Spicer vs. the Interns

On the Media | Jan 27, 2017

Picture a flustered Sean Spicer shouting at the White House press corps just as he did the day after the inauguration. But, sitting in front of him, representing the networks and newspapers, is a room of college interns.

Writing on his blog PressThink.org, New York University journalism professor Jay Rosen argues that sending interns to the White House could be a serious step towards forging new trust between the press and the public. He and Brooke discuss this proposal, as well as the rationale for interviewing Kellyanne Conway, where political reporting went awry in 2016, and how the press can re-learn to listen to Americans.

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