October 3, 2021: Nick Clegg defends Facebook as whistleblower comes forward; Ben Smith discusses his explosive reporting about Ozy Media
Reliable Sources
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3.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 3 October 2021
⏱️ 48 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, I'm Brian Seltar, live in New York, and this is Reliable Sources, where we examine |
| 0:07.8 | the story behind this story, and figure out what is reliable. |
| 0:12.3 | This hour, gaggle, squabbles, battles, endless stories about Dems in Disarray, but how much |
| 0:17.2 | of that is just media hype? |
| 0:19.0 | We will have a reality check from a veteran Capitol Hill reporter coming up. |
| 0:22.5 | Plus, the New York Times columnist who exposed a hype profile digital media company as a |
| 0:26.9 | house of cards. |
| 0:29.2 | Ben Smith will join me live, talking about the remarkably rapid collapse of Aussie media. |
| 0:34.5 | And later, the incredible journey of a journalist battling cancer and months of chemotherapy, |
| 0:39.6 | all while still meeting deadlines five times a week, her inspiring story is ahead. |
| 0:45.5 | The first Facebook, back on the hot seat. |
| 0:47.8 | This time, the conversation is about children, and the damaging effects that platforms |
| 0:51.9 | like Facebook and Instagram are having. |
| 0:54.6 | This conversation has been largely driven by a whistleblower, who apparently leaked documents |
| 0:58.8 | to the Wall Street Journal. |
| 1:00.6 | Documents exposing Facebook's own findings that the platform is negatively impacting the |
| 1:04.8 | mental health of teen users. |
| 1:06.8 | There were many other revelations in the journal series, and now the whistleblower is that |
| 1:10.7 | to testify at a Senate hearing in the days ahead. |
| 1:13.9 | But first, that person will share their side of the story, their experiences inside Facebook |
| 1:19.6 | on 60 minutes tonight. |
| 1:21.8 | 60 minutes, of course, the highest rated newscast in America. |
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