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Matt Taibbi: This Is How To Save Trust In Journalism

2024/3/25
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Jason Chaffetz: 本期节目讨论了美国新闻业的信任危机，以及如何恢复公众对新闻业的信任。他高度评价了Matt Taibbi作为一名独立调查记者，客观报道事实，不带个人偏见。他还谈到了美国社会面临的移民问题和政治问题，以及他对这些问题的看法。 Jason Chaffetz还批评了巴黎奥运会组委会取消运动员空调房间的决定，认为这是愚蠢且不环保的行为。 Matt Taibbi: Taibbi回顾了他的职业生涯，从在俄罗斯和蒙古的职业体育生涯到成为《滚石》杂志的记者，再到现在的独立记者。他认为2016年美国大选对新闻业造成了深远的影响，导致新闻业从追求客观事实转向追求政治正确。他认为社交媒体平台对信息的控制和压制，以及政府机构与媒体之间的勾结，是导致新闻业信任危机的重要原因。他呼吁新闻业回归客观事实，恢复公众信任。Taibbi还分享了他个人因为坚持报道真相而付出的代价，以及他对未来新闻业发展的展望。

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Matt Taibbi discusses his journey from playing professional sports in Russia to becoming a renowned journalist, highlighting his experiences and the influences that shaped his career path.

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It’s official, former President Trump is the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee. Jason sits down with** Independent Journalist Matt Taibbi,** who recently released a long-form piece detailing the specifics of what the power players in Washington will do to stop former President Trump from reentering the White House.

 

Matt sheds light on how he made a seemingly quick jump from playing in a Russian professional baseball league, to covering politics for The Rolling Stone, to ultimately venturing out on his own. Plus, they discuss how the 2016 Presidential Election fundamentally eroded ethics in journalism and how the industry can innovate its way back to having the public's trust.

Plus, Jason offers commentary on the latest mind-blowing policy failures on the immigration crisis. Then he highlights the stupid with the Summer Olympic organizers' decision to not allow athletes to stay in air conditioned rooms in the name of climate change.

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