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&lt;p&gt;Rightwing billionaire takeovers, journalists getting arrested, and endless misinformation. Welcome to the current state of American journalism. This week, Alex speaks to former CNN correspondent Jim Acosta about how legacy news organizations caved to President Trump and the critical role of independent media.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;She’s also joined by Jason Zengerle, author of “Hated By All the Right People: Tucker Carlson and the Unraveling of the Conservative Mind”, to analyze how Carlson brought fringe ideas into mainstream discourse.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Order Jason Zengerle's book &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/hated-by-all-the-right-people-tucker-carlson-and-the-unraveling-of-the-conservative-mind-jason-zengerle/ab68f4b92cea800e?ean=9781638932932&amp;amp;next=t"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and use the code ALEX.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>

Runaway Country with Alex Wagner

Runaway Country with Alex Wagner

16: Trump, Tucker, and the Death of Legacy News

FEB 26, 202676 MIN
Runaway Country with Alex Wagner

16: Trump, Tucker, and the Death of Legacy News

FEB 26, 202676 MIN

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<div> <p>Rightwing billionaire takeovers, journalists getting arrested, and endless misinformation. Welcome to the current state of American journalism. This week, Alex speaks to former CNN correspondent Jim Acosta about how legacy news organizations caved to President Trump and the critical role of independent media.</p><p>She’s also joined by Jason Zengerle, author of “Hated By All the Right People: Tucker Carlson and the Unraveling of the Conservative Mind”, to analyze how Carlson brought fringe ideas into mainstream discourse.</p><p>Order Jason Zengerle's book <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/hated-by-all-the-right-people-tucker-carlson-and-the-unraveling-of-the-conservative-mind-jason-zengerle/ab68f4b92cea800e?ean=9781638932932&amp;next=t">here</a> and use the code ALEX.</p></div>