Listen Live
Donate
 on air
    Schedule

    KCRW

    Read & Explore

    • News
    • Entertainment
    • Food
    • Culture
    • Events

    Listen

    • Live Radio
    • Music
    • Podcasts
    • Full Schedule

    Information

    • About
    • Careers
    • Help / FAQ
    • Newsletters
    • Contact

    Support

    • Become a Member
    • Become a VIP
    • Ways to Give
    • Shop
    • Member Perks

    Become a Member

    Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

    DonateGive Monthly

    Copyright 2026 KCRW. All rights reserved.

    Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
    Cookie Policy
    |FCC Public Files|

    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    How the Comey hearing played on different media outlets

    The cable networks were all airing James Comey’s hearing live, but they built completely different narratives about the Comey-Russia story. One exonerates the president, while the other sees him as a liar who obstructed justice.

    • rss
    • apple-podcasts
    • spotify
    • Share
    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 8, 2017 • 1 min read

    The cable networks were all airing James Comey’s hearing live, but they built completely different narratives about the Comey-Russia story. One exonerates the president, while the other sees him as a liar who obstructed justice.

    The full episode

    3 of 4
    Accusations of lying fly between James Comey and White House
    1. 0:00Will President Trump be investigated for obstruction of justice?
    2. 19:00Uber executive fired after revelations that he shared a rape victim's medical records
    3. 27:12How the Comey hearing played on different media outletsYou’re reading this
    4. 39:03California's nut harvest attracts organized crime
    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

    • KCRW placeholder

      Gina Pollack

      Producer

    • KCRW placeholder

      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

    • KCRW placeholder

      Michell Eloy

      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

    • KCRW placeholder

      Hadas Gold

      Politico

    • KCRW placeholder

      Brian Rosenwald

      University of Pennsylvania

      News

    The full episode

    3 of 4
    Accusations of lying fly between James Comey and White House
    1. 0:00Will President Trump be investigated for obstruction of justice?
    2. 19:00Uber executive fired after revelations that he shared a rape victim's medical records
    3. 27:12How the Comey hearing played on different media outletsYou’re reading this
    4. 39:03California's nut harvest attracts organized crime
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand