Hey, I'm Brian Seltre. It's time for reliable sources. Our weekly look at the story behind the story,

of how the media really works, how the news gets made, and how all of us can help make it better.

This hour, how the Fox Media Empire is used as a political weapon. One executive is

speaking out about why he left Murdoch World. It's his first TV interview

coming up later this hour. Murdoch you to one honoree, a journalist who was uninvited.

And David Axelrod is here as well.

We're going to analyze coverage of Joe Biden this week

and much more.

But first, let me start with something a little different.

Here's a mental exercise to apply to the news in the Trump age.

What would you think if this were happening

in some other country.

Imagine how we'd cover the news if it were from Canada, Greece, New Zealand.

Right now the news is about a president who spends time demonizing immigrants

and spreading misinformation and accusing his opponents of treason.

This week he threatened to close the border, then backtracked and this is all considered just a normal day.

He's well known for lying about policies and polls and minority politicians and sometimes even

the weather. He grants special access to people who pay money to enter his private clubs.

Especially this week and in the wake of developments in Marilago, experts say that's a national security risk.

But the wheeling and dealing continues.

Foreign governments and lobbyists know precisely how to spend money at his hotels to get

noticed.

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