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Publishing company and asked to edit an anthology of gonzo journalism, and i took the project because i wanted to talk it gonzo journalism will only seems to apply to that one writer, hunter thompson. I want to read a couple lines, and tell us what your approaches, why you go this way. Jean smit, from cincinnati ohio, you refer to her as a wrinkly, which like woman with a penchant for dressing like a , what are you doing there . I guess one of the things that happens when you try to , orr the inside of politics wall street, a lot of these basically inaccessible to broad audiences or really really difficult to sell to people if you want to talk about commercial and procedure. That one article is about the rules committee, and one of the things you have to do, i think, in order to get people interested in these topics is to turn it into a human drama. Characters ande you have to use fiction technique to characterize people so that people know that one person is a certain kind of her, and
Skypes. Ves four that is the miracle of modern technology and it will either work or not work. It is very tricky so somebody may go down, somebody may have a time delay which is happening with one of our three guests. Analogous to the quadruple somersault ringling brothers. Please, bear with us. We will have problems from time to time but we have an Excellent Team of techies. I know because i can understand anything a say. It is my pleasure to interview introduce our interviewer, roger cohen. Thank you. [applause] good morning. We are going to rely on technology to try to bring this in balance and ignore whoever may or may not be listening. I think it is fair to say that in the immediate landscape there is a before and after Edward Snowden. Nsarevelations about global data vacuuming are backed with concrete evidence. The feeling i think that many of us have had since 9 11 that something has gotten seriously skewed in the appropriate balance between National Security and press freedom.
Clippers in the family. And grand reopening. The Washington Monument welcoming back visitors for the First Time Since the iconic symbol was damaged by an earthquake. Al is there live today, monday, may 12th, 2014. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza. And, good morning. Welcome to today on a monday morning. Good day to be a tourist in the Nations Capital. Thats right. Al roker is there. Oh wait, theres an even more exciting thing. The Washington Monument is reopening, as you see. Al is there to cover it live and take us inside. Lets start, though, with this mornings top story. Weve got breaking news tied to the kidnappings of hundreds of schoolgirls in nigeria. The terror group behind those kidnappings making new demands in a new video. Nbcs Stephanie Gosk has the latest on this. Steph, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, matt. Well, this is essentially a hostage video with prove of life for the hostage tak
Hours away, horse racing fans watching to see if he can take the next step to the elusive triple crown. Today, saturday, may 17th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning and welcome to today on a saturday morning. Im lester holt. And im erica hill alongside jenna wolfe, dylan dreyer and all eyes on the horses today. Did i just say horse facing fans a moment ago . I think you might have said horse facing. I love horse faces. Big fan. I often dont listen to the words coming out of my mouth but i thought i said horse facing. Horse walks into a bar. Why the long face . There we go. Ill be here all morning. Anyway, weve got on that note, should we get to the top story of the day . Lets get to the news of the day. Lets do that. On a more serious note, nonstop efforts to get the upper hand on those Southern California wildfires, firefighters continuing to attack them from the sky and also on the groun