Tonight, and he is coming off a summit with some of the people who were his strongest detractors during the campaign. Senior National Correspondent john roberts is outside trump tower again tonight. Good evening, john. Bret, good evening to you. It was the highest Profile Summit yet at trump tower, which is directly behind this bus behind me, and also the highest dollars. Donald trump played host to hightech billionaires, most of whom actively campaigned against him in the election. Well, i just want to thank everybody. Reporter it was a crowd that just weeks ago had been openly hostile to donald trump. Amazon founder jeff bezos who during the campaign claimed trump was eroding the democratic process. Apple ceo tim cook who raised millions for Hillary Clinton. Facebook coo Sheryl Sandberg also backed Hillary Clinton, as did tesla and spacex founder, elon musk. Today trump urged them all to put political differences aside and focus on growing the economy, Point Out Tech Stocks have been
It is no secret that America's international-broadcasting institutions have been sadly lacking in strategic vision for years. In fact, such institutions are among Washington's most dysfunctional. Efforts to make them more efficient in the "war for hearts and minds" inevitably get stymied by political infighting, tight budgets and internecine warfare among the organizations.
U.S. international broadcasting, and in particular Voice ofAmerica, is needed now more than ever. In its annual report onpress freedom, Freedom House described the past year as one of"global decline." Of a total of 64 countries surveyed, one-thirdhad a press that was "not free." Consequently, U.S. broadcastingmust continue to serve as the lifeline of freedom in these regions,provide uncensored news, explain U.S. foreign policy, and tellAmerica's story.
As ALL ACCESS was first to report (NET NEWS 12/5), NORM PATTIZ, the founder of the original WESTWOOD ONE, one of the founding fathers of radio syndication, and creator/founder of PODCASTONE and a NATIONAL RADIO HALL OF FAME honoree, died SUNDAY evening (12/5) at 79.One of the media’s most colorful and savvy executives, PATTIZ was a salesman at independent KCOP-TV/LOS ANGELES before launching WESTWOOD ONE in 1976 to syndicate a MOTOWN series; adding "THE DR. DEMENTO SHOW" and .