Frank Sesno

George Washington University

Guest

Director of the School of Media and Public Affairs at the George Washington University, creator and host of Planet Forward; former Washington, DC Bureau Chief for CNN

Frank Sesno on KCRW

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Paid political commentators are also partisans and even campaign operatives -- at the same time. Is there a conflict?

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