America, Divided with Frank Sesno

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

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International Relations, Government, Foreign Policy, Gzero World, News Commentary, Trump, News, Global Economy, Geopolitics, Politics, Ian Bremmer

4.6 • 684 Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2019

⏱️ 17 minutes

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This week Ian takes a close look at today's polarized political environment and asks a simple question: who is to blame? Republicans? Democrats? The media? Then he sits down with former CNN bureau chief Frank Sesno, a media veteran himself.

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0:00.0	We are an experiment, and we have always been an experiment, and we are an experiment in giving power to the people.
0:16.6	That means giving information to the people.
0:24.6	Hi, I'm Ian Bremmer, and welcome to the GZero World Podcast. An audio version of what you can find on public television where I analyze global topics, sit down with big guests, and make use of small puppets.
0:33.6	My guest today is Frank Sessno, an Emmy Award-winning journalist who has spent the past three decades reporting from around the world.
0:41.0	Formerly at CNN, Sestno now directs George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs.
0:47.3	Let's get to it.
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1:31.4	Frank Says No, director of George Washington University School of Media and Public Policy, delighted to be with you.
1:32.7	I'm delighted to be with you.
1:39.1	So you are, I mean, historically, right, a career global journalist.
1:42.5	You are the enemy of the people.
1:45.2	How does it feel to have that role today in the United States? I've never had more power than I have right now
1:47.5	is the enemy of the people.
1:49.4	Frankly, it feels terrible.
1:50.9	I think it's an awful thing to frame anyone the enemy of the people
1:56.9	unless they are really the enemy of the people.
1:58.8	And in point of fact, what responsible professional journalists are or should be is voices of and for the people.
2:06.6	Pet theory, which is that Trump and the mainstream media have a dysfunctional relationship.
2:14.6	I love you, don't leave me. True?
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