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The revolving door between media and government spins again with CNN's hiring of Sarah Isgur Flores

  • Written by Michael J. Socolow, Associate Professor, Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
Sarah Isgur Flores, Justice Department spokeswoman, being interviewed by CNN's Chris Cuomo in 2018.Youtube/CNN

A common practice in American journalism has, once again, sparked outrage.

CNN recently announced the hiring of Sarah Isgur Flores to be “one of several editors” who will help “coordinate [political] coverage across TV and...

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