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Saturday, April 29 • 11:00am - 11:45am
Political Coverage in a Trump Presidency

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Political coverage has entered an arena like none of us have ever seen before. How do you stay on top of the constant flood of headlines while also remaining focused on the deeper stories? How do you cover an administration that has restricted access and declares negative reports "fake news"? Learn from three seasoned political reporters about how to do what seems like an impossible job.
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Joe Guerin

News Editor, KPBS
As KPBS News Editor, Joe Guerin sorts through the daily news agenda to bring the most relevant news to the KPBS audience. He helps reporters develop stories and features for TV, radio and the web. Before joining KPBS, Joe served for eight years as editor of the San Diego Daily Transcript... Read More →

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Brooke Binkowski

Managing Editor, Snopes.com
Brooke Binkowski is an award-winning journalist and researcher. She has written and produced for CNN, CBS, NPR, the Globe and Mail, AJ+, the Christian Science Monitor, and various other outlets. Brooke speaks two languages well and five languages very badly. She loves to travel, run... Read More →
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Jean Guerrero

Fronteras Reporter, KPBS
Jean Guerrero is the Fronteras reporter at KPBS. She is the recipient of the PEN/FUSION Emerging Writers Prize and the author of the upcoming memoir, "Crux," with Random House's One World. She started her career at the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires in Mexico City... Read More →
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Michael Smolens

Government and Politics Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune
Michael Smolens has been government and politics editor at the U-T since 1992. During that time he has overseen local, state and national political news. As a reporter, he covered politics at all levels, San Diego City Hall and did a four-year stint in the news organization’s Sacramento... Read More →

Saturday April 29, 2017 11:00am - 11:45am PDT
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