President Donald Trump speaks during the FBI National Academy graduation ceremony, Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, in Quantico, Va.

Monday Morning Politics; Sexual Harassment Hearing; Puerto Rico Update; Can Local Media Survive?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 18, 2017

 Coming up on today's show:

  • Ed O'Keefe, congressional reporter at The Washington Post, talks about the latest news on the GOP tax plan, plus other national political news of the day.

  • Carmelyn Malalis, chair and commissioner of the New York City Commission on Human Rights, talks about the commission's recent hearing on sexual harassment and bias at work and her work to include underrepresented groups in the #MeToo moment.

  • Alana Casanova-Burgess, producer for On The Media, talks about her recent reporting from Puerto Rico as the island struggles to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Maria.

  • Now that Gothamist and DNAinfo are dead, Liena Zagare, publisher and editor at BKLYNER, talks about what it will take for local media to survive in an increasingly hostile economic climate.

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