January 6th Hearings and the Effect of Prioritizing Narrative Over News; Also, A Key Lesson from Tesla’s Success

June 14, 2022 00:55:37
January 6th Hearings and the Effect of Prioritizing Narrative Over News; Also, A Key Lesson from Tesla’s Success
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January 6th Hearings and the Effect of Prioritizing Narrative Over News; Also, A Key Lesson from Tesla’s Success

Jun 14 2022 | 00:55:37

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James Keys Tunde Ogunlana

Show Notes

James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana briefly react to the initial hearings from the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021 US Capitol attack and discuss what the way the hearings are being covered reveal about our overall news environment (01:26).  The guys also look back at the government loan that helped Telsa become the power that it is today and consider whether government is still doing its part in promoting economic and technological growth (39:33).

Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol (House.gov)

Takeaways from the prime-time January 6 committee hearing (CNN)

Fox News didn’t just ignore the Jan. 6 hearing. It did something worse. (WaPo)

Opinion | Time to Pull the Plug on Cable News (Politico)

Tesla files for 3-for-1 stock split (CNBC)

How Tesla shows Obama’s green loan program was a success (Grist)

Top 10 U.S. Government Investments in 20th Century American Competitiveness (Center for American Progress)

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