Global Connections with Robert Siegel: Elections, Wars, and the Media

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Global Connections with Robert Siegel: Elections, Wars, and the Media

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Jun 20, 2024

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Robert Siegel hosts David Folkenflik (NPR) and Len Downie (Arizona State University) to unpack the state of the media and current events during this presidential election year, in a program of the American Friends of Rabin Medical Center.

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Jun 20, 2024

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Global Connections with Robert Siegel: Elections, Wars, and the Media

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