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What's gone wrong with our political language

On the eve of this year's first debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, what's the state of our political language in 2016? We talk with a man who should know. Mark Thompson once headed the BBC. He's now Chief Executive of the New York Times.

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By Warren Olney • Sep 26, 2016 • 11m Listen

On the eve of this year's first debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, what's the state of our political language in 2016? We talk with a man who should know. Mark Thompson once headed the BBC. He's now Chief Executive of the New York Times. Anybody who has led two of the most authoritative journalistic institutions in the English speaking world would be worth talking to for that reason alone. But Thompson is author of the new book Enough Said: What's Gone Wrong with the Language of Politics, which speaks to the decline of public trust in public institutions — in the Britain, in Europe and in the United States.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Jenny Hamel

    KCRW

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    Paul von Zielbauer

    Producer, 'To the Point'

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    Evan George

    Director of Content, News

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    Mark Thompson

    New York Times

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