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The Bakari Sellers Podcast

Axios and the State of Media With Sara Fischer

The Bakari Sellers Podcast

The Ringer

Politics, News

4.8966 Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Bakari Sellers is joined by senior media reporter at Axios Sara Fischer to discuss what makes Axios different from other outlets (1:27), the state of Fox News since Tucker Carlson’s departure (5:48), and the SAG and WGA strikes (8:16). Plus, a look at media coverage of the Biden administration (16:17). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Sara Fischer Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I won't tell you that it's gonna be okay.

0:07.0

I won't tell you that it's going to be okay.

0:15.0

And welcome to another episode of Bakari Sellers podcast.

0:18.0

Today we have an amazing guest.

0:20.0

She's smarter than everybody in this room, including Donnie and myself,

0:23.7

but none other than Sarah Fisher.

0:25.2

How are you?

0:26.5

Hey, I'm doing well.

0:27.6

Thanks for having me.

0:29.2

So look, we start each one of our shows the same way,

0:31.3

which is to have our guest walk us through the

0:33.6

arc of their careers and talk to us about your various career stops and talk to us

0:37.6

about your beat now it's something that I check daily call Axios.

0:42.8

You are very kind.

0:44.2

Thank you so much.

0:45.0

I started out in sales, selling media, so selling advertising,

0:50.8

working in the early days at a company called Politico at trying to figure out a subscription strategy.

0:57.0

And I've sold a bunch of different types of formats, whether it's print, digital, some audio.

1:03.8

And I always wanted to be a reporter,

1:05.7

but it's kind of hard to break through.

1:07.2

And so I got lucky when the folks at Politico

1:09.9

moved over to Start Axios,

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