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“Fair Listening”: Is Hillary Clinton using podcasts to avoid tough questions?
Hillary Clinton’s new podcast raises questions about political figures using media for control over narratives and avoiding scrutiny.
Hillary Clinton’s new podcast raises concerns over political figures sidestepping traditional media scrutiny for direct audience engagement
Hillary Clinton is launching a new podcast, but media commentator James Manning suggests there’s more to the move than simply joining the podcast boom.
He says Clinton carefully chooses where she appears, favouring platforms where she expects a fair hearing and fewer hard questions.
Her new show, High Stakes, hosted with Kara Swisher for Vox Media, gives Clinton another platform to communicate on her own terms.
The move raises questions about whether political figures are using podcasts to reach audiences directly or to avoid the scrutiny of traditional media.
