change across the company, including here at cnn. and i m sad that i won t be here to cover it. but since this is our final episode, we re going to do something today. this is a special hour and it s about change. it s about change all across the media world. what s changing? what might change? and what must never change about the accountability function of journalism. i love this show. this small but mighty show punched above its weight for so many years. even a former president commented on the cancellation. reliable sources has been a one of a kind show, and a popular show. this is one of cnn s highest rated weekend shows. so i want to say thank you to all of you watching around the world. i was lucky to be a part of it for nine years. but it began 30 years ago after the gulf war. so here s what the iconic former cnn ceo tom johnson said on facebook when he heard the show was canceled. he said it was founded by ted turner and leaders of cnn who felt deeply that media org
giant. plus, weeks after the supreme court s ruling on abortion, is it still a top story in key states? we will speak with top editors in texas and georgia about that anymore and later, what is the fine line between informing and overwhelming you? we will talk about that with melissa, coming up, but first, how to decipher debates about disinformation. one of the dominant stories of our time, is a dramatic drift toward a choose your own reality , people are swimming or perhaps drowning in a sea of information, some of it straight up disinformation. meaning something that is made up, on purpose, designed to deceive you. disinformation is a real thing. a real problem. but it is almost impossible to have a conversation about it. this quote from the ap explains why, as trust breaks down polarization and anxiety increases, creating opportunities for people pushing their own alternative facts. in the case of disinformation, the term, the real throwing the real thing, that term has
Avoid impeachment. At both parties, uneasy relationship with President Trump. Plus war on media. President trump calls the media the enemy of the American People. This morning, a panel of top media critics on the president and the press. My biggest fear is that thered be a Chilling Effect and that news rooms will be cowed. And the new politics of shopping. Where do you shop online more than ever, this Holiday Season reveals how you vote. Welcome to Christmas Eve sunday, its meet the press. From nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is meet the press with chuck todd. Well, good sunday morning and a Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone this Christmas Eve. This morning were going to take a look back at one of the most extraordinary political years in our lifetimes. Year one of the Trump Presidency. And were going to do that with for the people whom youve come to know right here at this table at meet the press hugh hewitt, host of hugh hewit
Avoid impeachment. At both parties, uneasy relationship with President Trump. Plus war on media. President trump calls the media the enemy of the American People. This morning, a panel of top media critics on the president and the press. My biggest fear is that thered be a Chilling Effect and that news rooms will be cowed. And the new politics of shopping. Where do you shop online more than ever, this Holiday Season reveals how you vote. Welcome to Christmas Eve sunday, its meet the press. From nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is meet the press with chuck todd. Well, good sunday morning and a Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone this Christmas Eve. This morning were going to take a look back at one of the most extraordinary political years in our lifetimes. Year one of the Trump Presidency. And were going to do that with for the people whom y to know right here at this table at meet the press hugh hewitt, host of hugh hewitt on msnb
Whether democrats embrace or avoid impeachment. At both parties, uneasy relationship with President Trump. Plus war on media. President trump calls the media the enemy of the American People. This morning, a panel of top media critics on the president and the press. My biggest fear is that thered be a Chilling Effect and that news rooms will be cowed. And the new politics of shopping. Where do you shop online more than ever, this Holiday Season reveals how you vote. Welcome to Christmas Eve sunday, its meet the press. From nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is meet the press with chuck todd. Well, good sunday morning and a Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone this Christmas Eve. This morning were going to take a look back at one of the most extraordinary political years in our lifetimes. Year one of the Trump Presidency. And were going to do that with for the people whom youve come to know right here at this table at meet the press hu