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Reliable Sources

CNN's Kerry Flynn and Oliver Darcy recap the summer of media news and preview the fall

Reliable Sources

CNN

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3.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Oliver Darcy and Kerry Flynn join Brian Stelter to debrief about the summer's biggest stories on the media beat, from BuzzFeed to Sally Buzbee, from right-wing media to Rachel Maddow. Flynn reflects on her conversations with new newsroom leaders and Darcy weighs in on the Biden White House's evolving relationship with the media. The trio also look ahead to the fall, discussing media companies' return to office plans, Big Lie lawsuits, and more. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's that time of year again, the end of the summer looking ahead to the fall.

0:11.3

So in the media world, what changed in the past few months?

0:15.1

What do we learn this summer if anything?

0:18.4

And what can we expect this fall?

0:20.8

Those are some of the questions for this week's Reliable Sources podcast.

0:24.5

So let's cue the music.

0:27.4

I'm Brian Stelter and this weekly podcast is our chance to go in depth with media leaders

0:32.7

and newsmakers.

0:34.6

Talking about how the media world really works.

0:38.4

Of course, the media world kind of quiets down at the end of August.

0:44.1

Everyone about to ramp up in September after Labor Day.

0:49.4

So I thought it'd be a good time for one of our media reporter round tables where we

0:53.8

take stock of the past few months and look ahead to what's going to be news in the

0:59.1

weeks and months to come.

1:01.3

So from Rachel Maddow to Chris Cuomo to the writer's guild, from Bob Woodward to Buzzfeed,

1:07.3

Sally Buzzfeed is a succession.

1:09.9

Let's take a look back and look forward, starting with a conversation about the pandemic and

1:15.3

how it's affecting newsrooms.

1:17.2

So let's get into it with Carrie Flynn and Oliver Darcy, Carrie, welcome back to the podcast.

1:21.6

Thanks, Brian.

1:22.6

Happy to be here.

1:23.6

Oliver, are you there?

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