Award Winning Journalist & TV Icon Elizabeth Vargas On Filtering Misinformation, Addiction, & The Current State Of Media

Published: Dec. 14, 2023, 7 a.m.

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#636: Today, we\'re joined by Elizabeth Vargas, an Emmy Award-winning journalist who has traveled the world covering breaking news stories, reporting in-depth investigations, and conducting newsmaker interviews. We\'re sitting down with Elizabeth today to discuss her story and her memoir, \'Between Breaths,\' which delves into her addiction journey. We discuss everything from what a productive conversation looks like and how to ask the right questions, to her struggle with alcoholism and how she hid it from TV cameras for over a decade. She also gives the audience tips on how to filter through misinformation and media bias to find factual information about current events.

[01:17]\\xa0Introduction to Elizabeth Vargas
[02:47]\\xa0\\xa0Childhood and Career Aspirations
[03:26]\\xa0\\xa0Career Aspirations and Journalism
[04:27]\\xa0\\xa0Interviewing Skills
[08:06]\\xa0\\xa0Conducting Interviews and Reading People
[11:32]\\xa0\\xa0Katie Couric\'s Interview Skills
[12:46]\\xa0\\xa0Changes in Journalism and News Consumption
[16:36]\\xa0\\xa0Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\'s Podcast Interview
[16:52]\\xa0\\xa0Alcoholism and Anxiety
[30:55]\\xa0\\xa0Alcoholism and High Functioning Addiction
[39:51]\\xa0\\xa0Rehab Experiences and Support
[48:02]\\xa0\\xa0Balancing Career, Personal Life, and Addiction
[48:36]\\xa0\\xa0Writing a Book and Feeling Alone in Addiction
[49:55]\\xa0\\xa0Books about Alcoholism and Addiction
[56:39]\\xa0\\xa0the Detrimental Effects of Alcohol
[58:30]\\xa0\\xa0Alcohol Consumption and its Consequences
[1:02:16]\\xa0\\xa0Trustworthy Sources of News
[1:06:23]\\xa0\\xa0Reporting in the Middle East and the New Show
[1:11:36]\\xa0\\xa0Working Relationships and Collaboration

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