Talking journalism with Soledad O’Brien

CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Our guest today is Emmy Award winning journalist, producer, documentary filmmaker and podcaster Soledad O’Brien. O’Brien got her start in broadcast TV in 1991, and has held a wide variety of positions, ranging from on-air reporter, to anchor, to producer. Her work has been recognized with four Emmy awards, three George Foster Peabody Awards; she has also received the Gracie Award, which honors women in media.  O’Brien joined us to talk about the state of journalism today.

:58 The final debate

3:17 Paul Mitchell shout out

5:05 Ballot initiative to eliminate Top Two

13:28 What’s new at Capitol Weekly

14:59 Soledad O’Brien

16:00 The state of media

19:26 Approval rating of mainstream media

24:36 “Vast right wing conspiracy”

26:47 Bias

29:58 The 24 hour news cycle

31:20 “I think audiences are smarter than we give them credit for”

36:04 Roots

44:27 Financial literacy advocacy

47:04 Starfish Media

53:11 #WWCA