Day: June 19, 2020
Outrage culture threatening real journalism
The world of journalism is under direct assault by naysayers left and right these days. Matt Taibbi’s latest publication is doing the rounds among news outlets, arguing that social media outrage is actively endangering honest reporting. Also, why won’t the Trump administration fess up about exactly where $500 billion of Covid-19 bailout funds have gone? …
Supreme Court’s LGBTQ ruling & CEO who killed 84 people gets slap on the wrist
The CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric, responsible for the deaths of 84 people, has been given a slap on the wrist. The NCAA is asking parents and players to sign Covid-19 liability waivers. Law professor and writer Preston Mitchum joins us to discuss SCOTUS’ latest ruling on LGBTQ rights and the murders of black LGBTQ people. …