Out the facts. But more and more and in the world in which we live but it has always been the way, ever since there has been war conflicts and wars always unfold on two levels. One is the facts on the ground and the other is the perception of the facts on the ground. And these perceptions now have become an increasingly hostile battlefield. I don t need to tell both of you that it is nothing less than a battle for the truth. So, that it s notjust that something happened, it s what other people think happened. And that feeling of what they think happened can matter more in the evolution of the conflict and in terms of how the story is told and retold and told again and then, it becomes history. And the efforts of the people within these stories to influence how the media helps shape those perceptions, they must ve changed the way that they try and influence how you and many others cover the stories? they have many more tools now. Before, it was simply face to face. Then, we went thr
PreSidential election. Now on bbc news, The Media Show. Hello, im ros atkins. And im katie razzall. And this week, were meeting the Business Brain behind europes biggest youtube creators, the Sidemen. Well also look at a new game from sony which has become one of the biggest flops in media history. Thats all coming up on The Media Show. Were Going to begin with news thats been dominating the headlines this week the escalation of the situation were Going to begin with news thats been dominating the headlines this week the escalation of the situation in the middle east. Weve been discussing the challenges of covering such a multifaceted story with the bbc s chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. While we say that everything has changed about journalists but nothing has changed, the fundamentals are still there especially when you are on the ground in the heat and dust, in this case under the bombs. Its the who, where, what, when, why . What is actually happened . Remember that G
10 minutes. Nothing perhaps captures the popular memory of the 1950s i like ike. Nan this idea that this pin that so many peoplelike wore around the campaign of 1952 and 1956 notion of nostalgia and simplicity. It really emphasizes this ideaa era of1950s as this prosperity where america was a world leader and the American People were happy in suburban homes with their nuclear families. I like ike. Its so simple. And it conveys that happiness. This idea, however, is a myth. This ts a political construction. Ideathe 1950s in fact were s a time wrought with racial discrimination,nstr conflict, intense political and social pressures to conform to a suburban ideal that imposed gender hierarchies and mandated heterosexuality in the law. It was a time in whichin anticommunism targeted the liberal reform impulses of the new deal and frequently anticommunists took away civil liberties. These are all different areas of political pressures in terms of enforcing certain ideals and those that wenst
Cycle during that period. We havent spoken a great deal about impeachment. I am curious as to the decision to take questions. This was originally scheduled as an address to the nation. Now it is turning into a press conference. Why . Kevin that is how the president prefers that. You saw a preview of it at the state Department Yesterday with secretary pompeo. The president and Administration Officials and private conversations, and what i would predict to be increasingly public conversations over the next day or so, are going to push back on the notion that the strike against soleimani was not the right course of action. This is someone that even democrats have noted is someone who is a bad actor. The democrats are saying they disagree with how the administration conducted it. The president has suggested that new evidence is going to be released that will illustrate why he ultimately made that decision, and we could get a foreshadowing of that in just a few minutes as we await the presi
Paul welcome. Great to see you. Thank you for having me. Paul lets take this legal question starts with the assertion of alleged crimes starts with bribery. What you think of chairmanships definition of bribery . I suppose he is right if you accept the gerald ford famous definition of an Impeachable Offense that is whatever the majority of the members of the house of representatives decide what it is. You know, thats a political judgment and ignores history in the constitution. Lets start with the constitutional language which is where we should start. A president or any public official cannot be impeached unless a determination is made by the impeaching authority which would be the house that treason, bribery of other high crimes or misdemeanor has been committed but the only one. Paul the only one defined as treason so bribery they are now using bribery all the time. But that can be untethered from what the founders understood bribery to beat which was at least common law bribery and