Chuck Todd on saving journalism with local youth sports, Biden critiques and why politics lost its fun
Former longtime “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd is my guest on the latest episode of “The Poynter Report Podcast,” which is out today.
Todd talks about what he has been doing since he left NBC News earlier this year, his thoughts on the state of journalism, and how to make it in such a crowded media space. We also talked about his vision for how to help save journalism (think local sports!), and even some surprising and critical comments about former President Joe Biden.
And we talk about something many in the media are facing these days, which is how to reach an audience at a troubling time when so many are trying to avoid the news.
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