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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Is there a point to presidential press conferences?

    President Obama gave his final press conference of the year. How useful are presidential press conferences in truly informing the public?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 18, 2017 • 1 min read

    President Obama gave his final press conference of the year. How useful are presidential press conferences in truly informing the public?

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Trump's cabinet and the privatization of government
    1. 0:00How far will privatization go in the age of Trump?
    2. 8:50Is education policy too politicized?
    3. 18:30Is there a point to presidential press conferences?You’re reading this
    4. 27:50How William Onyeabor created his own afro-synth-funk music trend
    5. 40:17The impact of Chelsea Manning
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand