On this week’s media roundtable, we’ll discuss coverage of Turkey’s military assault on the Kurdish enclave of Afrin in Syria. The attack has displaced more than 5,000 people and more than 25 have been killed.
We’ll also look at the future of the Dream Act in light of the recent budget negotiations and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ decision to replace acting mayor London Breed with Mark Farrell as a caretaker mayor until the June 5 election.
Guests:
Martin Chulov, award winning journalist covering the Middle East for the Guardian
Megan Janetsky, reporter with OpenSecrets.org in Washington DC
Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, political columnist and transportation reporter for the San Francisco Examiner
Web Resources:
The Guardian: Turkey to extend Syria campaign to Kurdish-controlled Manbij
Think Progress: ‘Should I be planning for the worst?’: Uncertainty looms as DREAMers fight for justice
Politico: Budget talks progress, as Senate Dems drop Dreamer demand
San Francisco Examiner: Tech mogul Ron Conway shakes down supervisors to support London Breed for mayor
Mission Local: Mark Farrell is your new mayor — and pandemonium ensues