On this episode of Blunt Force Truth, Chuck and Mark are joined by Sharyl Attkisson. Sharyl has spent her career as an author, journalist and TV anchor. Her latest efforts have been focused on investigative journalism and her weekly TV news program Full Measure.
They start off by discussing censorship by big tech and their relationship to the deep state. They talk about how the deep state plays a large role in the decisions made regarding what the American people can see. Sharyl explains how she has dealt with the big media companies skewing the truth.
Chuck and Mark continue by asking Sharyl about her current suit against the FBI for hacking into her personal computer without a warrant. She explains where the case is currently and the issues that she has run into with the case. Sharyl also explain why her case is a precedent-setting case.
They finish up by talking about media bias and how the American people do not look deeper into the news. They discuss how there are good reporters at many of the major news outlets and how important it is to find the reporters you can trust.
More about Sharyl Attkisson:
Sharyl Attkisson is a five-time Emmy Award winner and recipient of the Edward R. Murrow award for investigative reporting. She is author of two New York Times best sellers: “The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think and How You Vote,” and “Stonewalled.” She is host of the Sunday morning national TV news program, Sinclair’s “Full Measure,” which focuses on investigative and accountability reporting.
For thirty years, Attkisson was a correspondent and anchor at CBS News, PBS, CNN and in local news.
In 2013, she received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Investigative Journalism for her reporting on “The Business of Congress,” which included an undercover investigation into fundraising by Republican freshmen. She received two other Emmy nominations in 2013 for “Benghazi: Dying for Security” and “Green Energy Going Red.” Additionally, Attkisson received a 2013 Daytime Emmy Award as part of the CBS Sunday Morning team’s entry for Outstanding Morning Program for her report: “Washington Lobbying: K-Street Behind Closed Doors.”
In September 2012, Attkisson received the Emmy for Outstanding Investigative Journalism and the RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Investigative Reporting for the “Gunwalker: Fast and Furious” story.
Attkisson received an Investigative Emmy Award in 2009 for her exclusive investigations into TARP and the bank bailout. She received an Investigative Emmy Award in 2002 for her series of exclusive reports about mismanagement at the Red Cross.
Attkisson is one of the few journalists to have flown in a B-52 on a combat mission (over Kosovo) and in an F-15 fighter jet Combat Air Patrol flight. She is a fourth degree black belt in TaeKwonDo.
Previously, Attkisson hosted a medical news magazine on PBS called “HealthWeek,” anchored for CNN, and reported at several local news stations. She is a graduate of the University of Florida School of Journalism and Communications.
Connect with Sharyl Attkisson:
Website(s): Fullmeasure.news & sharylattkisson.com
Twitter(s): @SharylAttkisson & @FullMeasureNews
Facebook: @SharylAttkissonpublic
To donate to Sharyl’s legal battle:
https://www.gofundme.com/sharyl-attkisson-4th-am-litigation
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