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The Weekly Podcast: National Enquirer and Presidential Politics Reporting: Gary Hart 1987
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20:59Now PlayingThe Trump hush money trial has us talking about the National Enquirer.
But it seems like the tabloid never left the political conversation.
The National Enquirer’s pictures, scoops, and reporting have influenced the establishment political media for years.
In this week’s episode’s of C-SPAN’s podcast “The Weekly,” we revisit what we might be the most famous example of how National Enquirer reporting shapes broader political reporting – and even the presidential race. Our focus: Gary Hart.
How did conventional media react to the National Enquirer’s reporting of the Democratic presidential candidate having an alleged affair in 1987?
Hear all the self-reflection and hand-wringing in “The Weekly.”
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