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Cable News Confidential by Jeff CohenBehind the Stories
Jeff Cohen, the founder of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, argues that Fox, CNN, and MSNBC often fail to cover the most pressing stories. Later on, Texas music icon Dale Watson talks about his latest album. And we talk about the first English translation of a best-selling, award-winning noir novel from Bolivia. Plus, we go behind the scenes of the NYPD’s bomb squad.
Criticizing Cable News
Jeff Cohen, the founder of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, has worked for Fox, CNN, and MSNBC. In Cable News Confidential he argues that all too often, these major cable news channels fail to cover the most pressing stories.
Cable News Confidential is available for purchase at amazon.com
From the Cradle to the Grave
Dale Watson tells us why he returned to music after a recent hiatus. And he talks about recording his latest album, From the Cradle to the Grave, in Johnny Cash's cabin in the Tennessee woods.
From the Cradle to the Grave is available for purchase at amazon.com
Bolivian Noir
Bolivian author Juan de Recacoechea tells us about the new English translation of his awarding-winning, best-selling novel American Visa.
American Visa is available for purchase at amazon.com
Inside the NYPD's Bomb Squad
Journalists Richard Esposito and Ted Gerstein from ABC News tell us about training with the NYPD's bomb squad for a year.
Bomb Squad is available for purchase at amazon.com
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