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Should the press take Omarosa's book seriously?; Bill de Blasio speaks out against Murdoch; Reporting on racists without stoking the fire; Stelter examines Trump's hall of mirrors; Will these editorials make a difference?

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3.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Should the press take Omarosa's book seriously?; Bill de Blasio speaks out against Murdoch; Reporting on racists without stoking the fire; Stelter examines Trump's hall of mirrors; Will these editorials make a difference?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

I'm Brian Stelter and this is reliable sources. Our we can look at the story behind the story of how the media really works, how the news gets made, and how we can make it better.

0:12.0

This hour in New York City Mayor Bill DeBlazio is here. He says

0:16.1

Rupert Murdoch's media empire has damaged the country. He'll tell me why he believes that

0:21.0

in an exclusive Sunday morning interview.

0:23.6

And later in the hour, you saw Laura Ingram's comments earlier in the week echoing white

0:28.8

nationalism.

0:29.8

We're going to talk about what exactly Fox is peddling with our panel.

0:34.8

And one more thing talking about Fox and the empire there.

0:38.5

It's all part of a Trumpian Hall of Mears.

0:41.1

We're going to show you how Sean Hannity handed over his radio show

0:44.7

to Trump's lawyer. That's coming up later this hour. But first a simple question.

0:51.5

Is she a whistleblower or is she a fame junkie?

0:56.0

What is Omarosa Managalt doing with her new book? She's making startling claims

1:01.5

against her former boss President Trump.

1:04.0

But should the press take her seriously?

1:07.0

This is a story that's going to be unraveling for days to come.

1:10.0

Ultimately, it's a story about credibility, and it is incredible. I mean, wherever she goes,

1:16.2

Omarosa has a reality show following. Ten years ago, she was a reality TV villain. One year ago she was the highest ranking black employee in the

1:25.2

Trump White House. And now she's the author of a tell-all book titled Unhinged, out on Tuesday.

1:31.7

Now in the book, which CNN is obtained early she turns on

1:35.6

Trump calling him racist, misogynistic, and mentally waning. She's begun her

1:42.1

TV tour on Sundays meet the press and she's shared

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