Is the new communications technology a threat to free speech and privacy? Has the presidency become too much of a media and cultural focal point in our society? How important is character versus competency in judging public officials? What impact is AI having on academic honesty? Is YouTube creating a sea change in the national media landscape? These questions and more are tackled in a fascinating interview conducted by TALKERS publisher Michael Harrison with radio, TV, and online talk icon, Bill O’ Reilly on this week’s installment of “Up Close Far Out” presented by the new TALKERS Media YouTube channel. In addition to being a major cable news/talk TV pioneer and a successful cross-platform talk media commentator still going and growing in the digital era, O’ Reilly is the author of 18 consecutive #1 New York Times best sellers. Harrison and O’ Reilly discuss his new release, Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden among an array of topics. Don’t miss this! To view the program in its entirety, please click here.
