March 1, 2020: How to cover the Coronavirus responsibly; a non-partisan virus in a partisan war; Trump attacks Comcast and vows to 'destroy their image'
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🗓️ 1 March 2020
⏱️ 39 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, I'm Brian Stelter. It's time for reliable sources. This is our weekly look at the story behind the story. |
| 0:07.5 | In this hour, the headlines are about Joe Biden, his victory in the South Carolina primary. |
| 0:12.6 | It has changed the narrative of the Democratic race, at least for a day. |
| 0:16.3 | But Michael Bloomberg is countering with some big TV hits and an even bigger pot of money for TV ads. |
| 0:22.8 | I'll be joined by senior staffers from both the Bloomberg campaign |
| 0:26.3 | and the Bernie Sanders campaign. |
| 0:27.9 | You know, Team Bernie is continuing to blast MS NBC. |
| 0:31.4 | They say the candidates being slighted. |
| 0:33.6 | What's really going on there? |
| 0:35.0 | We're gonna get into that, plus Trump's legal stunt. |
| 0:37.3 | He is suing the New York Times for this opinion headline, |
| 0:41.7 | and my guests have some opinions about that. |
| 0:45.0 | Lots to get to, but first, as this morning's Los Angeles Times says, |
| 0:49.4 | Saturdays news of the first US death from the coronavirus marks a turning point in the |
| 0:55.7 | United States. Television screens are filled with maps like this one showing the |
| 1:00.5 | virus spreading around the world. |
| 1:02.6 | But let's remember that fear is a virus too, |
| 1:06.2 | and it can be just as damaging. |
| 1:08.5 | News outlets have a really important job to do right now, |
| 1:11.6 | conveying accurate information, and part of the job is to |
| 1:14.6 | tamp down on undue fears. Unfortunately, this virus has infected the political arena in ways that |
| 1:22.3 | are truly |
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