Publishing with the age of Political Polarization we are recorded by cspan so we will introduce each speaker so let me change the plan so then ill ask a question to have them jump in as they see fit and then we will be off and running at that point. The editor freemans journal the leading rider from around the world and is the author of several books and the tale of two america is. We have directly to his right michael has worked for the nexus of the literary cultural and political world between 1985 and 95 publisher and ceo of a german Publishing Company and then jumped the atlantic headed the new york belt publisher base he was involved of the satanic verses. In 1988 appointed commissioner for Cultural Affairs the chief editor than publisher since 2012 served as a director from the academy writing about Cultural Affairs and politics. So to his right joining the paris review as editor in 2018, before that at the southern review publishing many stories the best american short stories a
Be so the group currently is said to operate out of albania. And a lot of these articles one of the things that i thought was interesting as. The reason you have to look at it in that it being propaganda is that they always are on the side of denouncing around the government. And also specifically pointed out which is odd to me that people didnt really look into this when theyre reading this authors work is saying that it should be replace the whole government sure replaced by by the emmy. And rajavi their their leaders so that should tell you something that this wasnt just im in a radio and i want my people to be free that theres a different if youre specifically pushing this kind of threat that this kind of organizational change within the government you have to look at whos whos saying it you know and then and thats the thing that really blew my mind and you know theres storm. This morning is assuming youre looking at a time like this is insane this many publications and all over an
Tell you something that this wasnt just im in a radio and i want my people to be free that theres a different if youre specifically pushing this kind of a threat that this kind of a organizational change within the government you have to look at whos saying it yeah and thats the thing that really blew my mind. Story this morning is assuming youre looking at a time like this is insane this many publications and all over. The. Organizations a Big Organization on the terror what. Do you think this kind of manipulation were going to see more of this kind of manipulation by governments and organizations the public because clearly thats what this guy was meant to do these articles are meant to do or you see more of it we see it all the time i mean we. Seen it for as little for anything. But our say the United States has a voice of america and weve talked about on this show you theres a number of books well documented how they went in and had famous writers that you know and love writing anti
A lobby and he is according to his bio an arabian activist with a passion for equal rights but according to a sana iranian a high ranking defector from the movie had seen the colic or m e k he is not an activist nor is he even real live or a person irani exclaimed to the intercept as a lobby is a person run by a team of people from the political wing of the m e k they write whatever they are directed by their commanders and use this and use this name to place articles in the press this is not and has never bad on a real person. Wow welcome to the next level of fake news my friends fake journalist what isnt fake however the list of prominent news outlets for the featured a lot of these work as a writer he or if the intercept is correct it has been featured in a range of right leaning publications and as i mentioned earlier us President Donald Trump white house the other subs mortaza hussein reports that last year one trump was looking to justify tearing apart the Iran Nuclear Deal the w
Him before and i know youre going to enjoy his company and hes going to be in conversation with jess mchugh author of americannon. Shes a writer and researcher whose work has appeared across a variety of national and International Publications including the New York Times the wall street journal the washington posts and many many others. Shes reported stories from four continents on a range of cultural and historical topics from presentday. Liverpool punks to the history of 1960s activists in greenwich village, and i have spent some time with both of our guests in the green room and just now early in a techron, and i know youre going to enjoy their company, so im welcoming now to the screen jess mchugh. Hi, jess. Hi, so happy to be here. And i will tell our listeners too. That what time is it where you both are one oclock in the morning. That is correct. Were doubly glad to have you here and i cant wait to hear what you have to say. So peter, will you let me know when its time to come