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May 2022
54m 25s

Why Elites Are Losing Trust — With Vivia...

Alex Kantrowitz
About this episode
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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