On the December 18th edition of Your Call, it’s our Friday media roundtable. This week, we’ll discuss coverage of the economy and Fed’s decision to raise interest rates.
We’ll also talk about the 1.1 trillion dollar budget deal, which includes 650 billion dollars in tax cuts. The 20 wealthiest Americans own more wealth than the bottom half of the population. How are the media reporting on rising inequality? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
Guests:
David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter, and editor of the anthology “Divided: The Perils of Our Growing Inequality”
Michael Massing, contributor to The New York Review of Books and Columbia Journalism Review
Web Resources:
New York Review of Books: Reimagining Journalism: The Story of the One Percent
Aljazeera: The wealthiest dozen Americans own more than the bottom half
Huffington Post: Why the Bernie Sanders Revolution is Not Televised
