1697 Ivory Tower 12-11-15
Season 12 Episode 28 | 26m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
Can the news media resist being trumped by Trump; A constitutional convention in New York
Panelists discuss the woeful performance of the nation’s news media in dealing with the Donald Trump phenomenon. Lack of preparation, lack of basic knowledge, lack of courage, a love of ad money all have gone into helping Trump top Republican polls. Then, they discuss the possibility in 2017 of a constitutional convention and whether this is a good way to fix problems in New York State.
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Ivory Tower is a local public television program presented by WCNY
1697 Ivory Tower 12-11-15
Season 12 Episode 28 | 26m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
Panelists discuss the woeful performance of the nation’s news media in dealing with the Donald Trump phenomenon. Lack of preparation, lack of basic knowledge, lack of courage, a love of ad money all have gone into helping Trump top Republican polls. Then, they discuss the possibility in 2017 of a constitutional convention and whether this is a good way to fix problems in New York State.
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