The Decline of Journalism

The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. On this episode, Mark Hemingway addresses the uproar over Sen. Tom Cotton’s New York Times op-ed and discusses the state of investigative reporting today.

The conversation is embedded below. For your long-term convenience, follow us on SoundCloud or subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher.

Photo by Michael Vadon via Creative Commons. Image cropped.

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