Trending Globally: Politics And Policy

Between Covid-19 and America’s racial reckoning over that past 12 months, there’s never been a more important time to understand how race and racism affect both the reporting and the consumption of news in America. In the lead-up to Juneteenth, Watson held an event exploring these issues with some of the leading voices covering race today: New York Times reporter John Eligon and CNN Senior Correspondent Sara Sidner. They were interviewed by former President of CNN Jon Klein ’80. It was a fascinating event that we thought our listeners at Trending Globally would love, so on this episode we’re broadcasting an edited version of their conversation. You can watch a video recording of their full conversation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwYjBWok0b4 (here). You can learn more about Watson’s other podcasts https://watson.brown.edu/news/podcasts (here).