The forces of obstruction, intimidation and harassment and obama is washington. Ive been thinking for a long time about the state of journalism and things happening in the industry. Some of it because of my experience at cbs and the summit is not at all specific. I attended investigative reporting conferences and other Investigative Reporters on the friends, local News Reporters and it seems as though there were common themes that signal of trouble as far as i was concerned into but be interesting if not insightful or people to read. What is the trouble you talk about the journalists and soldiers insults not wanting to deal with the stress of taking on the corporations and government. At the ground level there is a great deal of desire on the part of many reporters and producers to another great original and investigative stories. Thats what we do. That is what every reporter likes to do but that i noticed in the past couple of years and other reporters have observed less of a desire o
Shepherds such a big deal they even have their own twitter account. Naturally. Hello, im katty kay in washington. Christian fraser is in london. Whatever political currency President Trump still has, it is dwindling by the day. The focus is shifting to the president elect. Heres an example. Last night, pfizer called the biden team to tell them about their covid vaccine. The Pharmaceutical Company knows where the power now lies. Donald trump hasnt yet conceded. Top republicans have yet to congratulate the president elect, butjoe biden is accelerating the transition. Today, the president elect unveiled his new Covid Task Force, filled with scientists and Public Health experts, and referenced that bit of good news with a word of warning. For the foreseeable future, a mask remains the most potent weapon against the virus. Todays news does not change that urgent reality. It doesnt matter who you voted for or where you stood before election day. It doesnt matter your party, your point of vie
Share prices in asia have reversed early losses after japans central bank promised to support markets in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. The virus is continuing to spread across the world, with the total number of cases now close to 90,000 and the Economic Impact is growing. Factory activity in china fell at a record rate in february, as manufacturers closed their operations to contain the virus. Chinas official measure of Manufacturing Activity the purchasing managers index, dropped to 35. 7 from 50 injanuary thats their worst on record. China makes up more than a quarter of World Manufacturing and is the Worlds Largest exporter, so this drop will have a knock on effect on well known brands including apple, diageo and volkswagen. And thats got markets spooked. Last friday, the three main us indexes ended the week down 10 their worst week since the Global Financial crisis. The uks ftse 100 index meanwhile dropped 13 over the week, wiping a combined £210 billion, or 269 billion,
President barack obama reengaged. It did not start with President Trump. He is a symptom, not the cause. Hes just capitalizing on resentments that politicians have been fanning for years, a fear and anger thats rooted in our past but also born out of the enormous upheavals that have taken place in your brief lifetimes. Speaking to students at the university of illinois, mr. Obama accused President Trump of attacking or precious institutions. We do not attack the fbi to punish our political opponents. He blasted President Trumps Immediate Response to the deadly white are supremist protests in. When youre hear how great the economy is doing right now, lets just remember when this recovery started. It was the weakest recovery we ever had. Barely a recovery. And now this is called not recovery, this is called rocket ship, whats there. President trump responded in far fargo, north dakota. Im sorry, i watched it but i fell asleep. [laughter] i found hes very good, very good for sleeping. Sur