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Are Journalists Doing It Wrong?

Plus, author Jessica Bruder on ‘Nomadland’ and her experience reporting on older Americans leaving their homes in pursuit of seasonal work

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Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker dissect columnist Margaret Sullivan’s piece, “A New Way of Looking at Trust in Media,” to determine what journalists and citizens care about, and how to accommodate this change in journalism (3:50). Then, Jessica Bruder, author of the book Nomadland, joins to discuss her experience reporting on the phenomenon of older Americans leaving their homes in pursuit of seasonal work, and touch on the Oscar-nominated film adaptation (30:28). Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline.

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