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Reliable Sources

May 16, 2021: Israeli military spokesman and AP editor react to airstrike in Gaza; why the American media needs a 'democracy beat'

Reliable Sources

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3.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Plus... "Mask confusion" and how the press can help model a return to normal; Sally Buzbee previews her new role running The Washington Post; Jake Tapper shares his novel-writing secrets; and more. Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, Sally Buzbee, David French, Jocelyn Benson, Ari Berman, Peter Wehner, Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Jake Tapper join Brian Stelter.  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

Hey, I'm Brian Zelter, live in New York, and this is Reliable Sources.

0:07.8

Here we examine the stories behind the story and figure out what is reliable these days.

0:13.6

This hour, a jam-packed program, the great unmasking in America, but there's contradictions

0:19.0

and confuse them.

0:20.4

So what should the press be doing to help us all return to normal?

0:23.5

Dr. Sanjay Gupta is here with answers.

0:26.1

Plus, as Liz Cheney calls out Donald Trump, calling him a continuing danger to our democracy,

0:31.8

how should newsrooms approach this story?

0:34.2

We have answers from three experts coming up.

0:36.6

And later, the story behind the story of Jake Tapper's new novel.

0:40.9

I learned a thing or two about writing from talking to Tapper about it, and I think you

0:45.4

will too.

0:46.4

So that's coming up.

0:47.4

But first, this Sunday has been the deadliest day yet in the week-long conflict and golfing

0:53.5

Gaza and Israel.

0:55.0

Palestinian officials reporting 188 killed in Gaza, Israeli officials reporting 10 killed

1:00.6

in Israel.

1:02.0

This weekend, there's been widespread condemnation of that Israeli air attack on a Gaza building

1:08.2

that housed the Associated Press Bureau and the Al-Jazeera Bureau in Gaza.

1:13.6

This building also contained homes, residences, and according to the Israeli defense officials,

1:20.1

it also contained Hamas military intelligence officers.

1:25.8

Look at the video.

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