Show Notes
In theory, the press conference is the crucible where politicians encounter journalists and a truth is revealed. Is it anything like that in practice?
James Harding's guests include Beth Rigby, political editor of Sky News; Alastair Campbell, formerly Tony Blair's director of communications; Ari Fleischer, former White House press secretary to George Bush; Daniel Maki, who works on intelligence and investigations for the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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