNBC's bad editing?; Fox's Rivera to Capitol Hill?; Playing the Super Bowl for ads
34 2/10/13
2/10/13
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Fox tries to soften its image; Menendez's media woes; Christie gets mocked; Facebook vacations; FCC-approved Grammys
35 2/17/13
2/17/13
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A split screen SOTU; Covering the cop killer; Rubio's thirsty TV moment; Kurtz's showdown with Bill O'Reilly; Interviewing the Bin Laden killer
36 2/24/13
2/24/13
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White House press demands access after Tiger outing; Axelrod and Gibbs join MSNBC; Stuart Stevens on 2012 campaign.
37 3/03/13
3/3/13
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Did W.H. Threaten Bob Woodward? Is First Lady Overexposed? Backlash Against Yahoo.
38 3/10/13
3/10/13
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Obama White House's "bullying" tactics; Facebook redesign; Post eliminates ombudsman; Jon Stewart's Daily Show break and Roger Ailes rips Obama.
39 3/17/13
3/17/13
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Coverage of today's breaking news on the Steubenville rape trial, Matt Lauer speaks out about the hiring of Ann Curry and a look at the media coverage of the election of a new Pope and Pope Francis' first public services.
40 3/24/13
3/24/13
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Marisa Guthrie, Joe Concha and Gail Shister discuss NBC's decision to drop the late night comedian, and the discuss the most opinionated network. Zev Chafets discuss his new authorized biography on Fox News President Roger Ailes. Bill Press, Tim Carney and Howard Kurtz talk about the GOP 'autopsy' report. Annmarie Timmins discuss her recent column on her battle with mental illness.
41 3/31/13
3/31/13
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Media rooting for gay marriage? Barbara Walters retiring; the dangers of online dating; six-second news videos; why one reporter left journalism. GUESTS: Eric Deggans, Carole Simpson, John Aravosis, Jennifer Rubin, Hamish McKenzie, Katie Linendoll, Brynn Gingras, Allyson Bird.
42 04/07/13
4/7/13
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Rutgers coach fired after ESPN report; a history of the late-night talk show wars; more Hillary 2016 speculation; Obama's "sexist" comment; remembering Roger Ebert.
43 04/15/13
4/14/13
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Press rooting for gun control?; Mother Jones's secret McConnell tape; Rep. Cohen's Twitter "lesson" for the media; Anthony Weiner's confessional interview; "War on Whistleblowers" shines light on attempts to curb press freedom.
44 04/22/2013
4/21/13
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Mediaite's Joe Concha, The Washington Post's Erik Wemple, and Lauren Ashburn of The Daily Download join Howard Kurtz to discuss the media's coverage - from Monday's breaking news to the on-going Boston manhunt and more. After our panel, Callie Crossley, host of WGBH radio's "Under the Radar with Callie Crossley," will join Howie from Boston to discuss media coverage. USA Today's Christine Brennan discusses how the sports new world reacted and Washington Post's Vernon Loeb shares his experiences about theraces and what it was like reporting breaking news following a 26.2 mile run.
45 04/29/13
4/28/13
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Partisan press exploits Boston tragedy; Boston Globe's powerful coverage; reporter's personal breast cancer story; has the press been rooting for gun control?
46 050613
5/5/13
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Howie discusses his controversial week; Journalists cautious as new Boston suspects arrested; Jodi Arias trial nears its conclusion; Garry Trudeau's new Amazon pilot; Elsa Walsh on women and work-life balance.
47 05/12/13
5/12/13
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Media confront Cleveland horrors; Jodi Arias bumps rescued women; Benghazi bursts back into media coverage; Christie's silent surgery; Media soft on Sanford?
48 05/19/13
5/19/13
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Are media turning on Obama over scandals? Reporter opts for major preventative surgery; Barbara Walters announces her retirement; Media goes crazy for Prince Harry. GUESTS: Jennifer Loven, Joe Concha, Jennifer Rubin, David Shuster, Jane Hall, Michelle Cottle.
49 5/27/13
5/26/13
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Local journalists grapple with Oklahoma tornadoes; Obama administration targets Fox News reporter; Michael Smerconish discusses political polarization; Yahoo! pays big bucks for Tumblr; Howard puts Google Glass to the test.
50 06/03/13
6/2/13
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Today's guest include: Dana Milbank of the Washington Post, Debra Saunders of the San Francisco Chronicle, and Lois Romano of Politico, John Stackhouse, Editor-In-Chief of Toronto's largest newspaper, The Globe and Mail. Howard will sit down with former Chicago Sun-Times photojournalist John H. White to talk about the newspaper's decision to lay off all of its full time photographers. Also, Anthony De Rosa on his decision to leave his position as Social Media Editor for Thompson Reuters and join the startup news app "Circa."
51 06/10/13
6/9/13
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Glenn Greenwald on breaking the NSA surveillance story; Pundits fuming of the "in-your-face" Rice appointment; MSNBC's slip in ratings; How "binge watching" is affecting critics' reviews.
52 6/16/13
6/16/13
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Glenn Greenwald responds to critics of his reporting; Snowden in media spotlight; Obama's off-the-record briefing; Chris Cuomo on Zimmerman trial; The Daily Show's summer substitute.
53 6/23/13
6/23/13
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Alternative sites scooping traditional news outlets; media consensus emerging in immigration debate? Scott Pelley's take on TV news; can women's magazines do "real" journalism?
54 6/30/13
6/30/13
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Journalists celebrating same-sex marriage rulings? Paula Deen vs. Matt Lauer; Zimmerman trial's wall-to-wall coverage; Kurtz bids farewell to Reliable Sources.
55 7/07/13
7/7/13
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Guest host John Avlon will analyze the various media angles of the latest developments in Egypt with CNN contributor Errol Louis, Jackie Kucinich of the Washington Post and Josh Rogin, senior correspondent for Newsweek/The Daily Beast.
56 7/21/13
7/21/13
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The verdict in Florida raises questions about race, the criminal justice system and gun control. How does the media affect how we think about these questions. Rolling Stone magazine's questionable cover photo. Also, the career of Hellen Thomas.
57 7/28/13
7/28/13
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Anthony Weiner sexts (again); Royal baby media frenzy; Al Jazeera America's editorial direction; Ending the White House press briefings; 14 Emmy nominations for Netflix
58 8/04/13
8/4/13
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Will Limbaugh and Hannity dropped from Cummulius Media and does this mean the beginning of the end of Right Wing radio? And, will an upcoming TV mini-series make Hillary Clinton the front-runner for the 2016 Democratic Presidential nomination?
59 8/11/13
8/11/13
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It's the end of an era at the Washington Post. Does media mogul Jeff Bezos have a plan? Plus, does ESPN have an answer for the newly launched Fox Sports 1. Is John Oliver going to be able to give The Daily Show back to Jon Stewart when he returns from his summer hiatus.
60 8/18/13
8/18/13
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Outbreak of violence in Egypt, speaking live with CNN's Senior International Correspondent Arwa Damon. Michael Calderone & Edward Felsenthal to weigh in on next week's launch of Al Jazeera America. Founder of Verifeed, Melinda Wittstock and principal technology columnist for the Wall Street Walt Mossberg, about how new technology will change the news gathering process. sit down with Editor-in-Chief of USA Today David Callaway to discuss the digital future of print in light of Jeff Bezos's purchase of The Washington Post.
61 8/25/13
8/25/13
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This week show focuses on the civil rights movement from 50 years ago: Dan Rather discusses his coverage and the media's coverage of the movement. Other guest include journalist Paul Delaney, author Joseph Torres, A panel discusses the media's coverage of race issue and if the media uses this topic for profit more than truth.
62 9/01/13
9/1/13
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New York Times' media reporter Brian Stelter returns to host our show this week and he's brought with him a slew of great media topics to discuss. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen in Beirut with an update on Syria, andThe Wall Street Journal's Sam Dagher, Huffington Post's Michael Calderone, The Daily Caller's Matt Lewis and Al Monitor's Foreign Policy Reporter Laura Rozen join Stelter in the studio to discuss media's coverage of the Iraq War. BuzzFeed's Whitney Jefferson swings by to assess the media circus surrounding Miley Cyrus' recent VMA performance.
63 9/08/13
9/8/13
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The news in Syria raises questions about the US and the different media outlets all have their own opinions. Is Twitter ruining the presidential campaign. Plus, Jeff Bezos pays his first visit to his new acquisition, the Washington Post.
64 9/15/13
9/15/13
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Politico's Patrick Gavin is today's 'Reliable Sources' guest host. Deborah Amos will join the show from Beirut, Lebanon. Charlie Rose about interviewing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The Washington Post's Max Fisher will join us to discuss his recent piece, '9 questions about Syria you were too embarrassed to ask.' Andrea Seabrook and CQ/Roll Call's Emily Cadei will join us to weigh in on how readers and viewers are processing the volume of news reports coming from Syria. Farhad Manjoo on the latest iPhone version and Twitter's IPO filling. Mark Feldstein on the Virginia parking garage amde famous during the Watergate era.
65 9/22/13
9/22/13
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Guest host David Folkenflik discusses the media's mistakes in the Navy Shipyard shooting, gun literacy with journalist David Fallis, Julie Chen's admissions that she had eye surgery to make her looks less Asian and the bravery of two photo-journalists.
66 9/29/13
9/29/13
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Ana Marie Cox, Manu Raju and Ryan Lizza join guest host Brian Stelter to discuss the media's coverage of the potential government shutdown and the controversy over defunding Obamacare. Allen Salkin talsk about his new book that takes inside look at the Food Network. As Cecily Strong joins Seth Meyers on Weekend Update, James Poniewozik and Maureen Ryan discuss Strong's performance and her potential. President of AMC Charlie Collier discuss how Breaking Bad became such a hit.
67 10/06/13
10/6/13
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This week: It's Washington's blame game with each side pointing fingers at the other. How does the public separate fact from fiction? Guest host speaks with Rep. Scott Rigell leaving his party line and about how he sees Congress getting to the bottom of the fiscal issues facing the country.
68 10/13/13
10/13/13
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On Today's show: The NY Times reports big stories this week but is the paper right, wrong or somewhere in between? With the government shutdown and the looming debt ceiling issue is the media too focused on politics of the issues instead of focusing on the consequences? And, is the Obama administration waging a war on the press?
69 10/20/13
10/20/13
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The government shutdown comes to an end but did the media distracted from the underlying economic cost. Also, the press reports the death of a Senator only to find out he's still alive but not quickly enough to stop re-Tweets. Plus, former NSA executive travels to Moscow to meet with Edward Snowden.
70 10/27/13
10/27/13
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This week's guest host is John Avlon. Obamacare: the Obama administration has moved the deadline back for registration, but is that enough? Jake Tapper discusses his book and about America's longest war. John and David Folkenflik talk about Rupert Murdock and his empire. Last, an exclusive interview with the famous reporter, Jimmy Breslin.
71 11/03/13
11/3/13
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New information come out about Rupert Murdoch and how is tabloids really operated. 60 Minutes story which aired last week has teh validity of its source comes into question. Plus, journalists heavyweights, Bill Keller and Glenn Greenwald, take sides on the question of holding the powerful accountable.
72 11/10/13
11/10/13
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Bill Carter, Kelly McBride, David Brock and guest host Eric Deggans on the CBS news magazine show's latest controversy. Paul Farhi, Callie Crossle weigh in on the allegations that NBC pays for interviews and the firing of an editor and writer at 'Guns and Ammo." Ray Suarez, Richard Prince discuss the media's new focus on audiences of color.
73 11/17/13
11/17/13
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Errol Louis, Lynn Sweet, Dylan Byers and Terence Smith join guest host Frank Sesno to discuss the 60 Minutes apology for their botched Benghazi story; did it go far enough? Writer Chris Jones tells he put together a detailed minute-by-minute account of the events on Air Force one the day of JFK's assassination. Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday to break down a study that found a tripling of gun violence in PG-13 movies. Philippe Cousteau and Andrew Revkin discuss the media's lack of interest in covering global climate change. With "Anchorman 2" set to debut next month, the Newseum in Washington opens an exhibit celebrating the original movie.
74 11/24/13
11/24/13
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This week's guest host is Eric Deggans, TV critic from NPR. Eric looks at MSNBC's Eric Bashir's inflamatory comments about Sara Palin. Erik Wemple and Amy Holmes also weigh in. Also, how was it possible for a City Councilman in Flynt Michigan get elected without his past conviction from murder being made public?
75 12/08/13
12/8/13
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Reliable Sources welcomes its new host, Brian Stelter. This week's show features an exclusive interview with media multitasker Ryan Seacrest. Also, guests Jane Hal, Eric Deggansl and Paul Farhi weigh in on the resigning of Martin Bashir for his comments about Sarah Palin.
76 12/15/13
12/15/13
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Today: The White House Press Core and the White House go back and forth about their level of access to they need while the White House says they will never be satisfied. Plus, a look at Fox' coverage of this week's Santa controversy. Also, a look at the extreme marketing campaign for the new Ron Burgundy movie due out this week.
78 12/29/13
12/29/13
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Rosie Gray, Christina Warren, Hunter Walker and Brian Stelter discuss the year's biggest media stories from the world of politics. Then preview a television tradition - New Year's Eve in Times Square - with three people who are there every year: Ryan Seacrest, Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin.
84 2/09/14
2/9/14
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This week; The NY Times under fire for releasing the story about Woody Allen and the alleged sexual assault of his daughter. Then, can Chris Christie still run for President? And, Hillary Clinton is a target for Republican but is her husband also a target? Plus Christiane Amanpour on the treatment of reporters in Egypt and Bill Carter on Jay Leno.
87 3/02/14
3/2/14
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Today on Reliable Sources: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has not asked a question in 8 years and the media isn't talking about it, why? Then. why do CNN and MSNBC show President Obama when Fox does not? Also, a look at the fast=paces changes to Gay Rights. And, what's new and groundbreaking about this year's Oscars.
88 3/09/14
3/9/14
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On today's show: Reporter Liz Wahl talks her on-air resignation from Russia today in protest of Vladamir Putin's actions in the Ukraine. Also, Brain talks to the man who is willing to take on Fox News, CEO & President of Newsmax Media, Christopher Ruddy. And, a conversation with Neil Degrasse Tyson about his new show, Cosmos.
89 3/16/14
3/16/14
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Brian takes a look at the two big stories of the day. First, he'll talk with 35-year NBC Correspondent and aviation expert Robert Hager and media expert Frank Sesno about Flight 370. Then, a visit with Dr. Gail Saltz about the psychology of why we are fascinated with the Malaysian story. Finally,a talk with CNN reporter Anna Coren fro Ukraine about the safety of reporters in that country.
90 3/23/14
3/23/14
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Today: A look at the coverage of Malaysian Flight 370. When is there too much coverage? Brian talks with The Washington Post's Erik Wemple about his thoughts. Then, a discussion with aviation experts Miles O'Brien and Jon Ostrower about the effect of the news coverage on the official investigation. And, Liz Wahl talks about Putin's effect on Russia Today's content.
91 3/30/14
3/30/14
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What has Flight MH270 taught the media and taught the public about the media? Brian talks to Pres. Carter's speechwriter and fmr. Managing Editor of the Washington City Paper about the human interest side of the story. Brian also talks to the President of Pew Research Center about the enormous level of coverage the media is giving this story.
92 4/06/14
4/6/14
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First, a new angle on the still missing MH370 flight that no one has talked about yet. Then, a deeper look at this week's coverage of Obamacare and how the two politically charges networks are covering this story is completely different ways. But first, a talk about the news of retirement of David Letterman and the missing host from Good Morning America.
93 4/13/14
4/13/14
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Today: One man stands alone against a giant corporate merger. Sen. Al Franken joins Brian to talk about the Comcast/Time Warner deal. Then, another controversy at MSNBC raises a variety of questions. And, an update on the search for Malaysian Flight 370.
94 4/20/14
4/20/14
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Up first, allegations that CBS news of bad journalism from long time employee Sharyl Attkisson. Then, an interview with the world's most controversial reporter, Glenn Greenwald, fresh from his Pulitzer win. Also, a Red vs. Blue look at Obama vs. Putin and finally a look at this week's Supreme Court hearing over Aereo which could change the face of cable TV.
95 4/27/14
4/27/14
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This morning: A rare and startling interview with billionaire Barry Diller who discusses his newest venture, Aereo, which might change they way we receive our TV. Then, Brian talks with Jack Mackenzie and Andrew Heyward discuss the use of consultants in television as well as other TV related topics. And, a talk with tornado chaser Mike Bettes.
96 5/04/14
5/4/14
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Brian broadcasts from Washington the day after the White Correspondents Dinner. President Obama saves his best zingers for cable news, including CNN. Then, a Red and a Blue news looks at this week's biggest news story, the Benghazi terrorist attack, with Dana Bash, Glenn Thrush and Carl Bernstein. Also, the biggest news story that isn't being covered.
97 5/11/14
5/11/14
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Is there really a bias by CBS over the Benghazi attacks because of the Rhodes brothers? David is the president of CBS news and Ben is a Deputy National Security Advisor. Then, Brian is joined by Rep. Mike Rogers who is turning from Congress to radio host. And, Jeffrey Toobin and Naomi Wolf discuss Monica Lewinsky's Vanity Fair article plus Red News/ Blue News and more.
98 5/18/14
5/18/14
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Today: The single biggest start in morning TV, Robin Roberts, joins Brian for a candid interview. Also, a major shakeup at the New York Times when the first female editor is fired Jill Abramson. Both sides have very different stories as to why she was let go. Plus, Anderson Cooper joins Brian and tells how he was able to get an exclusive interview with Donald Sterling.
99 5/25/14
5/25/14
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First, a new whistleblower comes forward with shocking information about the scandal at the VA hospitals across the country. Brian talks with Dr. Sam Foote about his experiences. And, new information about the firing of Time Editor Jill Abramson comes to the surface and Arthur Sulzberger is feeling the backlash.
101 6/08/14
6/8/14
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Today: This week's biggest story, the prisoner of war exchange for Bowe Bergdahl, gives Brian a perfect example for Red News / Blue News. Brian also welcomes in a panel of political experts to look at this story. Then, Brian talks to Rolling Stones reporter Matthew Farwell who wrote a story about Bergdahl in 2012. And finally, a talk with Ted Sarandos of Netflix about the future of TV.
102 06/15/14
6/15/14
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Today: There has been wall-to-wall coverage of the hostilities in Iraq this week. Brian's panel of experts (including John Burns and David Clinch) discuss the news we are getting from the inside and why we are getting those stories. Then. a look at the latest shooting in the US and the social media trail the suspects left. Plus, Hillary Clinton's latest interview and her intentions.
104 6/29/14
6/29/14
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First, Matt Lauer interviewed the new CEO of General Motors, Mary Barra, sexist. Deborah Norville weighs in. Then, TV news legend Dan Rather gives Jeffrey Toobin his take on the big changes at ABC News. And, Rick Francona and Phillip Mudd discuss former Vice President Dick Cheney's recent criticism of the Obama administration.
105 7/06/14
7/6/14
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Lloyd Grove and Brian Stelter dissect the transition at ABC News. Then, Presidential historian Julian Zelizer joins Brian to discuss a Quinnipiac poll headlines called Barack Obama the worst president since World War II. And, Brian Stelter on speculation that Rupert Murdoch might be interested in adding Time Warner to his media empire.
106 7/13/14
7/13/14
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First, new White House press secretary Josh Earnest steps away from the podium and sits down with Brian Stelter to talk about his new role. And, Brian looks at how photos can be used - and mis-used - by the media when telling a story. And: cleavage, bare arms and short skirts; Kiran Chetry and Judy Woodruff on how and why female news anchors' outfits have changed in recent years.
107 7/20/14
7/20/14
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Due to breaking news Reliable Sources was preempted on Sunday. CNN Senior Media Correspondent Brian Stelter talks to CNN International's Jim Clancy about bias in Mideast reporting. Also Brian Stelter talks to former RT reporter Sara Firth about her resignation from the network this week.
108 7/27/14
7/27/14
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Today: Former MSNBC contributor Rula Jebreal explains why she has been critical of American media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. And, The Atlantic national correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg discusses the challenges that journalists face. Then,CNN New Day anchor Chris Cuomo tells Brian Stelter about what he witnessed on the ground in Ukraine while covering the downing of MH17
109 8/03/14
8/3/14
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First, Former MSNBC contributor Rula Jebreal and former Bush administration deputy national security advisor Elliott Abrams discuss the war of words playing out in the Middle East conflict. Then, everybody's got an opinion about conservative commentator Glenn Beck. Maybe yours will be influenced, for better or ill, by Brian Stelter's conversation with him. And, another look at Red News / Blue News.
111 8/18/14
8/17/14
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Ryan Reilly, a reporter for The Huffington Post, tells Brian Stelter about his experience covering protests in Ferguson, Missouri. And, writer Crystal Wright and CNN'sMarc Lamont Hill debated Al Sharpton's role in the Ferguson, Missouri protests. CNN's Ivan Watson and photojournalist Mark Phillips describe what it was like to report on an extraordinary relief and rescue mission in northern Iraq.
112 8/24/14
8/24/14
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Today: Brian Stelter spoke with GlobalPost CEO Phil Balboni and Associated Press CEO Gary Pruitt about the dangers that journalists face in war zones around the world. A look at Fox News & MSNBC handling of reports from Ferguson, MO. And, Dan Rather, former anchor of the CBS Evening News, discusses the dangers that reporters face while working in war zones.
114 9/07/14
9/7/14
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Today: Foreign policy analyst Rula Jebreal offers her take on last week's 'Reliable Sources' segment with radical cleric Anjem Choudary, Brian Stelter talks to new "Meet the Press" moderator Chuck Todd about the future of his storied Sunday morning program and the problems with political journalism and coverage of comedy legend Joan Rivers funeral service.
117 9/28/14
9/28/14
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Today: What can journalists do to regain trust? Former Congressman Anthony Weiner, now a columnist for the New York Daily News and Business Insider, discusses that with Brian Stelter. Then, CNN's LZ Granderson and SI's Mark Mravic assess how Roger Goodell has handled the media scrutiny surrounding the NFL. And, Brian Stelter address the plagiarism acquisitions leveled against CNN's Fareed Zakaria.
118 10/05/14
10/5/14
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Today: Miles O'Brien and Brian Stelter look at the best and worst TV coverage of the Ebola outbreak. Also, Matt Bai talks about his new book "All The Truth Is Out," and he and Michael Isikoff weigh in on the trivialization of political reporting. And, Hong Kong politician Claudia Mo discusses how the protesters there are making sure their message is heard.
121 10/26/14
10/26/14
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Brian Stelter shares a page from the memoir of Ben Bradlee, the legendary Washington Post editor who died on Wednesday. Then, Rula Jebreal and Frank Sesno discuss whether an attacker's religious views should affect how news media outlets report on violent crimes.
124 11/16/14
11/16/14
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Today: Barbara Bowman, who has accused comedian Bill Cosby of rape, says some major media outlets ignored her allegations for years. And, Ferguson, MO is a tinderbox waiting on a possible grand jury indictment. Are some 'livestream' reporters making the situation worse? And, a talk with NY Times reporter Mark Landler about his questioning of China's leader Xi Jinping.
127 12/07/14
12/7/14
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White House senior advisor Dan Pfeiffer on media 'revolution'. Al Sharpton's role in the media and activism, and what went wrong with RollingStone's UVA story.
129 12/21/14
12/21/14
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Today: North Korea releases a new threat of cyber-attacks against the U.S. if Sony Pictures 'The Interview' is released. Is the U.S. giving up two of it's most valued virtues, freedom of speech and freedom of expression. or is it being safe? Brian hears from several experts. Plus, the amazing turn out for the final Colbert Report this week.
130 12/28/14
12/28/14
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Live coverage on missing Air Asia passenger plane.
131 1/18/15
1/18/15
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Today: Brian talks with Caroline Fourest, former Charlie Hebdo journalist, about the current situation in Paris. Then, Frank Sesno talks about the CNN and other large news stations not showing controversial cartoons and articles. And, rebuttals to the FBI comments on the press using Al Queda as a news source and the 'circus of hypocrisy' as world leaders joined last week in Paris.
132 1/25/15
1/25/15
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Former NFL players on Deflate Gate coverage, new "American Sniper" box office numbers and who is running for the Repulican nomination and parents of 2 Aurora shooting victims.
133 2/01/15
2/1/15
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After 400 days in an Egyptian prison, Al Jazeera correspondent Peter Greste is free. CNN's Ian Lee has the latest from Cairo. Why do Obama administration officials and some in the press shy away from labels like "terrorists" and "Islamic terrorism?" Ahmed Shihab-Eldin and SE Cupp weigh in. The first Super Bowl was televised by NBC and CBS - but neither network has the footage anymore! Jack Whitaker, a play-by-play announcer at that historic game, describes the on- and off-the-field rivalries. There is one copy of the CBS telecast of Super Bowl I, discovered in a Pennsylvania attic many years ago, but it's in legal limbo. Steven Harwood, who represents the man who found the tape, explains the situation. The "Fox News Primary" is underway for prospective Republican presidential candidates. How important is it, really? Gabriel Sherman and Matt Lewis offer 2 different points of view. The future of media is being invented in Silicon Valley - and some of the inventors are pushing their bodies and their minds to the limit, as CNNMoney's Laurie Segall describes in this report, part of her series "Sex, Drugs and Silicon Valley."
134 2/08/15
2/8/15
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This week's show focuses on Brian Williams and his future with NBC after his statements concerning his embellishment of his experience in a helicopter in Iraq. Will he be able to return to the news desk? And, does NBC have a trust problem with their recent history of missteps. Also, Renee Richards joins Brian to discuss the ongoing press over Bruce Jenner's decisions and car accident.
135 2/15/15
2/15/15
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This week was a "shock to the system" for journalists everywhere. Brian Stelter discussed it with the legendary journalist and author Carl Bernstein, then followed up on recent scrutiny of Brian Williams' claims about SEAL Team Six with a former member of the team, Don Mann. Will Williams be able to return to his "NBC Nightly News" chair? Stelter, Bernstein and former CNN war correspondent Michael Ware weighed in. NBC News was in turmoil even before the Williams controversy began. Andrew Heyward, a former president of CBS News, provided the perspective of a network news chief. Jon Stewart was a media critic like no other - so now that he's signing off "The Daily Show," how can he be replaced? John Fugelsang explained what he thinks Comedy Central should be looking for. On Thursday night, New York Times media columnist David Carr died. Stelter and CNN's own Anthony Bourdain paid tribute to their friend.
136 2/22/15
2/22/15
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Another week, another television personality under fire. This time, it's Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly. Former CBS news correspondent Eric Engberg disputes O'Reilly's claims about his time covering the Falklands War. And how do the charges against O'Reilly compare to the allegations levied against Brian Williams? Will the media response be the same? Brian Stelter brings on Daily Beast Columnist Jeff Greenfield for his take on the O'Reilly controversy. Then, what does the future hold for NBC Nightly News? Inside Edition Anchor Deborah Norville joins Brian Stelter to analyze whether NBC's ratings will continue to hold under Lester Holt. Rudy Giuliani dominated headlines this week for his comments that he believes Obama doesn't love America. CNN commentator Van Jones & former Giuliani speechwriter David Frum explore how media responded. And planning to watch the Oscars? Movie producer & Academy voter Ira Deutchman gives viewers an insider perspective into the voting process.
137 3/01/15
3/1/15
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First: New questions arise about cable news' biggest star, Bill O'Reilly, and his reliability. Are there comparisons to the recent mistakes made by NBC's Brian Williams? Then, media mogul Byron Allen gives his opinions about the inequities in cable, namely Comcast, providers between white and racially diverse content. And, this week's explosion over 'the dress' and the start of House of Cards.
138 3/08/15
3/8/15
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Today: New complaints surface about Fox News' Bill O'Reilly but this time it's from a group of nuns? Former Fox host Eris joins Brian to discuss. Then new reports just released show that Brian Williams was considering a change of career before his forced hiatus. Plus and update on Hillary Clinton's email scandal, Rep. Presdential candidate Ben Carson's homophobic comments and more.
139 3/15/15
3/15/15
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Today's guests include: Karne Kaiser Associated Press Gereal Counsel, Christopher Ruddy CEO & President, Newsmax Media, on Hillary Clinton. An interview with filmmaker Alex Gibney on "Going Clear" documentary on Scientology. Marc Lamont Hill from HuffPost LIve discuses Ferguson MO media coverage.
140 3/22/15
3/22/15
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Today: Robert Durst's lawyer lashes out at the producers of HBO's 'The Jinx'. Then, a scoop on Rolling Stone's story about rape on campus. Also, did the Secret Service coverup a possible car accident after to agents were drinking a driving in an agency car.
141 3/29/15
3/29/15
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Today: A look at breaking news on crash of Germanwing's Flight 9525 retrieved from the plane's flight recorder. And is there too much coverage of this tragic story? Then, a new documentary about Scientology and the church's effort to have it go unwatched. Also, how is the press, specifically the Iranian press, about that country's nuclear plans.
142 4/05/15
4/5/15
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Today: A look at Rolling Stone on its story about a rape on the UVA campus on the heels of new information being released from Columbia University. Then, did the New York Times spike a column about Harry Reid because it wasn't nice enough? Also, is Trevor Noah's replacing John Stewart a bold or a bad move? And, a look at Indiana and Arkansas' new religious freedom bills.
143 4/12/15
4/12/15
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Brian Stelter interviews Marco Rubio Spokesperson's Alex Conanat, Carl Bernstein on Hillay Clinton's 2016 chances. Chris Lehane and S.E. Cup discuss if there is a "Clinton Bias" in the press.
144 4/19/15
4/19/15
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Today: Reliable Sources features unique voices on the Brian Williams scandal, former congressman Anthony Weiner joins Reliable to give his take on the first week of the Hillary Clinton campaign and its press coverage, Politico reporter Hadas Gold and RNC Chief Strategist Sean Spicer weigh in on the influence of Fox News in the search for a GOP presidential nominee, Filmmaker Patrick Gavin discusses the White House Correspondents' Dinner and Brian analyzes ABC's decision to air a two-hour exclusive Bruce Jenner special this week.
145 4/26/15
4/26/15
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Today: Washington Post media reporter Paul Farhi shares the latest on NBC's probe into Brian Williams' reporting past and what may be ahead for the suspended anchor. This week's ABC exclusive interview with Bruce Jenner about his transition from man to woman set rating highs. But do ratings translate into acceptance? Brian has on GLAAD president and a trangender journalist to discuss.Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron says charges against the U.S. journalist being held in Iran are "ludicrous" and calls for continued efforts to ensure his release. Veteran journalists Dan Rather and Jeff Greenfield weigh in on the next steps for NBC in the Brian Williams scandal.
146 5/03/15
5/3/15
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Frank Sesno talks with Baltimore Councilwoman Helen Holton about the the current state of her city and her opinions about solutions to move forward. Then, two CNN contributors and NPR host Steve Inskeep join the show to talk about the media's coverage of the Baltimore riots. And resident Devin Allen, an aspiring photographer and reporter, gives insight on his coverage and images of the riots.
147 5/10/15
5/10/15
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Today: "Clinton Cash" author Peter Schweizer joins Reliable Sources to discuss the huge media response to his book and his strategy in rolling out the controversial allegations. As the deflategate scandal puts the New England Patriots and the NFL back in the spotlight, two journalists join Reliable Sources to discuss the essential nature of investigative journalism in sports reporting. ISIS expert Michael Weiss analyzes the social media behavior of ISIS in the wake of increased security alerts in the U.S. tied to the terrorist group's use of twitter. Reliable Sources explores the line between storytelling and exploitation in the reality television program "8 Minutes," which was quietly cancelled this week following allegations that it lied to show participants.
148 5/17/15
5/17/15
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Today: Brian "Clinton Cash" author Peter Schweizer says revelations that ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos donated to the Clinton Foundation puts the newsman's hard-hitting interview with Schweizer in a different light. Stelter questions former U.S. diplomat Joseph Wilson about the challenges for a reporter in attempting to uncover the truth about covert military operations. Brian Stelter analyzes the response from both sides of the aisle to comments made by Obama this week regarding how media covers poverty.
149 5/24/15
5/23/15
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Today: Legendary CBS newsman Bob Schieffer joins Brian Stelter for an in-depth interview as he prepares to retire after the May 31 broadcast of "Face the Nation." And, what you don't know about the George Stephanopoulos Clinton Foundation story. Washington Free Beacon editor Matthew Continetti joins Brian to explain how they got the scoop. Senator Bernie Sanders has sharp words for media outlets that cover personality more than policy. Do candidates have to bash Hillary Clinton to get airtime? Also, Conservative historian Bruce Bartlett joins Brian Stelter to discuss what he calls the "self-brainwashing" of Republican voters by Fox News.
150 5/31/15
5/31/15
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Today: Two journalists get into a spirited debate over whether or not Brian Williams can come back to NBC in any capacity. Then, The GOP primary season will be crowded with candidates in the upcoming race to the While House. On the Dem side, there is a clear frontrunner. And, how does the press make editorial decisions about whom to cover? A political journalist and a well-known attorney join Brian to explore the recent charges of misconduct levied against former House Speaker Dennis Hastert and why these claims are just now coming to light.
151 6/07/15
6/7/15
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Today: Caitlyn Jenner's big reveal on Vanity Fair. The Duggar family's response to molestation allegations on Fox News. Two very different stories requiring two very different tactical public responses. Publicity experts join Reliable to break them down. And, two media experts join Reliable Sources to examine the untold story of the Brian Williams controversy -- what the future will hold for Lester Holt. Also, In anticipation of CNN's upcoming 1970s documentary series, Brian Stelter sat down with Norman Lear, the prolific television producer who created groundbreaking series in the 1970s that had a very real impact on American culture. Then, Guardian National Security Editor Spencer Ackerman joins Brian Stelter to discuss a growing trend of sources who choose to go off-the-record.
152 6/14/15
6/14/15
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Today's topics on "Reliable Sources": Debate Debate: how many candidates on stage?, Hillary Clinton ready to give interviews, Where Fox fits in Murdoch's succession plan, and Did Duggar reporting go too far?
153 6/21/15
6/21/15
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Today: Brian Stelter speaks with former MSNBC executive Dan Abrams about the repercussions of Brian Williams' new job handling breaking news on MSNBC. And, Raphael James, WCSC Charleston news anchor, tells Brian Stelter about the hardships of covering a heartbreaking local story. Then, activist Deray McKesson and Brian Stelter discuss loaded language and accusations of media bias in the coverage of the Charleston church massacre.
154 6/28/15
6/28/15
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Today: Sam Champion and his husband join Brian to talk about his coming out and the recent and past changes in gay rights and how it effects television. Then, Richard Goldstein, former editor of The Village Voice, discusses how LGBT coverage has changed in the media. And, a panel asks the question of media's influence on the gay marriage decision.
155 7/05/15
7/5/15
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This week's show topics: Alan Garten, Donald Trump's general counsel, about Trump's lawsuit against Univision and possible legal action against NBC. Interviews reporters and Donald Trump supporters at a campaign stop in Bedford, N.H. Nick Denton, founder of Gawker Media, tells Brian Stelter about the media company's legal battle with wrestler Hulk Hogan over a blog post about a sex tape. Emilio Delgado, the actor who plays "Luis" on Sesame Street, speaks about Donald Trump's racially-tinged remarks and the power of children's media.
156 7/12/15
7/12/15
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Michael Cohen, special counsel to Donald Trump, addresses news media coverage of his boss and says the candidate is "authentic." Kate Bohner, who co-wrote a book with Donald Trump, tells Brian Stelter about her experiences working with the presidential candidate. Univision anchor Maria Elena Salinas describes the Spanish language network's focus on immigration and reacts to Donald Trump's lawsuit against the network. The rise and fall of Reddit CEO Ellen Pao
157 7/19/15
7/19/15
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Today: Brian Stelter speaks with Nate Cohn of The New York Times and GOP media consultant Rick Wilson about Trump's inflammatory John McCain comments. And, Political analyst Jeff Greenfield explains why presidential candidate Donald Trump needs serious media scrutiny. Then, Should imprisoned journalist Jason Rezaian be labeled a "hostage" of Iran? Marty Baron, executive editor of The Washington Post, speaks with Brian Stelter.
158 7/26/15
7/26/15
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Sean Spicer, the Republican National Committee's chief strategist, supports 10-person debate plan and says GOP in-fighting must stop. In light of a story that divided the Gawker staff, Brian Stelter speaks with Nick Denton, founder of Gawker Media, about the future of his company. David Yepsen, former Des Moines Register columnist, and Craig Robinson, editor of TheIowaRepublican.com, examine Trump's testiness with the press.
159 8/02/15
8/2/15
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Today: Jennifer Palmieri, who wrote a scathing letter to The Times about errors in a recent story, tells Brian Stelter why she decided to speak out so forcefully. Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson decries "third grade playground tactics" in an interview with Brian Stelter. And, Andy Kroll, a staff writer for the National Journal, explains his decision to swear off Trump and why he says other journalists should do the same.
160 8/09/15
8/9/15
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Media questions of the week: Is Donald Trump Unraveling?, is Fox News the reason why? Jorge Ramos comments on the GOP debate. Guest include Carl Bernstein, Abby Huntsman, David Zurawik, and Omarosa Manigault, and Katrina Campins from the "The Apprentice"
161 8/16/15
8/16/15
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Today: Jackie Calmes, national correspondent for the New York Times, on the "healthy suspicion" of Fox News that some conservatives have. CNN correspondent Will Ripley tells Brian Stelter about going viral on the social networking site Weibo while covering the massive explosion in Tianjin. Former RNC communications director Doug Heye and NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen discuss strategies for holding Trump accountable in interviews. And, CNN hosts Michael Smerconish and Brian Stelter discuss Morton Downey, Jr.'s influence on modern ideological television and radio.
162 8/23/15
8/23/15
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Today: Writer Frank Rich on Trump's domination of press coverage over the other Republican candidates. Then, Janice Min from the Hollywood Reporter on her recent interview with Donald Trump and how seriously should we take his campaign when he appears on both Time, Rolling Stone and an entertainment magazine? And, Pulitzer Prize winning Jose Antonio Vargas on the use of the term 'anchor baby' and the topic of immigration in the current Presidential campaign.
163 8/30/15
8/30/15
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Remembering the Slain Virginia journalists with Jeff Marks General manager of WDBJ. Did the media go too far in VA shooting coverage? Jorge Ramos interviewed about showdown in Iowa between himself vs. Donald Trump. And Doris Kearns Goodwin on the presidental campaign so far.
164 9/06/15
9/6/15
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Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt discusses Donald Trump's stumbles in a recent interview and answers Trump's criticisms. Cornel West and Marc Lamont Hill respond to recent characterizations of Black Lives Matter as a "hate group" and a "murder movement." Brian Stelter and Maggie Haberman look at nontraditional candidate Bernie Sanders' traditional complaint about the press. As Stephen Colbert prepares for his CBS debut, comedian and radio host John Fugelsang talks with Brian Stelter about late-night TV's political bookings.
165 9/13/15
9/13/15
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Today: CNN anchor Jake Tapper tells Brian Stelter about how he plans to moderate Wednesday's GOP debate. Then, the famed talk show host Dick Cavett tells Brian Stelter about the symbiosis of politics and entertainment candidates run the late-night gauntlet. And Arwa Damon, CNN senior international correspondent, describes her journalistic obligation to share the stories of refugees.
166 9/21/15
9/20/15
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Today: Political columnist Ana Marie Cox and Politico chief political correspondent Glenn Thrush weigh in on press treatment of Trump, Clinton and other candidates. David Zurawik, The Baltimore Sun's TV critic, and David Folkenflik, NPR's media correspondent, analyze CNN's GOP debate and what the record viewership represents. And, when Donald Trump tries to sow doubt about President Obama's citizenship, how should media figures respond? Brian speaks to Newsmax TV host Steve Malzberg. Plus, Paul Vallely, the author of "Pope Francis: Untying the Knots," and CNN anchor Chris Cuomo look at how Pope Francis is portrayed by the American press.
167 10/04/15
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Today: Larry Lessig says he's running for president for one reason: to initiate sweeping campaign finance reform. He tells Brian Stelter why he feels the media isn't taking him seriously. And, a campaign called "No Notoriety" encourages the media to deny "fame" to mass shooters. Brian Stelter speaks with the leaders of the effort. Plus, s self-mockery now a must for presidential hopefuls? Brian Stelter speaks with Los Angeles Times assistant managing editor Christina Bellantoni.
168 10/11/15
10/11/15
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Today; A verdict and a sentence are reached for NY Times reporter Jason Rezaian but no information has been released. Is he really a 'spy' or just a political tool? Then, Trump's Special Counsel Michael Cohen talks to Brian and about how the press has been unfair to his boss. And, NY Times Executive Editor talks about the state of his paper and the future of print.
169 10/18/15
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Today: Legendary journalist Carl Bernstein discusses campaign coverage of Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump and prospective candidate Joe Biden. And, Sean Spicer, the RNC's chief strategist, discusses negotiations over CNBC's upcoming debate and a new spat between Donald Trump and Jeb Bush. He says GOP candidates should "stop litigating" the past and focus on future plans.
170 10/25/15
10/25/15
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Today: Examining the media's narrative about Clinton and Biden. Exclusive interview with Phil Donahue. Rick Santorum combats the "siloing" of the news, and Unpacking Amazon's "proxy war" with The New York Times.
171 11/01/15
11/1/15
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Today: CNN's Dylan Byers, Presidential Candidate Jim Gilmore and David Bohrman on the fiasco with CNBC's debate and today's Republican Candidates meeting to discuss the future of their national debates. And, Dan Rather on his 'darkest hour'.
172 11/08/2015
11/8/15
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Today: Coverage of Donald Trump's SNL appearance with commentary from Jay Mohr and Felix Sanchez. A discussion concerning the media's coverage of Ben Carson's past is made with CNN's Maeve Reston that leads into a review of the film, "Spotlight". Brian Stetler also interviews HBO CEO, Richard Plepler, about the future of streaming video.
173 11/22/2015
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Today: CNN's Fareed Zakaria on the need for nuanced perspective at a time of heightened fears: "we're drowning in information, while searching for wisdom." Jeff Greenfield, Michael Oreskes and Frank Sesno speak with Brian Stelter about Donald Trump's incendiary comments about 9/11 and other media controversies. And, Brian Stelter corrects misinformation about the Syrian refugees, observing that people with different views about the issue are talking past each other.
174 11/29/2015
11/29/15
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Today: Baltimore Sun media critic David Zurawik and NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik discuss judgment calls in the coverage of Planned Parenthood attack. Trump campaign spokeswoman Katrina Pierson speaks with Brian Stelter about fact-checks of Trump's claims and says "the media is against him." Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of The Nation, says media should be more aggressively call out "lies" from Donald Trump and other politicians.
175 12/06/2015
12/6/15
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Is the love-hate relationship between Donald Trump and media reaching a boiling point? Dylan Byers, Rick Wilson, McKay Coppins discuss with Brian Stelter.
176 12/13/2015
12/13/15
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Reliable Sources featuring: How Wolf Blitzer is preparing to moderate the next GOP debate. Who bought Nevada's biggest paper? It's a mystery. New York Daily News editor defends incendiary front pages. Plus Examining the media narrative about the next debate
177 12/20/2015
12/20/15
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Today: The New York Times admits "system failure" in reporting on San Bernardino attackers' social media use. Eric Deggans, Jane Hall and David Zurawik chime in.When the Las Vegas Review-Journal was sold, the buyer's identity was a mystery. Jennifer Robison, Howard Stutz and James DeHaven reveal what happened next. And, A.O. Scott, chief film critic at The New York Times, explores why "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is blasting past prior box office records.
178 12/27/2015
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Brian is joined by NPR's Senior VP of News Michael Oreskes, Cosmpolitan's Editor-In-Chief Joanna Coles and AP's Senior VP and Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll discuss the biggest stories and mistakes from the media in 2015. And, Brian interviews Virginia shooting survivor Vicki Gardner.
179 1/03/2016
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What should journalists call the armed group that has taken over a wildlife refuge in Oregon? Brian Stelter speaks with Dan Abrams, Art Roderick and Ian Kullgren. Deborah Davies, whose documentary charged that Ashley Manning received HGH shipments, defends her disputed reporting. Alex Gibney, the director of a new CNN documentary about Steve Jobs, contrasts "fanboy" coverage of Apple with thorough investigative journalism.
180 1/10/2016
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CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin & New York Times Reporter Ravi Somaiya analyze ethical & legal implications of Sean Penn's interview with El Chapo. And, Erik Wemple, S.E. Cupp and Lois Beckett analyze the NRA's media strategy, and expert mediator Kenneth Feinberg discusses the country's divide about guns. Then HLN host Nancy Grace faults the makers of "Making a Murderer" and doubts that media coverage erodes defendants' presumption of innocence.
181 1/17/2016
1/17/16
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Today: Marty Baron, the Washington Post's executive editor, and Doug Jehl, the foreign editor, tell Brian Stelter they're elated that Jason Rezaian has been freed. Then, Roxana Saberi and Maziar Bahari, who were detained in Iran, and David Rohde, who was kidnapped by the Taliban, describe their experiences after being freed. And, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chair of the Democratic National Committee, responds to criticism about the number of Democratic primary debates.
182 1/24/2016
1/24/16
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Today: Washington Post editor Marty Baron tells Brian Stelter about Jason Rezaian's release after 18 months in an Iranian prison. And, Trump campaign spokesperson Katrina Pierson and New York Times media columnist Jim Rutenberg predict what will happen at the next GOP debate. And, Former Obama senior advisor Dan Pfeiffer reacts to reports that Michael Bloomberg is considering a presidential run and discusses the tricky position his news organization is in.
183 1/31/2016
1/31/16
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Today: Dan Abrams and Jeff Greenfield analyze the unprecedented battle between GOP frontrunner Donald Trump and the GOP's favorite television channel Fox News and discusses new polls and the convoluted Iowa caucus process. Plus, Is Donald Trump driving a wedge between Fox and its fans? Dylan Byers, Marisa Guthrie and David Zurawik discuss the "divide" in conservative media.
184 2/07/2016
2/7/16
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Today: Dylan Byers, Doug Heye, Larry Sabato, and Chris Moody join Brian Stelter to analyze why the Ted Cruz campaign is misstating what CNN reported about Ben Carson. And, Famed Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer explains how viewers should interpret political polls and why polls are becoming harder and harder to conduct. As well as authors Rebecca Traister and Harry Jaffe dissecting the "roller coaster" media coverage of the Democratic presidential primary.
185 2/14/2016
2/14/16
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Today: Jeffrey Toobin, Floyd Abrams and Steven Brill comment on the varying reactions to the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Abrams calls the partisan divide "depressing." Former "Face the Nation" moderator Bob Schieffer says the partisan divide is "wider than ever." He also analyzes how false news reports impede the public's understanding of politics. Then, David Zurawik, media critic for The Baltimore Sun, says Joe Scarborough is "in the tank" for Donald Trump and calls it "inappropriate." Zurawik also calls Trump's use of social media "brilliant."
186 2/21/2016
2/21/16
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Today: Republican frontrunner Donald Trump speaks about Ted Cruz, Obamacare, and how the Republican establishment treats him. Hillary Clinton speaks exclusively to Jake Tapper after narrowly defeating Bernie Sanders in Nevada. Sen. Marco Rubio scored a narrow second place finish in South Carolina. He'll discuss his strategy going into Super Tuesday and debunked Romney endorsement rumors. Sen. Ted Cruz told Jake Tapper that "the only campaign that can beat Donald Trump, and that has beaten Donald Trump, is our campaign.
187 2/28/2016
2/28/16
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Today: Are media outlets unduly encouraging the current war of words between Republican candidates for president? Kathleen Parker, M.Z. Hemingway and Jim Warren assess the situation. And, Rolling Stone contributing editor Matt Taibbi says Donald Trump has turned the election into a high-rated "television show" with Trump as the star. As well as, Liberal TV host Ed Schultz and David Brock, the founder of a pro-Clinton Super PAC, trade barbs about the state of the Democratic race.
188 3/06/2016
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Today: Don Lemon, David Gregory, and Mark Preston join Brian Stelter to discuss how toxic water has affected Flint and how it will shape Sunday night's debate. And, Rebecca Berg and Alex Marlow discuss the recent altercation between a Time magazine photographer and a Secret Service officer at a Trump rally. Then, Poynter media ethicist Kelly McBride and the Washington Post media reporter Paul Farhi dissect the controversy over Trump's off the record meeting with The New York Times.
189 3/13/2016
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CNN political commentator Carl Bernstein says he believes Donald Trump is a "neo-fascist" and urges the press to examine the "desire for a strongman." Douglas Brinkley, MZ Hemingway and Steven Brill join the conversation. Henry Gomez of the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Adam Smith of the Tampa Bay Times describe high stakes campaign rallies, "wall-to-wall TV ads," and local polls that are "all over the place." Heba Said, a Muslim American journalist, sees a "very steep lack of diversity" in broadcast journalism. "We're not seeing how diverse this country is," she says. How foreign reporters are covering 'crazy' election.
190 3/20/2016
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Today; Jorge Ramos on his infamous spat with Donald Trump and whether or not he will ever get a proper interview with the Republican frontrunner. And, Brian takes at looks people's brains while watching a GOP debate. Is your brain 'On Trump"? Plus Nina Totenberg on her big interview with President Obama. And, guests Jeff Greenfield, Kayleigh McEnany, David Zurawik and Amy Goodman.
191 3/27/2016
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A special addition of Reliable Sources. This week's show focuses on why so many journalists missed on the Donald Trump phenomenon. Brian is joined by a panel of political pundits and journalists: Will Bunch from the Philadelphia Daily News, Scottie Nell Hughes, The Atlantic's Molly Ball and The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel. Plus, Time's Nancy Gibbs and the Daily Beast's John Avlon.
192 4/03/2016
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Today: Errol Louis and Matthew Dowd analyze the "debate over debates" and say the campaigns are likely to settle on a date before the New York primary. And, the television legends decry phoned-in interviews, praise follow-up questions and say the election "circus" reminds them of an episode of "Maury." Plus, Trump's media mastery started in the 1980s, when he was a "tabloid dream," former Daily News reporter and People magazine editor Larry Hackett says.
193 4/10/2016
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Reliable Sources stories for today are: Trump's new Sunday show strategy:silence. Why the Democrats' next debate will be different. Megyn Kelly thinking about leaving Fox?. Margaret Sullivan's legacy as NYT public editor.
194 4/17/2016
4/17/16
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Today: Is Rupert Murdoch warming up to Trump? Is Megyn Kelly going to score an interview with the candidate? Expert analysis from Jane Hall, Frank Sesno and Michael Oreskes. And, Former Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields speaks out about her altercation with Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and says the prosecutor in the case was "very unprofessional." Plus, Former "PBS NewsHour" anchor and debate moderator Jim Lehrer shares his impressions of this election season.
195 4/24/2016
4/24/16
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Today: Ana Marie Cox says Trump has given the press a new "plot point to discuss." Carl Bernstein and MZ Hemingway say the press should be skeptical about a "toned down Trump." And, Brian Stelter speaks with columnists David Zurawik of the Baltimore Sun and Salena Zito of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review about Tuesday's Mid-Atlantic primaries. Plus, Janice Min and Brian Stelter discuss how newsrooms reacted when TMZ reported that Prince had died. And Ana Marie Cox takes stock of his musical legacy.
196 5/01/2016
5/1/16
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Today's guests: Former Obama speechwriter David Litt, Bob Garfield, and Julia Loffe.
197 5/08/2016
5/8/16
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Now that Trump is the presumptive Republican candidate how will the party support him, or will they? Brian is joined by a panel and guests to discuss.
198 5/15/2016
5/15/16
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Today: Are news outlets responsible for the "reality show" feel of Donald Trump's campaign? Brian Lowry, Dylan Byers and Jeff Greenfield analyze the coverage. And, Poynter's Kelly McBride says Facebook is at a "turning point" in its relationship with the news business. And The Federalist's MZ Hemingway puts recent claims of anti-conservative bias in context. Also, does saturation coverage of the many Trump-related storylines mean he's "winning" the so-called news cycle, or not? Jeff Greenfield, Brian Lowry and Dylan Byers discuss.
199 5/22/2016
5/22/16
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Today: Political Analyst John Avlon talks about blaming the media for the political polarization. He and Brian are joined by Jane Hall and Commentator Carl Bernstein. And, the Executive Editor or The Washington Post Marty Baron discusses the recent war of words the paper is having with Donald Trump. Plus, remembering Morley Safer.
200 5/29/2016
5/29/16
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Today's topics: Rush Lkimbaugh's future, Gawker's court case, and what's media role in knocking down conspiracy theories.
201 6/05/2016
6/5/16
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Today's program includes. Hillary Clinton's press strategy for taking on Trump. Michael Wolff on how Donald Trump will "Rule by media". Elizabeth Harrington and David Zurawik on decptive editing, and Muhammad Ali's media mastery.
202 6/19/2016
6/19/16
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Today's Topics: Carl Bernstein, John Avlon and Dana Milbank have harsh words for Donald Trump and the campaign's decision to deny press credentials. Irshad Manji and Carl Bernstein discuss the need for Muslim Americans to be fully incorporated in both news coverage and entertainment programming. Hope Hicks is the Trump campaign's sole press staffer. Olivia Nuzzi shares what she learned while profiling Hicks for GQ magazine.
203 06/26/2016
6/25/16
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Controversy over CNN's hiring of Corey Lewandowski. How the Democratic sit-in was live-streamed. NYT CEO discusses Trump's treatment of media. Is fact-checking hopeful or hopeless? and Did U.S. media fail to see Brexit coming?
204 7/03/2016
7/3/16
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Today's topics: Clinton or Trump -- who's harder to cover?, Green Party getting short shrift from media?, The swaying -- and staying -- power of Millennials and Media and Interviews with Seacrest, Coles, Thompson at Cannes Lions festival.
205 7/10/2016
7/10/16
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David Zurawik, Jamia Wilson and Tomi Lahren debate the uses of social media and the ethics of free speech in the aftermath of this week's violence. Elon James White of TWIBNation tell Brian Stelter that conversations about race should extend past "murder videos" aired on TV and into a larger political discourse.
206 7/17/2016
7/17/16
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Today's Topics: The police Shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
207 7/24/2016
7/24/16
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Today's guests include: Gabriel Sherman, National Affairs Editor, New York Magazine, Dylan Byers CNN Senior Reporter for Media and Politics, and Bill Carter CNN Media Analyst discuss Roger Ailes. Carl Bernstein discusses RNC convention.
208 7/31/2016
7/31/16
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Today's Guests: Jason Miller, Senior Communications advisor for the Trump campaign. Kim Ghattas, Margaret Sullivan and David Zurawik on fact-checking, false equivalencies and gut feeling about candidates in this year's elections.And, Julian Assange responds to Hillary Clinton.
209 8/07/2016
8/7/16
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Today's guests: Scottie Nell Hughes, John Phillips, Amy Kremer, Kristin Tate, Michael Wolff and Dan Abrams.
210 8/14/2016
8/14/16
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Today's guests: Jason Miller Senior Communications Advisor, Trump Campaign. John Huey, Former editor in chief, Time Inc. Jennifer Pozner, Steve Malzberg on Trump Vs. The Media.
211 8/21/2016
8/21/16
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How accessible is Hillary Clinton to journalists? Tamara Keith, who covers the Clinton campaign for NPR, talks with Brian Stelter about the candidate's decision not to hold a full fledged news conference so far this year. Rigged polls? Hidden support for Trump? Slanted samples of voters? 538 founder Nate Silver cuts through the noise and explains how to interpret polling data. Kurt Bardella and Ken Stern discuss web site Breitbart.
212 8/28/2016
8/28/16
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MTV's Jamil Smith , Scottie Nell Hughes and J.D. Vance join the conversation about media coverage of race. Recent tweets by the AP were "clumsy" and "sloppy," the news agency's top editor Kathleen Carroll says, but she defends its much-scrutinized Clinton Foundation story. Stuart Stevens, Mitt Romney's top strategist in 2012, discusses why Trump is seeking "friendly" Fox News interviewers while Clinton is keeping her media interactions to a minimum.
213 9/04/2016
9/4/16
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Today's guests: CBS News political contributor Mark Leibovich, Former news anchor Soledad O'Brien, and Chairman and editor-in-chief The Slate Group Jacob Weisberg. Glenn Beck Founder, TheBlaze discusses challenges of conservative media fractures over Donald Trump.
214 9/11/2016
9/11/16
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Today's Guests: David Zurawik, Tara Setmayer, and Katrina vanden Heuvel discus the media. Aaron Brown on What was it like to anchor on 9/11.
215 9/18/2016
9/18/16
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Today's guests: Jeremy Diamond, Gov. Gary Johnson, Lynn Sweet, S.E. Cupp, David Farenthold, Errol Louis, and Carl Bernstein,
216 9/25/2016
9/25/16
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Today's guests: Jim Hehrer, Ann Compton discuss the upcoming Presidential debate. Janet Brown Executive director of Commission on Presidential Debates. Brian Fallon Press Secretary for Hillary Clinton. Brian interviews Seth Myers host of NBC's "Late NIght".
217 10/2/2016
10/2/16
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Today' guests: Susanne Craig from The New York Times. Margie Omero, and Kristen Soltis Anderson from "The Pollsters" discuss how polls are being used and abused. Fred Hiatt Editorial Page Editor from The Washington Post.
218 10/9/2016
10/9/16
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Hilary Rosen, Kayleigh, Angels Rye, and Matt Lewis discuss the vulgar, personal nature of the campaign ahead of the second Presidential debate. Carole Simpson, Douglas Brinkley and Jeff Greenfield dissect the fallout from the lewd tape of Trump talking about women. Garance Burke from the APs "Apprentice" investigation.
219 10/16/2016
10/16/16
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Today's guests: Donald Trump biographers Brad Thomas, Timothy O'Brien, and Michael D'Antonio. Margaret Sullivan Media columnist for the Washington Post, and Glenn Greenwald discusses wikileaks.
220 10/23/2016
10/23/16
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Today's guests: Sean Spicer, Dan Rather, Jane Hall, Mollie Hemingway, and Matthew Dowd.
221 10/30/2016
10/30/16
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Today's guests: Matt Lewis, Hilary Rosen, Rich Noyes, Jennifer Rubin, Peter Daou, David Brock, and Daniel Dale
222 11/06/2016
11/6/16
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David Zurawik and Dylan Byers discuss how this election year change journalism. Ari Berman on how should news outlets handle "rigged election" claims.
223 11/20/2016
11/20/16
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Today's gusets: Charles M Blow, Salena Zito, and Ben Shapiro. Ken Kurson Editor, New York Observer.
224 11/27/2016
11/27/16
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Today's guests: Walter Isaacson, Ezra Klein and Charles Cook discuss how the new media should cover hate and harassment. AP's new top editor Sally Buzbee. Katrina vanden Heuvel, and Richard Tofel discuss non-profit new organizations getting a "Trump bump" and Trump biographers Tim O'Brien and Micael D'Atonio.
225 12/4/2016
12/4/16
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Today's guests: Frank Sesno, Salena Zito, John Huey, Van Jones, Amy Goodman, and David Zurawik.
226 12/11/2016
12/11/16
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oday's guests: David Sanger, Julia Loffe, Liz Wahl, Carl Bernstein, Jeffrey Lord, Kelly McBride, Jill Abramson and Sean Spicer.
227 12/18/2016
12/18/16
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Trump's false claims about the murder rate illustrate how he strays from the facts. Jane Hall, Jeffrey Toobin and Angie Drobnic Holan discuss how journalists should approach the Trump challenge.
228 12/25/2016
12/25/16
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Today's show focuses on the legacy of the Obama Presidency: press secretary Josh Earnest's advice for his successor Sean Spicer, Obama's rocky relationship with Fox News, Presidential chats on late night TV and YouTube and Obama, the news media, and race relations.
229 1/1/2017
1/1/17
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Kathleen Carroll, Carolyn Ryan and Michael Oreskes discuss the future of Media. Brian Stelter interviews parents of missing journalist Austin Tice.
230 1/8/2017
1/8/17
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Today's guests: David Sanger, Glenn Greenwald, Merrill Brown, Kayleigh McEnany, and Kristen Soltis Anderson.
231 1/15/2017
1/15/17
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Today's guests: Ben Smith, Jeffrey Goldberg, Mollie Hemingway, Margaret Sullivan, and David Zurawik.
232 1/22/2017
1/22/17
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Today's guests: Karen Tumulty, Jeff Mason, Frank Sesno, Michael Oreskes, Martha Kumar, and Lynn Sweet
233 1/29/2017
1/29/17
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Today's guests: Stephen J. Adler, Brooke Gladstone, Lydia Polgreen, Joel Pollak, Mahir Zeynalov, Matthew Garrahan, and Alexey Kovalev.
234 2/5/2017
2/5/17
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Today's guests: Tara Dowdell, Errol Louis, Carolyn Ryan, Michael Wolff, and Evan McMulliin
235 2/12/2017
2/12/17
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Today's guests: Dan Pfeiffer, Sarah Westwood, James Bennet, Andrew Sullivan, Chris Ruddy, and Matthew Garrahan.
236 2/20/2017
2/19/17
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Today's guests: Carl Bernstein, Jeff Greenfield, Salena Zito, Jay Caruso, Glenn Thrush, Dana Priest, and Glenn Greenwald.
237 2/26/2017
2/26/17
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Today’s guests: Tara Palmeri, Bret Stephens, Amy Kermer, Will Bunch, Dean Baquet, George Lakoff, and Kevin Riley.
238 3/5/2017
3/5/17
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Today's guests: Bill Plante, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Mollie Hemingway, Charles Blow, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Jason Miller, Kaitlan Collins, and Sabrina Siddiqui.
239 3/12/2017
3/12/17
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Today' guests: Lynn Sweet, David Zurawik, Stephen J. Adler, Kim Ghattas, Moira Whelan, Jeffrey Toobin, and Michelle Ciulla Lipkin
240 3/19/2017
3/19/17
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Today's guests: David Folkenflik, Lydia Polgreen, Ken Kurson, Larry Johnson, Bret Stephens, Paula Kerger.
241 3/26/2017
3/26/17
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Today's guests: Carl Bernstein, April Ryan, John Phillips, Dylan Byers, Nancy Gibbs, and Jon Lovett
242 4/2/2017
4/2/17
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Today's guests: Emily Steel, Michael Schmidt, Matthew Garrahan, Lisa Bloom, Matthew Continetti, Charles Blow, Tina Brown, and Angie Drobnic Holan.
243 4/9/2017
4/9/17
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Today's guests: Lara Setrakian, Jeremy Scahill, Lisa Bloom, David Folkenflik, Emily Steel, Jane Hall, David Zurawik, and Michael Wolff,
244 4/16/2017
4/16/17
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Today's guests: Stephen J. Adler, Lydia Polgreen, Michael Oreskes, Jennifer Psaki, Dan Rather and Chris Arnade.
245 4/23/2017
4/23/17
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Today's guests: Emily Steel, Sarah Ellison, Jamia Wilson, Alisyn Camerota, Laura Coates, David Zurawik, Kaitlan Collins, Glenn Thrush, and April Ryan.
246 4/30/2017
4/30/17
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Today's guests: Carl Bernstein, Tara Palmeri, Lynn Sweet, Jason Miller, Dean Baquet, Dylan Byers, and Erik Wemple.
247 5/7/2017
5/7/17
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Today's guests: Joe Flint, Douglas Wigdor, Lisa Bloom, David Zurawik, David Folkenflik and Jonathan Cohn.
248 5/14/2017
5/14/17
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Today's guests: Jeffrey Toobin, Carl Bernstein, Michael Scherer, Olivia Nuzzi, David Frum, Bruce Bartlett, John Farrell and David Zurawik.
249 5/21/2017
5/21/17
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Today's guest host John Berman talks to Political Contributor Bob Schieffer, The Weekly Standard's Editor at Large Bill Kristol, New York Post and The Washington Examiner Columnist Salena Zito, The Washington Post National Editor Scott Wilson, The Baltimore Sun media critic David Zurawik and author Nicole Hemmer.
250 5/28/2017
5/28/17
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Today's guests: Michael Oreskes, April Ryan, Tara Palmeri, Indira Lakshmanan, Erik Wmple, and Jane Hall.
251 6/4/2017
6/4/17
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On today's show Brian talks with Sr. International Corr. Clarissa Ward, Political Analyst Carl Bernstein, Media Critic at The Baltimore Sun David Zurawik, Chief Political Columnist John Gizzi, Washington Corr. for New York Magazine Olivia Nuzzi, and Frm. White House Corr. for Spunik Andrew Feinberg
252 6/11/2017
6/11/17
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Today's guests: Jeff Greenfield, Matt Lewis, Clara Jeffrey, Adam Goldman, Tim O'Brien, and Andy Borowitz.
253 6/18/2017
6/18/17
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Today's guests: Matt Schlapp, Kaitlan Collis, Alex Conant, Steve Deace, Sally Kohn, Mo Ryan, Charlie Warzel, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, and Olver Stone.
254 6/25/2017
6/25/17
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Today's guests: American Urban Radio Networks White House Correspondent April Ryan, Author "The Truth About Trump" Michael D'Antonio, Washington Examiner Senior Political Correspondent David Drucker, Former Host of "Donahue" Phil Donahue, Vox Senior Policy Corespondent Sarah Kliff, and Author of "The Man Without A Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin" Masha Gessen.
255 7/02/2017
7/2/17
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Today's guests: Carl Bernstein, Olivia Nuzzi, Ben Ferguson, David Zurawik, and Kelly McBride.
256 7/09/2017
7/9/17
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Today's guests: John Avlon, Lynn Sweet, John Gizzi, Rep. Eric Swalwell, Ben Jacobs, Kirsten Powers, Robert Leonard, and Kyle Pope.
257 7/16/2017
7/16/17
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Today's guests: Carl Bernstein, Leonard Downie, Jeff Mason, Ken Kurson, Tara Palmeri.
258 7/23/2017
7/23/17
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Today's guests: Kellyanne Conway, Tara Palmeri, Scott Jennings, Don Baer, Dan Pfeiffer.
259 7/30/2017
7/30/17
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Today's guests: April Ryan, Richard Wolffe, Douglas Brinkley, John Phillips, Jennifer Rubin, David Zurawik, Lt. General Mark Hertling, and Alisyn Camerota.
260 8/06/2017
8/6/17
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Today's guests: Jeff Greenfield, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Dick Tofel, Trevor Timm, Matt Schlapp, Margaret Talev, and Oliver Darcy.
261 8/13/2017
8/13/17
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Today's guest:Larry Sabato, David Folkenflik, Kaitlan Collins, Will Ripley, Rear Admiral John Kirby, Ann Compton, Angie Drobnic Holan and Glenn Kessler
262 8/20/2017
8/20/17
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Today's guests: Carl Bernstein, Alice Stewart, Douglas Brinkley, Jonathan Lemire, Joshua Green, Nikole Hannah Jones, and Tanzina Vega.
263 8/28/2017
8/27/17
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Today's guests: Vernon Loeb Managing Editor, Houston Chronicle, Joanne Lipman USA today Editor in Chief, Lydia Polgreen HuffPost Editor in Chief, Jeff Greenfield, Former Breitbart News Spokesperson Kurt Bardell, and The Baltimore Sun Media Critic David Zurawik.
264 9/04/2017
9/3/17
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Today's guests: Will Ripley, Sarah Westwood, Errol Louis, Alice Stewart, Will Bunch, Harry Shearer, Clyde Haberman, and Maggie Haberman.
265 9/17/2017
9/17/17
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Today's guests: Christine Brennan, Britt McHenry, Wesley Lowery, Nancy Gibbs, Michael Oreskes, Spencer Ackerman, and Amy Chozick.
266 9/24/2017
9/24/17
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Today's guests: Coy WIre, Christine Brennan, Donte Stallworth, Bill Carter, Sarah Kliff, Sen. Mark Warner, and Carl Bernstein.
267 10/01/2017
10/1/17
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Today's guests: Leyla Santiago, Tara Palmeri, Edwin Melendez, Bethany Mandel, Seth Mandel, Wesley Lowery, Jason Gay, Dylan Byers, Julia Angwin and Steve Warren.
268 10/08/2017
10/8/17
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Today's guests: April Ryan, Brian Karem, Joanne Lipman, Charlie Sykes, and Marty Baron.
269 10/15/2017
10/15/17
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Today's guests: Janice Min, Jessica Rosenworcel, Tom Wheeler, Michael Copps, Bob Schieffer, Trevor Timm, Jennifer Rubin, and Jodi Kantor.
270 10/22/2017
10/22/17
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Today's guests: Rear Admiral John Kirby (Ret.), Brian Karem, Olivia Nuzzi, Noah Rothman, Emily Steel, David Zurawik, and Gretchen Carlson.
271 10/29/2017
10/28/17
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Today's guests: Shimon Prokupecz, Carl Bernstein, Jake Sherman, Bruce Bartlett, Oliver Darcy, Jessica Valenti, Manu Raju, Jeff Fager.
272 11/05/2017
11/5/17
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Today's guests: Kellyanne Conway, Errol Louis, Eliana Johnson, David Folkenflik, Indira Lakshmanan, and Ronan Farrow.
273 11/12/2017
11/12/17
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Today's guests: Josh Moon, Jeff Greenfield, Bethany Mandel, David Zurawik, John Avlon, and Chris Hurst.
274 11/19/2017
11/19/17
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today's guests:Anna Claire Vollers, Elaina Plott, Marc Fisher, Michelle Ciulla Lipkin, Bill Carter, Angelo Carusone, Jacquelyn Martin, and Anthony Atamanuik.
275 11/26/2017
11/26/17
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Today's guests: Olivia Nuzzi, John Avlon, David Zurawik, Joanne Lipman, David Gelles, and Claire Wardle.
276 12/03/2017
12/3/17
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Today's guests: Jeff Greenfield, Oliver Darcy, April Ryan, Brian Karem, Marisa Guthrie, Sarah Ellison, and Hadas Gold.
277 12/10/2017
12/11/17
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Today's guests: Kyle Whitmire, Dale Jackson, Elaina Plott, Carl Bernstein, David Frum, Sen. Ben Cardin, and David Axelrod.
278 12/17/2017
12/16/17
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Today's guests: Kurt Bardella, David Folkenflik, Hadas Gold, Richard Greenfield, Amy Chozick, Tamara Holder, Eduardo Beckett, and Courtney Radsch.
279 12/24/2017
12/24/17
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Today's guests: Sally Buzbee, Joanne Lipman, John Avlon, S.E. Cupp, Angie Holan
280 12/31/2017
12/31/17
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Today's Guests are - Joanne Lipman - USA Today, Sally Buzbee, John Avlon - CNN Contributor, Jeffrey Toobin, Rebecca Traister - Writer, Sarah Lacy - Founder
281 01/07/2018
1/7/18
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Today's guests: Carl Bernstein CNN Political Analyst, Indira Lakshmanan Chair Journalism Ethics Poynter, Brian Karem CNN Political Analyst, Michelle Cottle Contributing Editor The Atlantic, and Karoun Demirjian Reporter The Washington Post.
282 01/14/2018
1/14/18
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Today's guests: Van Jones CNN Commentator, David Zurawik Media Critic, Norman Pearlstine Time Magazine, Steven Brill Brill Journalism Enterprises, Lynn Sweet Columnist Chicago Sun-Times, and Stephen Adler Editor in Chief of Reuters.
283 01/21/2018
1/21/18
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Today's guests: Political Analyst Jeff Greenfield, Professor Douglas Brinkley, Author Charlotte Alter, Washington Correspondent Olivia Nuzzi, President of the Center for America Neera Tanden, White House correspondent April Ryan and John Gizzi.
284 01/28/2018
1/28/18
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Today's guests: Noah Rothman Associate Editor Commentary Magazine, Carl Bernstein CNN Political Analyst, Jackie Calmes White House editor The Los Angeles Times, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D) California, Van Jones CNN Political Commentator, Amy Goodman H ost Democracy Now!.
285 02/04/2018
2/4/18
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Today's guests: David Zurawik, Media Critic The Baltimore Sun, Hadas Gold CNN Politics, Media and Business, Michael Isikoff Chief Investigative Correspondent Yahoo News, Christopher Ruddy CEO Newsmax Media, Margaret Sullivan Wahington Post media columnist, Julian Zeliezer Professor of History and Public Affairs Princeton University.
286 02/11/2018
2/11/18
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Today's Guests: Olivia Nuzzi - Washington Correspondent, April Ryan - White House Correspondent, Lynn Sweet - Columnist & Washington Bureau Chief, Bethany Mandel - Conservative Columnist, The Forward, Oliver Darcy - Senior Media Reporter, Hadas Gold - CNN Media, Politics, & Business Reporter, Ken Doctor - Media Analyst & Founder, Newsonomics.
287 02/19/2018
2/18/18
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Today's guests: David Gergen Senior Political Analyst, Dan Pfeiffer Political Commentator, Samantha Vinograd National Security analyst, Karen Tumulty Opinion Columnist The Washington Post, Lachlan Markay The Daily Beast reporter, David Zurawik Media Critic The Baltimore Sun, Ronan Contributing Writer for The New Yorker.
288 02/25/2018
2/25/18
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Today's Guests:

Doug Heye - Political Commentator
Sarah Westwood - White House Correspondent
Dan Rather - Anchor, The Young Turks Network
David Hogg - Organizer, 'March for Our Lives'
Glenn Beck - Founder, The Blaze
Lulu Ramadan - Breaking News Reporter, The Palm Beach Post
John Avlon - Political Analyst
289 03/04/2018
3/4/18
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Today's guests: Jeff Greenfield Political Analyst, Josh Dawsey White House Reporter Washington Post, Olivia Nuzzi Washington Correspondent New York Magazine, Jordan Klepper Host "The Opposition" on Comedy Central, Natasha Bertrand Staff writer The Atlantic, and Steve Brill Founder Court TV and The American Lawyer.
290 03/11/2018
3/11/18
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Today's guests: Selena Zito Nation Political Reporter The Washington Examiner, April Ryan White House Correspondent American Urban Radio Networks, John Avlon Editor-in -Chief The Daily Beast, David Zurawik Media Critic The Baltimore Sun, Michael Rothfeld Reporter The Wall Street Journal, and Jessica Bennett Gender editor and writer The New York TImes.
291 03/18/2018
3/18/18
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Today's Guests:
Jeff Greenfield - Political Analyst
Alicia Menedez - Former Anchor, Fusion
Carl Bernstein - Political Analyst
Ben Shapiro - Editor in Chief, The Daily Wire
Brennan Gilmore - Suing Infowars
Andrew Mendrala - Supervising Attorney for B. Gilmore
292 03/26/2018
3/25/18
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Today's Guests:
Sarah Westwood - White House Correspondent
David Zurawik - Media Critic, The Baltimore Sun
Olivia Nuzzi - Washington Correspondent, New York Magazine
Eric Bolling Former Fox News Host
Lois Beckett - Sr. Reporter, The Guardian U.S.
Rebecca Schneid - Co-Editor in Chief, The Eagle Eye
293 04/01/2018
4/1/18
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Today's Guests:
Michael Isikoff - Chief Investigative Correspondent, Yahoo News
Jill Colvin - White House Reporter
David Zurawik - Media Critic, The Baltimore Sun
Anthony Atamanuik - Host, The President Show
Josh Campbell - Former FBI Supervisory Special Agent
294 04/08/2018
4/8/18
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Today's Guests:
Olivia Nuzzi - Washington Correspondent
Jeff Greenfield - Political Analyst
Dean Banquet - Executive Editor, NY Times
Jonathan Beaton - Former reporter at Sinclair station
Erick Ericsson - Founder and editor, The Resurgent
Marc Fisher - Sr. Editor, Washington Post
295 04/16/2018
4/15/18
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Today's Guests:

Sabrina Siddiqui - Political Reporter, The Guardian
Patrick Healy - Politcal Analyst
David Gergen - Sr. Political Analyst
Alan Dershowitz - Professor Emeritus, Harvard Law School
Jennifer Palmier - Author, Dear Madam President
Bruce Bartlett - Author, The Truth Matters
296 04/22/2018
4/22/18
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Today's Guests:

David Remnick - Editor, The New Yorker
Michael Avenatti - Stormy Daniels' Lawyer
John Avlon - Editor in Chief, The Daily Beast
Sarah Ellison - Staff Writer, The Washington Post
Edward Felsenthal - Editor in Chief, Time Magazine
Michael Hancok - Mayor of Denver, Colorado
297 04/29/2018
4/29/18
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Today's guests: Margaret Talev President of White House Correspondents' Association, Eliana Johnson Politico White House Correspondent, Molly Ball TIME National Political Correspondent,, Josh Dawsey The Washigton Post White House Reporter, Anthony Scaramucci Former White House Communications Director, David Zurawik The Baltimore Sun Media Critic, and Sanjay Gupta CNN Chief Medical Correspondent.
298 05/06/2018
5/6/18
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Today's Guests:
Carl Bernstein - CNN Political Analyst
Amanda Carpenter - CNN Political Commentator
Jon Meecham - Author
David Cay Johnston - Founder, DCReport.org
Mike Caputo - Former Sr. Adviser to Trump Campaign
Kyle Godfrey Ryan - Charlie Rose Accuser
Mujib Mashal - Sr. Correspondent in Afghanistan
299 05/13/2018
5/13/18
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Today's guests: Christiane Amanpour CNN Chief International Correspondent, April Ryan White House Correspondent, Frank Sesno Director of the School of Media Public Affairs GWU, Trevor Noah Host "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah", Jason Rezaian Global Opinions Writer The Washington Post, Nick Kristof Op-Ed Columnist "The New York Times".
300 05/21/2018
5/20/18
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Today's Guests: Kellyanne Conway Counselor to President Trump, John Avlon Editor-in-Chief "The Daily Beast", Sabrina Siddiqui Political Reporter The Guardian, Max Boot Global Affairs Analyst, Dave Cullen Author "Columbine", and Josh Dawsey White House Reporter The Washington Post.
301 05/27/2018
5/27/18
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Today's Guests:
Joan Walsh - National Affairs Correspondent
Daniel Dale - Toronto Star Washington Bureau Chief
Sarah Westwood - White House Reporter
Rebecca Leber - Environmental politics & policy reporter
Rep. Dan Kildee - (D) Michigan
Donte Stallworth - Former NFL Wide Receiver
Jim Rutenberg - Columnist, The New York Times
Carl Bernstein - Politcal Analyst
302 06/03/2018
6/3/18
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Today's guests: Lynn Sweet Washington Bureau Chief Chicago Sun-TImes, Matt Lewis CNN Political Commentator, Mary Katharine Ham Senior Writer The Federalist, David Zurawik Media Critic The Baltimore Sun, Maria Cardona CNN Political Commentator, Frank Rich Executive Producer "Succession", and Julia Ioffe Contributing writer The Atlantic
303 06/10/2018
6/10/18
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Today's guest:
Indira Lakshmanan - Journalism Ethics Chair, Poynter
Steve Brill - Author, "Tailspin"
David Frum - Senior Editor, The Atlantic
Ben Smith - Buzzfeed
Jason Rezaian - The Washington Post
304 06/17/2018
6/17/18
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TODAY'S GUESTS
OLIVIA NUZZI - WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT
BRIAN KAREM - WHITE HOUSE REPORTER
DOUG HEYE - WALL ST. JOURNAL
ROB REINER - FILMMAKER
REEVES WIEDEMAN - EDITOR, NY MAGAZINE
305 06/24/2018
6/24/18
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Today's Guests:
George Takei - Actor
Nicole Carroll - USA Today
Sarah Ellison - The Washington Post
Norman Pearlstine - LA Times
Edward Felsenthal - Time Magazine
Glenn Beck - The Blaze
306 07/01/2018
7/1/18
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Today's guests: Rachael Pacella Report "Capital Gazette", Phil Davis Reporter "Capital Gazette", Joshua McKerrow Photojournalist "Capital Gazette", David Zurawik Media Critic "The Baltimore Sun", Jim Acosta CNN Chief White House Correspondent, and Marty Baron Executive editor "The Washington Post".
307 07/08/2018
7/8/18
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Today's guests: Matt Rivers CNN International Correspondent, David McKenzie CNN International Correspondent, Nina Totenberg NPR, Lomi Kriel Immigration reporter "Houston Chronicle", Neena Satija Investigative reporter "Texas Tribune", Rafael Carranza Border reporter "Arizona Republic", and Ezra Klein Editor-at-large "VOX".
308 07/15/2018
7/15/18
Season-only
Today's guests: Carl Bernstein Political Analyst, Samantha Vinograd Senior National Security Analyst, Jonathan Chait Writer "New York" Magazine, Tony Schwartz Co-author "Trump: The Art of the Deal", MIchelle Goldberg Op-ed columnist "The New York Times", Cenk Uygur Host "The Young Turks", and Oliver Darcy CNN Senior media reporter.
309 07/22/2018
7/22/18
Season-only
Today's Guests: Max Boot - Global Affairs Analyst, Karen Tumulty - The Washington Post, Jill Dougherty - Former Moscow Bureau Chief, Olivia Nuzzi - Washington Correspondent, David Zurawik - The Baltimore Sun, Maggie Habermas - White House Correspondent, Chris Ruddy - CEO Newsmax.
310 07/29/2018
7/29/18
Season-only
Today's guests: Ronan Farrow "The New Yorker" Magazine Contributing Writer, Katie Rogers White House correspondent "The New York Times", Olivier Knox Chief Washington Correspondent SiriusXM, S.E. Cupp Columnist New York Daily News, Carl Bernstein CNN Political Analyst, and Jessica Rosenworcel FCC Commissioner.
311 08/05/2018
8/5/18
Season-only
Today's Guests: Anthony Scaramucci - Former WH Director of Communications Joe Lockhart - Political Commentator Margaret Talev - Political Analyst Susan Glasser Staff Writer, The New Yorker David Leonhardt - Columnist - The New York Times
312 08/12/2018
8/12/18
Season-only
Today's guests: Newmark Chair in Journalism Ethics Indira Lakshmanan, White House Correspondent April Ryan, Jeff Greenfield Political analyst, New York City mayor Bill De Blasio, and Hadas Gold CNN reporter.
313 08/19/2018
8/19/18
Season-only
Today's Guests: Susan Glasser - Global Affairs Analyst, Sabrina Siddiqui - Political Reporter, Carlos Lozada - Nonfiction Book Critic, Lt. Col. Ralph Peters - Ret. U.S. Army, Jack Dorsey - CEO, Twitter, Oliver Darcy - Sr. Media Reporter
314 08/26/2018
8/26/18
Season-only
Today's guests: Dan Rather, Frank Sesno, Nicole Carroll, Carl Bernstein, Margaret Sullivan, and David Zurawik,
315 09/02/2018
9/2/18
Season-only
Today's Guests:
April Ryan - Author
Noah Shachtman - The Daily Beast
Errol Louis - Political Commentator
Hamas Gold - Political Commentator
Oliver Darcy - Political Commentator
Matt Rivitz - Sleeping Giants
Mike Daly - he Daily Beast
316 Episode 316
9/9/18
Season-only
Today's guests: Co-author Tony Schwartz, Aurhor Bob Woodward, Political Analyst Carl Bernstein, Political Editor Patrick Healy, Staff Writer Sarah Ellison, Editor-in-chief Stephen J. Adler, Senior staff writer Michael Kruse.
317 09/16/2018
9/16/18
Season-only
Today's Guests: Bob Woodward - Author, Brendan Nyhan - Professor, Amanda Carpenter - Political Commentator, Oliver Darcy - Senior Media Reporter, Michael Avenatti - Stormy Daniels' Lawyer, Janice Min - Former Editor, The Hollywood Reporter, Glenn Kessler - The Washington Post.
318 09/23/2018
9/23/18
Season-only
Today's guests: Jill Abramson, Charles Blow, Rachel Sklar, Olivia Nuzzi, David Zurawik, and Olivier Knox.
320 10/07/2018
10/7/18
Season-only
Today's Guest:
Olivia Nuzzi - Political Commentator
Frank Sesno - Director, School of Media & Public Affairs
April Ryan - Political Commentator
Susanne Craig - Investigative Reporter, The New York Times
Karen Attiah - Editor, The Washington Post
Brian Karem - White House Reporter
321 10/14/2018
10/14/18
Season-only
Today's Guests:
Gabby Orr - White House Reporter, Politico
David Zurawik - The Baltimore Sun
Doug Heye - Political commentator
Anthony Atamanuik - Host, The President Show
Fredd Hiatt - Washington Post
Shadi Hamid - The Atlantic
Genevieve Guenther - EndClimateSilence.org
Radhika Jones - Vanity Fair
322 10/21/2018
10/21/18
Season-only
Today's Guests:
Donnie O'Sullivan - Reporter
Philip Bump - The Washington Post
Dara Lind - Podcast Host
Max Boot - The Washington Post
Karen Attiah - The Washington Post
Tim Dixon - Co-founder, More in Common
Carl Bernstein - Political Analyst
323 43401
10/28/18
Season-only
Today's Guests:Bill Kristol - The Weekly Standard, Margaret Sullivan - Washington Post, Matt Lewis - The Daily Beast,Kathleen Hall Jamieson - Director, UPenn, Oliver Darcy - Political Commentator, Julia Ioffe - GQ,Bill Carter - Media Analyst
324 11/04/2018
11/4/18
Season-only
Today's Guests:Molly Ball - TIME,Eliana Johnson - Politico, Nicole Carroll - USA Today, David Zurawik - The Baltimore Sun, Daniel Dale - Toronto Star, Marvin Kalb - Author, "Enemy of the People", Margie Omero - The Pollsters Podcast, Harry Enten - Political Commentator, Patrick Gaspard - Open Society Foundations, Penny Abernathy - UNC
325 43415
11/11/18
Season-only
Today's Guests: Sam Donaldson - Political Commentator Frank Sesno - Political Commentator Floyd Abrams - 1st Amendment Attorney April Ryan - Polical Commentator Neil Patel - The Daily Caller David Zurawik - The Baltimore Sun
326 11/18/2018
11/18/18
Season-only
Today's Guests: Carl Bernstein - Political Analyst, Ted Boutrous - CNN Attorney, Chris Ruddy - CEO, Newsmax David Little - Editor, Maria Ressa - Rappler
327 12/16/2018
12/16/18
Season-only
Today's Guests: Matt Lewis - The Daily Beast Will Bunch - Philly Inquirer Joan Walsh - Political Commentator Oliver Darcy - Politcal Commentator Edward Felsenthal - TIME
327 11/25/2018
11/25/18
Season-only
"Reliable Sources" is CNN's weekly program that examines how journalists do their jobs and how the media affect the stories they cover. Host Brian Stelter, is one of the nation's premier media critics, and each week he questions print reporters, television correspondents and Internet bloggers about how the press is covering the major stories of the week.
327 11/25/2018
11/25/18
Season-only
"Reliable Sources" is CNN's weekly program that examines how journalists do their jobs and how the media affect the stories they cover. Host Brian Stelter, is one of the nation's premier media critics, and each week he questions print reporters, television correspondents and Internet bloggers about how the press is covering the major stories of the week.
328 43143
12/2/18
Season-only
Today's Guests: Charles Bierbauer - Former CNN CorrespondentFrank Sesno - GWU Sam Donaldson - Former White House Correspondent Michael Isikoff - Author Garrett Graff - Author Julie Brown - Investigative Reporter
330 12/16/2018
12/16/18
Season-only
Today's Guests: Matt Lewis - The Daily Beast Will Bunch - Philly Inquirer Joan Walsh - Political Commentator Oliver Darcy - Politcal Commentator Edward Felsenthal - TIME
331 December 23, 2018
12/23/18
Season-only
"Reliable Sources" is CNN's weekly program that examines how journalists do their jobs and how the media affect the stories they cover. Host Brian Stelter, is one of the nation's premier media critics, and each week he questions print reporters, television correspondents and Internet bloggers about how the press is covering the major stories of the week.
332 December 30, 2018
12/30/18
Season-only
Today's Guests:Sally Buzbee - The Associated Press Matt Murray - Wall St. Journal Kathleen Caroll - The Committee to Protect Journalist David Zurawik - Media Critic
333 1/6/2019
1/6/19
Season-only
Today's Guests: Karen Finney - Political Commentator Simone Sanders - Political Commentator Connie Schultz - Comlumnist David Frum - The Atlantic Frank Bruni - NY Times.
334 January 13, 2019
1/13/19
Season-only
Today's Guests: Carl Bernstein - Political Analyst Katie Rogers - NY Times Gabby Orr - Politico Oliver Darcy - Political Analyst Indira Lakshmanan - Pulitzer Center Joanne Lipman - USA Today
335 January 20, 2019
1/20/19
Season-only
Today's Guests:Carl Bernstein - Political Analyst Ben Smith - Buzzfeed Anthony Cormier - Buzzfeed David Zurawik - Media Critic Olivia Nuzzi - Political Commentator Jeff Goldberg - The Atlantic Steve Herman - WH Bureau Chief
336 "January 27, 2019"
1/27/19
Season-only
Today's Guests: Shelby Holliday - WSJ, Oliver Darcy - Political Analyst, Jess Macintosh - Political Commentator, Laura Basset - Former Huffpost, Charlotte Alter - National Correspondent
337 02/03/2019
2/3/19
Season-only
Today's Guests: Juana Summers - The Associated Press, Howard Dean - Fmr Gov of Vermont, Jackie Kucinich - Political Analyst, Saint Chakrabarti - Chief of Staff for AOC, Kim Ross - Fmr RedState Contributor, Andrea Ruth - Fmr RedState Contributor
338 02/10/2019
2/10/19
Season-only
Today's Guests: Lachlan Markay - Reporter Mark Fisher - The Washington Post Kelly McBride - Ethicist Suzanne Nossel - Pen America Samantha Winograd - Political Commentator Juliette Kayyem - Political Commentator Jill Abrasion - Author
339 "February 17, 2019"
2/17/19
Season-only
Today's Guests: Philip Bump - The Washington Post , Caitlin Dickerson - The New York Times , Susan Hennessy - Lawfare Executive Editor , Bill Carter - Media Analyst , Kmele Foster Freethinker Media , Liz Plank - Vox , Julia Ioffe - GQ , Ben Bergquam - Frontline America , Maria Ressa - Rappler
340 2019-02-24
2/24/19
Season-only
Today's Guests: S. Mitra - Political Commentator, Charles Blow - NY Times, Jacob Weisberg - Pushkin Industries, LZ Grandson - ESPN, John McWhorter - Columbia University, S. E. Cupp - CNN Host, David Folkenflik- NPR
341 03/03/2019
3/3/19
Season-only
Today's Guests:Maggie Habermas - The New York Times, Olivia Nuzzi - Political Commentator, Jim Acosta - White House Correspondent, Bill Kristol - Political Commentator, Oliver Darcy - Political Analyst, Jennifer Rodgers - Legal Analyst, Shelby Holliday - WSJ, Adam Moss - New York Media
342 03/10/2019
3/10/19
Season-only
Today's Guests: Jane Mayer - The New Yorker, Tara Dowdell - Democratic strategist, Jeff Greenfield - Veteran Commentator, Angelo Carson - Media Matters for America, Rep. David Cicilline, Sarah Ellison - The Washington Post, Connie Schultz - Kent State University, Jonah Peretti - CEO, BuzzFeed
343 March 19,2019
3/18/19
Season-only
Today's Guests:Katie Rogers - NY Times, David Zurawik - Media Critic, Nayyera Haq - Fmr. Obama White House Director, Andy Parker - Author, Dan Rather - The Big Interview with Dan Rather
344 03/24/2019
3/24/19
Season-only
Today's Guests: Carl Bernstein - Political Commentator, Olivia Nuzzi - Political Commentator, Matt Rosenberg - National Security Analyst, Oliver Darcy - Politcal Commentator, Philip Bump - National Correspondent, Jess McIntosh - Political Commentator, Alexandria Rojas - Justice Democrats
345 03/31/2019
3/31/19
Season-only
Today's Guests:Elaina Plott - Political Commentator Jane Coaston - Vox Alice Stewart - Political Commentator Susan Glasser - Political Commentator Barbara Starr - Political Commentator Taylor Lorenz - The Atlantic
346 04/07/2019
4/7/19
Season-only
Today's Guests: David Axelrod - Political Commentator David Zurawik - Baltimore Sun Katie Rogers - NY Times Katie Gluck - McClatchy Joseph Azam - News Corp. Laura Basset - Political Commentator
347 "April 14, 2019"
4/14/19
Season-only
"Today's Guests: Waleed Shahid - Justice Democrats, Matt Lewis - Political Commentator, Olivia Nuzzi - Political Commentator, Ryan Grim - The Intercept, Sarah Ellison - The Washington Post"
348 04/21/2019
4/21/19
Season-only
Today's Guests: Tim Naftali - Political Commentator Katie Rogers - NY Times April Ryan - Political Commentator Nicole Hemmer - Author Katelyn Polantz - Political Commentator
349 43583
4/28/19
Season-only
Today's Guests: Amanda Carpenter - Political Commentator, David Zurawik - Baltimore Sun, Elaina Plott - The Atlantic, Jordan Klepper - Comedian and Sally Quinn - Washington Post
350 05/05/2019
5/5/19
Season-only
Topic: Barr versus Mueller; opinion versus news hosts on Fox; fallout over anti-Semitic cartoon at The New York Times; looming shakeup at CBS News, Guest: Irin Carmon, senior correspondent, New York Magazine; CNN contributor, Guest: Kmele Foster, co-host, "The Fifth Column" podcast, Guest: Oliver Darcy, CNN senior media reporter, Topic Is Facebook doing the right thing by banning extremists from its platform? Guest: Ben Shapiro, author, "The Right Side of History;" editor in chief, DailyWire.com, Topic: The anatomy of an attempted smear against Pete Buttigieg, Guest: Sara Murray, CNN political correspondent
350 May 5, 2019
5/5/19
Season-only
Topic: Barr versus Mueller; opinion versus news hosts on Fox; fallout over anti-Semitic cartoon at The New York Times; looming shakeup at CBS News, Guest: Irin Carmon, senior correspondent, New York Magazine; CNN contributor, Guest: Kmele Foster, co-host, "The Fifth Column" podcast, Guest: Oliver Darcy, CNN senior media reporter, Topic Is Facebook doing the right thing by banning extremists from its platform? Guest: Ben Shapiro, author, "The Right Side of History;" editor in chief, DailyWire.com, Topic: The anatomy of an attempted smear against Pete Buttigieg, Guest: Sara Murray, CNN political correspondent
352 05/19/2019
5/19/19
Season-only
Topic: White House's big lie about social media "censorship;" should 2020 Dems appear on Fox? Guest: Irin Carmon, senior correspondent, New York magazine; CNN contributor Guest: Jane Coaston, senior politics reporter, Vox Guest: Oliver Darcy, senior media reporter, CNN Topic: More than two months without an official White House press briefing Guest: Joe Lockhart, former Clinton White House press secretary; CNN political commentator Topic: How anti-abortion bills are being covered by different kinds of media outlets Guest: Catherine Hadro, host, EWTN's "Pro-Life Weekly" Topic: Covering Trump's businesses and finances: the busiest beat in journalism? Guest: Susanne Craig, investigative reporter, The New York Times Topic: How "Game of Thrones" changed TV Guest: Brian Lowry, CNN media critic Anchor: Brian Stelter
353 05/26/2019
5/26/19
Season-only
Topic: Are the doctored Pelosi videos just the beginning? Guest: Olivia Nuzzi, Washington correspondent, New York magazine Guest: Neera Tanden, president, Center for American Progress, Topic: Reflections of a veteran CBS News anchor and correspondent Guest: Scott Pelley, author, "Truth Worth Telling;" correspondent, "60 Minutes”, Topic: Press advocates sound alarms after prosecutors file espionage charges against Julian Assange Guest: Ted Boutrous, First Amendment lawyer; partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Topic: Police raid of local freelance journalist leads to national outrage Guest: Audrey Cooper, editor in chief, San Francisco Chronicle, Topic: Fox host lobbied Trump to pardon accused war criminals Guest: Paul Rieckhoff, host, "Angry Americans" podcast; founder, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Anchor: Brian Stelter
354 06/02/2019
6/2/19
Season-only
Topic: Mueller's on-camera statement showcases the power of TV in the Trump era; skepticism reigns about Michael Wolff's new book "Siege;" Laura Ingraham defends white supremacist Guest: Elaina Plott, White House correspondent, The Atlantic; CNN political analyst Guest: Noah Shachtman, editor in chief, The Daily Beast Guest: Sarah Ellison, staff writer, The Washington Post Topic: The new season of "The Handmaid's Tale," and the real-world fight for women's rights Guest: Ann Dowd, Emmy-winning actress who plays Aunt Lydia on Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale" Guest: Warren Littlefield, former president, NBC Entertainment; executive producer, "The Handmaid's Tale" Topic: One year without an on-camera briefing by a Pentagon spokesperson Guest: Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon correspondent Topic: Photographer travels the country and talks with "forgotten" Americans Guest: Chris Arnade, author, "Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America" Topic: "The Science Guy" sizes up climate change coverage Guest: Bill Nye, host, "Science Rules!" podcast Anchor: Brian Stelter
355 06/09/2019
6/9/19
Season-only
Topic: Jim Acosta's brand new book about journalism in the Trump era Guest: Jim Acosta, CNN's chief White House correspondent; author, "The Enemy of the People”, Topic: House Judiciary Committee launches 'top-to-bottom' antitrust probe of Big Tech Guest: Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), chair, House Judiciary subcommittee on antirust, Topic: Three experts preview their testimony to the House about tech companies and local journalism, Guest: Sally Hubbard, director of enforcement strategy, Open Markets Institute Guest: David Chavern, CEO, News Media Alliance Guest: Kevin Riley, editor, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Topic: Raid of Australian broadcaster draws international criticism; the optics of Laura Ingraham's interview with President Trump Guest: S.E. Cupp, host, CNN's "SE Cupp Unfiltered”, Guest: Irin Carmon, senior correspondent, New York Magazine; CNN contributor, Guest: Bill Carter, CNN media analyst, Guest: Jamie Tarabay, correspondent, The New York Times, Anchor: Brian Stelter
356 06/16/2019
6/16/19
Season-only
Topic: What's next for the White House press office now that Sarah Sanders is leaving? Guest: Margaret Sullivan, media columnist, The Washington Post Guest: Max Boot, columnist, The Washington Post; CNN global affairs analyst Guest: Samantha Vinograd, former Obama national security aide; CNN national security analyst Topic: Looking ahead to the first Democratic primary debate of the 2020 race Guest: Andrew Yang, Democratic presidential candidate Topic: How Sinclair's sensationalism erodes confidence in TV news Guest: David Zurawik, media critic, The Baltimore Sun Anchor: Brian Stelter
357 06/23/2019
6/23/19
Season-only
Topic: New foundation to honor fallen journalists Guest: David Dreier, chairman, Tribune Publishing; chairman, Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation Topics: Right-wing media beating the Iran war drums? Guest: Shani Hilton, deputy managing editor, The Los Angeles Times Guest: Ana Kasparian, co-host and executive producer, "The Young Turks" Guest: Ron Brownstein, senior editor, The Atlantic; senior political analyst, CNN Guest: Samantha Vinograd, former Obama national security aide; CNN national security analyst Topic: Former Facebook moderator offers rare peek at front lines of monitoring content Guest: Shawn Speagle, former Facebook moderator Guest: Casey Newton, senior editor, The Verge Topic: Do administration officials use coverage of the president's antics to divert attention from policy actions? Guest: Alexander Nazaryan, author, "The Best People;" national correspondent, Yahoo News Topic: Apollo 11 astronaut recalls the moment the world stopped and watched the first moon landing mission Guest: Michael Collins, former astronaut & Apollo 11 command module pilot
358 6/30/2019
6/30/19
Season-only
Topic: Youngstown's congressman reacts to the closure of the community's daily newspaper. Guest: Rep. Tim Ryan, 2020 presidential candidate. Topic: Kamala Harris campaign's media strategy. Guest: Ian Sams, national press secretary, Kamala Harris 2020 campaign. Guest: Bianna Golodryga, CNN contributor. Guest: Katie Rogers, White House correspondent, The New York Times. Topics: Debates garner record ratings; Trump jokes with Putin about "fake news" and getting rid of reporters; new White House Press Secretary takes over, but will anything change? Guest: Frank Bruni, op-ed columnist, The New York Times; CNN contributor. Topic: The event that led Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll to write her new book. Topic: Behind the scenes of the new Showtime miniseries "The Loudest Voice" about former Fox News chief Roger Ailes. Guest: E. Jean Carroll, author, "What Do We Need Men For?: A Modest Proposal". Guest: Alex Metcalf, showrunner, "The Loudest Voice". Guest: Jason Blum, founder and CEO, Blumhouse Productions.
359 43653
7/7/19
Season-only
Topic: First look at a new book about Trump and his 2016 election contains no unnamed sources Guests: Allen Salkin and Aaron Short, co-authors, "The Method to the Madness" **EXCLUSIVE** Topic: How journalists should cover Trump in the post-Mueller era Guest: Carl Bernstein, CNN political analyst Topic: Looking back at coverage of July 4; looking ahead to White House social media summit Guest: Catherine Rampell, CNN political commentator; Washington Post opinion columnist Guest: Philip Bump, national correspondent, The Washington Pos
359 43653
7/7/19
Season-only
Topic: First look at a new book about Trump and his 2016 election contains no unnamed sources Guests: Allen Salkin and Aaron Short, co-authors, "The Method to the Madness" **EXCLUSIVE** Topic: How journalists should cover Trump in the post-Mueller era Guest: Carl Bernstein, CNN political analyst Topic: Looking back at coverage of July 4; looking ahead to White House social media summit Guest: Catherine Rampell, CNN political commentator; Washington Post opinion columnist Guest: Philip Bump, national correspondent, The Washington Pos
360 07/14/2019
7/14/19
Season-only
Trump's meeting with social media provocateurs and extremists: A preview of 2020? Guest: Jane Coaston, senior politics reporter, Vox Guest: Samantha Vinograd, CNN national security analyst; former senior adviser to National Security Adviser under Obama Guest: Robby Soave, associate editor, Reason; author, "Panic Attack: Young Radicals in the Age of Trump
361 07/21/2019
7/21/19
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Topic: Racist tweets and xenophobic chants are setting the stage for 2020. Is the news media up to the challenge? Guest: Dan Rather, host, "The Big Interview" on AXS TV and "Dan Rather's America" on SiriusXM Guest: Tara Dowdell, business and political consultant Guest: Astead Herndon, national political reporter, The New York Times; CNN political analyst Topic: "The cruelty is the point" and the spread of a provocative idea Guest: Adam Serwer, staff writer, The Atlantic Topic: Book features new revelations about Fox and the GOP Guest: Tim Alberta, chief political correspondent, Politico magazine; author, "American Carnage" Topic: The right deems everything they don't like as socialism. The head of a socialist magazine responds Guest: Bhaskar Sunkara, founder, Jacobin magazine
362 07/28/2019
7/28/19
Season-only
Impenetrable media bubbles; the impact of Mueller's testimony; the ICE raids that never materialized
Guest: Susan Glasser, staff writer, The New Yorker; CNN global affairs analyst
Guest: Caitlin Dickerson, New York Times immigration reporter; CNN analyst
363 2019-08-04
8/4/19
Season-only
Growing calls for impeachment; the media's vetting process for Trump's nominees Guest: Olivia Nuzzi, Washington correspondent, New York magazine Guest: Irin Carmon, CNN contributor; senior correspondent, New York magazine Guest: Wesley Lowery, national correspondent, Washington Post; CNN contributor
364 01/11/2019
8/11/19
Season-only
Why are Fox execs and board of directors remaining silent on Tucker Carlson's false claim that white supremacy is a "hoax?"; Guest: S.E. Cupp, host, "SE Cupp Unfiltered" Guest: Jane Coaston, senior politics reporter, Vox
365 08/18/2019
8/18/19
Season-only
Trump blames the media for signs of recession, the left is taking cues from the far right and blaming the media, & Bernie Sanders' bias accusations against the Washington Post
Guest: Adam Serwer, staff writer, The Atlantic
Guest: Catherine Rampell, CNN political commentator & Washington Post opinion columnist
Guest: Bari Weiss, staff editor & writer, New York Times Opinion
Guest: Mary C. Curtis, Roll Call columnist
Guest: Jim Rutenberg, New York Times media columnist
366 8/26/2019
8/25/19
Season-only
Topic: Trump falsely claims Google 'manipulated' millions of 2016 votes and blames the media for economic woes Guest: Daniel Dale, CNN reporterTopic: April Ryan breaks silence on bodyguard's alleged assault of a reporter Guest: April Ryan, CNN political analyst; White House correspondent, American Urban Radio Networks
367 2019-09-01
9/1/19
Season-only
Columnist awaits federal judge's ruling after White House suspends his press pass for 30 days Guest: Brian Karem, White House correspondent, Playboy magazine; CNN political analyst Guest: Ted Boutrous, attorney representing Karem in lawsuit against President Trump
368 09/08/2019
9/8/19
Season-only
Steve Kroft reflects on his career and the state of journalism as he retires from "60 Minutes" Guest: Steve Kroft, former "60 Minutes" correspondent
369 09/15/2019
9/15/19
Season-only
Steve Kroft reflects on his career and the state of journalism as he retires from "60 Minutes" Guest: Steve Kroft, former "60 Minutes" correspondent New report identifies online harassment as a growing threat to press freedom Guest: Courtney Radsch, advocacy director, Committee to Protect Journalists
370 09/22/2019
9/22/19
Season-only
Landing sensitive scoops in the Trump age
Guest: Shane Harris, intelligence and national security reporter, The Washington Post
How the whistleblower mystery is being uncovered by some media outlets and covered up by others
Guest: Carl Bernstein, CNN political analyst
Guest: Samantha Vinograd, former senior advisor to the national security advisor under Obama; CNN national security analyst
371 09/29/2019
9/29/19
Season-only
What is Nancy Pelosi's plan for conducting impeachment process in the Twitter age? One of her daughters offers a previewGuest: Christine Pelosi, Democratic strategist
373 10/13/2019
10/13/19
Season-only
What can the media learn from history about how to cover the Ukraine scandal and the impeachment probe.
Sam Donaldson, legendary journalist and former White House correspondent
Douglas Brinkley, CNN presidential historian; Rice University history professor
374 10/20/2019
10/20/19
Season-only
Why this week was pivotal moment in the impeachment inquiry
Krystal Ball, co-host, Hill TV''s "Rising"
Elaina Plott, CNN political analyst
375 10/27/2019
10/26/19
Season-only
Impeachment inevitable? Will Republican se break with Trump? Will the FOX firewall hold?Catherine Rampell, CNN political commentatorAndrew Marantz, New York staff writerSarah Ellison, Washington Post staff writer
376 2019-11-03
11/3/19
Season-only
2020 candidate Joe Walsh on President Trump, Fox News and alternative universes of impeachment newsGuest: Joe Walsh, Republican presidential candidate; former Republican congressman; former conservative radio talk show host
377 11/10/2019
11/10/19
Season-only
Bill Moyers calls for PBS stations to show the impeachment hearings in prime time Guest: Bill Moyers, legendary journalist; former PBS host; former White House press secretary
378 2019-11-17
11/17/19
Season-only
First look at a new study about local newsGuest: Jennifer Preston, vice president for journalism, Knight Foundation
379 2019-11-24
11/24/19
Season-only
"Reliable Sources" is CNN's weekly program that examines how journalists do their jobs and how the media affect the stories they cover. Host Brian Stelter, is one of the nation's premier media critics, and each week he questions print reporters, television correspondents and Internet bloggers about how the press is covering the major stories of the week.
380 Sunday, December 1, 2019
12/2/19
Season-only
Brian Stelter examines the media world -- telling the story behind the story -- how news and pop culture get made.
382 Sunday, December 15, 2019
12/16/19
Season-only
Did right-wing media lead Trump to the brink of impeachment?, Veteran "NewsHour" anchor analyzes impeachment coverage, The Washington Post uncovers secrets about the war in Afghanistan
385 Sunday, January 6, 2020
1/6/20
Season-only
Critiquing media coverage of Baghdad strike Guest: Kim Ghattas, veteran Middle East correspondent; scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; author, "Black Wave" Guest: Jasmine El-Gamal, senior fellow, Atlantic Council; former Middle East advisor to the U.S. Defense Department Guest: Jason Rezaian, CNN global affairs analyst; opinion writer, Washington Post; former Tehran correspondent for The Post who was imprisoned by Iranian authorities for 18 months
386 Sunday, January 12, 2020
1/13/20
Season-only
Media coverage of US-Iran tensions, Republican presidential candidate Bill Weld's view of right-wing media, Covering Americans who are on a "tightrope", Harry and Meghan take revenge on the British tabloid press
387 Sunday, January 19, 2020
1/20/20
Season-only
How the media can help make sense of the impeachment trial, DC reporters protest new restrictions on access, Three years of the Fox-Trump feedback loop, The Twitter primary versus the real world.
388 Sunday, January 26, 2020
1/27/20
Season-only
How the impeachment trial is being covered on the right and the left, Inside the Senate chamber, what's not being seen by the public?, Outside DC, how much is the public paying attention to the trial?
389 Sunday, February 2, 2020
2/3/20
Season-only
Lasting impacts of impeachment coverage; Iowa overshadowed by impeachment coverage?; White House attempts to silence John Bolton.
390 Sunday, February 9, 2020
2/10/20
Season-only
Trump taking revenge against the media, Senator reflects on impeachment trial coverage and the power of the pro-Trump media machine, Campaign coverage in Iowa, New Hampshire and beyond.
392 Sunday, February 23, 2020
2/17/20
Season-only
The Fox News/Trump Pardon Pipe-line; Facebook says it can’t remove all disinformation because it will disproportionally affect conservatives; Trump, Bloomberg and the 2020 ‘Meme Wars’.
393 Sunday, March 01, 2020
2/17/20
Season-only
How and why right-wing media is trying to discredit coronavirus reporting, World Health Organization warns of an 'infodemic,' Fact-checking the Democratic front-runner, Social media's role in spreading fear and misinformation.
394 Sunday, March 08, 2020
2/17/20
Season-only
Evaluating media coverage of the coronavirus crisis, Joe Biden's "earned media tsunami" and his campaign's press strategy, Bernie Sanders tells supporters not to believe the media.
395 Sunday, March 15, 2020 12PM
3/16/20
Season-only
How news coverage of the coronavirus can help protect the public, Two local newspaper editors on how they're covering the spread of the virus, The new HBO documentary "After Truth" highlights the real world consequences of disinformation
396 Sunday, march 22, 2020 12PM
3/23/20
Season-only
Three of the nation’s top editors on how journalists are covering the coronavirus pandemic, Examining Trump's conduct during a national emergency, How Fox and right-wing media downplayed the threat from the virus.
397 Sunday, March 29, 2020
3/30/20
Season-only
Brian Stelter examines the media world -- telling the story behind the story -- how news and pop culture get made.
398 Sunday, February 16, 2020
2/17/20
Season-only
Covering post-impeachment Trump and intensifying concerns about the eroding rule of law, Authors of "Sinking in the Swamp" share their views about how Trump should be covered.
481 Reliable Sources
12/9/19
Season-only
Fact versus fiction in impeachment coverage, When politicians sue for defamation, How smartphones are re-shaping how we interact with political news, "How America Lost Its Mind"

About this show

Hosted by CNN Senior Media Correspondent Brian Stelter, "Reliable Sources" is CNN's weekly program that examines how journalists do their jobs and how the media affect the stories they cover.

Ratings and reviews

4.1
40 reviews
S B
February 26, 2016
They could examine issues in more detail than they already do. Sometimes they don't talk about things in better detail or thoroughly, but usually they are good enough. Sometimes they focus on a topic way too much, other times not enough focus on other things.
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Bart Culbertson
December 19, 2021
Biased non-reporting anti-journalist
Johnny Torino
July 9, 2017
Should be called UN-reliable sources.