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May 2022
54m 25s

Why Elites Are Losing Trust — With Vivia...

Alex Kantrowitz
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Vivian Schiller is the executive director of Aspen Digital, former head of news at Twitter, and former CEO of NPR. She joins Big Technology Podcast for a discussion of why the public distrusts elites. This conversation takes place in Davos — as the World Economic Forum conducts its annual meeting — and dissects its controversial initiatives such as the "Grea ... Show More
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