One Year Without Evan Gershkovich With Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief Emma Tucker

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🗓️ 28 March 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Hello media consumers! Bryan speaks with Emma Tucker, the Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief, on the anniversary of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich's imprisonment in Russia, the type of reporter he is, the charges against him, and more. (3:28). Then, Bryan gives some brief thoughts on the Ronna McDaniel–NBC News affair (20:57). Host: Bryan Curtis Guest: Emma Tucker Producers: Eduardo Ocampo and Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.6	Hello media consumers, Brian Curtis of the Ringer here, along with producers Brian Waters and Eduardo Ocampo.
0:38.0	I would like to welcome you to a special episode of the press box devoted to Evan Gerschkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter
0:45.8	who was arrested one year ago Friday in Russia and remains in prison.
0:51.0	This is a podcast I wanted to do for two reasons.
0:53.0	One, because this is a story we should be thinking about more, a lot more.
0:58.0	And two, it's a unique story in that it makes journalists
1:03.0	who are used to having agency in their lives
1:04.9	feel somewhat helpless.
1:07.0	In just one second, we're going to bring
1:08.4	on Wall Street Journal, editor-in-chief Emma Tucker.
1:11.3	But first, a little background on the Gerschkovich story.
1:14.3	Evan Gerschkovich is 32 years old. He grew up in New Jersey. His parents were Russian immigrants
1:20.0	who moved to the United States in the 70s.
1:22.6	Evan and his parents spoke Russian growing up,
1:25.0	something that would help him later in his reporting career.
1:28.4	Gerskovich worked at the New York Times,
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