Reliable Sources

Reliable Sources examines how journalists do their jobs and how the media affect the stories they co

Episodes

Total: 444

June 28, 2020: Facebook exec responds to ad boycott campaign; pro-Trump outlets are downplaying Covid-19 dangers; 'what is the cost of lies?'
2020/6/28

Plus... Susan Glasser on the view from Trump's 'Hannity bunker,' Bill Moyers on Facebook's 'garbage,

Kurt Andersen on 'Fantasyland' thinking about the pandemic and America's long-held taste for mistruths
2020/6/26

"Believe-whatever-you-want fantasy is deeply embedded in our DNA," journalist Kurt Andersen wrote in

Dr. Richard Besser on 'radio silence' from government experts and 'pandemic fatigue' among the public
2020/6/18

Public health science and communication "are inextricably linked," says Dr. Richard Besser, former C

Alexis Johnson, barred from protest coverage at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, tells her side of the story
2020/6/12

"Who exactly does objectivity serve? And is there a difference between objectivity and fairness?" Pi

June 7, 2020: Masha Gessen on 'Surviving Autocracy;' Nikole Hannah-Jones on NYT op-ed controversy; Jemele Hill on newsroom diversity failures
2020/6/8

Plus... Brian Stelter on the president telling you not to believe your eyes; Alexi McCammond on Whit

Stories from the frontlines: Reflections and suggestions from journalists covering the George Floyd protests
2020/6/5

Brian Stelter speaks with six journalists covering the anti-racism protests across America during a

May 31, 2020: Covering the protests and riots sweeping America; reporters arrested and assaulted in several major cities; amid the unrest, press must explain 'how we got here'
2020/5/31

Plus... Reporters in Minneapolis describe dodging tear gas and rubber bullets;  Errin Haines says ne

CNN's media reporters reflect on the three months that changed everything — and what the next three months may bring
2020/5/29

Oliver Darcy, Kerry Flynn, Donie O'Sullivan, Frank Pallotta and Chloe Melas talk with Brian Stelter

May 24, 2020: Ben Smith on his scrutiny of Ronan Farrow's reporting; Dan Abrams on decision to publish column by Matt Lauer
2020/5/24

Plus... Garry Kasparov says Trump lowering the moral bar for us all; the significance of Trump's hos

NPR's Nancy Barnes on pandemic coverage and Eric and Wendy Schmidt's big new donation
2020/5/21

Nancy Barnes, NPR's senior VP of news and editorial director, talks with Brian Stelter about the rec

May 17, 2020: Trump's hate movement against the media; former Australian prime minister calls out the 'Murdoch mafia;' Lawrence Wright on parallels between 9/11 and Covid-19
2020/5/17

Plus... A tale of two presidents; Trump's pattern of firing government watchdogs on Friday nights; a

FiveThirtyEight editor Nate Silver on the "known unknowns" of Covid-19 and the need for "humility"
2020/5/15

Nate Silver, editor-in-chief of FiveThirtyEight, talks with Brian Stelter about Covid-19 data and me

May 10, 2020: Experts explain the appeal of crazy conspiracy theories; the news media's role in making sense of the pandemic; WH withholding key Covid-19 data from the public?
2020/5/10

Plus... an interview with NYT CEO Mark Thompson; Trump versus Voice of America; and a Mother's Day v

Author Lisa Napoli on CNN's birth, the creation of the 24-hour news cycle, and the rise of 'news junkies'
2020/5/9

In the new book "Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN and the Birth of 24-Hour News," reporter Lisa Napoli

May 3, 2020: Carl Bernstein on the 'war on truth;' how Johns Hopkins maps every confirmed Covid-19 case; Katharine Viner on the 'coronavirus crackdown'
2020/5/3

Plus... Brian Stelter's essay on the need for hard truths at a very hard time; how America's handlin

Former VOA director David Ensor on Trump's attacks: 'There's something in the water... and it's not good'
2020/5/1

What is driving President Trump's recent barbs at the federally-funded news outlet Voice of America?

April 26, 2020: The Trump Show diverts attention from pandemic's true victims; Carson Daly on handling anxiety in a crisis; Brooke Baldwin on her Covid-19 recovery
2020/4/26

Plus, Why do reporters put up with Trump's attacks? Can local news outlets survive the pandemic's bl

Dr. Vivek Murthy on media coverage of the pandemic, the president's mixed messages, and the uncanny timing of his new book 'Together'
2020/4/23

Dr. Vikek Murthy, who was Surgeon General during Barack Obama's second term, joins Brian Stelter to