How To Cover A Political Scandal
On the latest episode of the Study Hall, Alex Thompson, a national political correspondent at Axios, chatted about his New York Times Bestselling book, Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again. In this conversation with host Daniel Spielberger, Alex shares why he was interested in covering Biden, what Democrats can take away from the book, political information bubbles, the current state of Washington D.C. journalism, and restoring trust in media institutions.
The episode is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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