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Back to EpisodesThe Challenge of Covering the Most Important Story on Earth (with Matti Friedman)
Episode 927
Published 2 years, 7 months ago
Description
Journalist Matti Friedman worked for the Jerusalem Bureau of the Associated Press from 2006 to 2011. Looking back at that experience, Friedman argues that little has changed in the journalism landscape. Listen as Friedman discusses with EconTalk host Russ Roberts the media's obsession with Israel and how and why the media often sidelines facts in service of ideology, and the challenge of objective reporting in wartime.