How (Not) to Cover Trumps Indictment
Donald Trump\xa0is the first ever president to be\xa0charged with criminal activity.\xa0And\xa0leading up to his arraignment,\xa0cable news has\xa0dug in,\xa0breathlessly tracing his every movement \u2014 his jet touching down in LaGuardia, his short journey from Trump Tower to the courthouse, and even his expressions and body language inside the courtroom. TV news hosts left no detail unturned, offering up 24/7, wall-to-wall coverage. According to\xa0Alex Shephard, staff writer at The New Republic, the coverage\xa0saw\xa0media outlets stumbling back into some of its "worst habits."\xa0In this week's podcast,\xa0Shephard tells Brooke about\xa0what reporters missed about the indictment.