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The Dispatch Podcast

Censorship Through Noise

The Dispatch Podcast

The Dispatch

News, Politics

4.63.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

McKay Coppins, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins Sarah and Steve to discuss his piece on disinformation in the 2020 campaign, Trump, Twitter, and the social media wars, and his advice for young reporters. Show Notes: -McKay's piece The Billion-Dollar Disinformation Campaign to Reelect the President -McKay's book The Wilderness -McKay's piece on The Dispatch -Jonah's piece The Media Are Not on the Ballot -McKay's piece on flying during a pandemic -McKay's piece on the stockpile of food in his garage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to our special Friday Dispatch podcast.

0:03.5

I'm your host Sarah Izger joined by Steve Hayes.

0:06.5

The podcast is brought to you by the Dispatch.

0:09.0

Visit the Dispatch.com to see our full slate of newsletters and podcasts

0:13.0

and make sure to subscribe to this one so you never miss an episode.

0:16.4

Today, we are joined by McKay Coppins,

0:18.6

staff writer at the Atlantic,

0:20.0

an author of The Wilderness,

0:21.6

a book about the battle over the future of the Republican Party.

0:24.6

Recently, he wrote a piece entitled,

0:26.6

The Billion Dollar Disinformation Campaign to Reelect the President,

0:30.4

which makes him the perfect person to talk to about the social media wars

0:34.4

that have come to a head this week as Twitter has attempted to take on President Trump.

0:38.9

We'll also talk to him about his advice for young reporters

0:41.3

and follow up on another piece he wrote about,

0:43.6

well, us here at the Dispatch.

0:56.8

Let's dive in.

1:02.0

We are joined again by McKay Coppins of The Atlantic.

1:05.7

McKay protests escalated throughout the night and throughout the country

1:09.3

in response to the disturbing video of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

1:14.0

An important and ongoing conversation about race and justice

1:17.5

that our nation has not yet resolved.

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