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GRITtv: Tiger, Obama, Unemployment, Oh My!
The Copenhagen climate talks, Obama's Nobel peace prize, jobless numbers, a proposed compromise in the Senate on health care reform, or Tiger Woods' sex life: which is the most-covered story this week? You'd probably be right if you guessed Tiger Woods. We don't have statistics, but we do have a panel of journalists joining us in the studio to discuss the way the media did--and didn't--cover the biggest news of the day. Nation contributor Joseph Huff-Hannon, Rana Foroohar of Newsweek and Lionel of Air America critique coverage of Copenhagen, Obama, health care, the economy, and yes, even Tiger.
Email this pageGRITtv: Media Panel: Van Jones' Resignation, Obama's Healthcare Speech and More Foreclosures
In the headlines this week: Obama's much anticipated healthcare speech, Glenn Beck's attack on Van Jones and his subsequent resignation and another wave of foreclosures hits the country. How did our trusted newsmakers cover these stories? To discuss, we welcome Rana Foroohar, senior editor at Newsweek; independent filmmaker and blogger Danny Schechter, Ari Melber, The Nation Net Movement correspondent and a columnist for Politico. And joining us from Oakland, California, Aimee Allison, host and producer of KPFA Pacifica Radio Morning Show.
GRITtv: September 10, 2009
In the headlines this week: Obama's much anticipated healthcare speech, Glenn Beck's attack on Van Jones and his subsequent resignation and another wave of foreclosures hits the country.
