The Problem With 'Access Journalism'

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 1, 2017

Shani Hilton, head of U.S. news for Buzzfeed, and Roger Hodge, deputy editor of The Intercept, talk about the news climate and the role of journalism in the age of President Trump.

Plus -- Buzzfeed and The Intercept are teaming up with the Northside Festival for the Northside Report: "You Are Fake News": Truth, Lies, and Politics in the Age of Trump. The events will take place at the William Vale Hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on June 8-9. 

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