
New Book Pegs Trump’s Rise to Evolution of Modern Television
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A conversation with “Audience of One” author James Poniewozik.
What if the best lens through which to understand President Donald Trump isn’t populist politics or his perceived business prowess, but the nature and evolution of American television? That’s the premise of “Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America,” a new book by New York Times chief television critic James Poniewozik.
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New Book Pegs Trump’s Rise to Evolution of Modern Television
Clip: 9/16/2019 | 9m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
What if the best lens through which to understand President Donald Trump isn’t populist politics or his perceived business prowess, but the nature and evolution of American television? That’s the premise of “Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America,” a new book by New York Times chief television critic James Poniewozik.
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