BONUS: The Beat anniversary special with Michael Avenatti and Liz Plank

Published: July 29, 2018, 1:34 p.m.

Ari Melber reflects on the first year of \u2018The Beat\u2019 on MSNBC with regular guests and friends of the show, Attorney Michael Avenatti and Vox Media\u2019s Liz Plank. Michael Avenatti goes into more detail about his relationship with the media, why he is following Donald Trump\u2019s lead in communicating with people through social media and why he\u2019s not ruling out running for office. Liz Plank also comments on how both Democrats and the media must look to the success of candidates like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who defeated incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley in a New York primary and the particular way they use social\xa0media to reach voters.