Is there a point to presidential press conferences?

Jan. 18, 2017

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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Credits

Guest:

Mark Feldstein - University of Maryland - @merrillcollege

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Amy Ta, Michell Eloy

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