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Wed Feb 20

The revolving door between media and government spins again with CNN's hiring of Sarah Isgur Flores

Written by Michael J. Socolow, Associate Professor, Communication and Journalism, University of Maine

Sarah Isgur Flores, Justice Department spokeswoman, being interviewed by CNN's Chris Cuomo in 2018.Youtube/CNN

A common practice in American journalism has, once again, sparked outrage.

CNN recently announced the hiring of Sarah Isgur Flores to be “one of several editors” who will help “coordinate [political] coverage across TV and...

The revolving door between media and government spins again with CNN's hiring of Sarah Isgur Flores

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