US: The spectacle and scrutiny of the January 6 hearings | The Listening Post
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Donald Trump had the Big Lie. Now, investigators in Congress are televising what they hope might be the Big Truth. Will these made-for-TV hearings break through to enough of the American public? Contributors: Alex Shephard - Staff writer, New Republic Molly Jong-Fast - Contributing writer, The Atlantic Angelo Carusone - President & CEO, Media Matters for America Hugo Lowell - Congressional reporter, The Guardian On our radar: The Kremlin’s propagandists have a few friends in Italian TV; Producer Tariq Nafi explains how they are making the most of it. Hollywood’s latest role, the cultural consultant: There is a new part in Hollywood - the cultural consultant - looking to make the industry more politically correct. Contributors: Anamik Saha - Communications and cultural studies lecturer, Goldsmiths Raeshem Nijhon - Co-founder, Culture House Edna Liliana Valencia Murillo - Cultural consultant, ‘Encanto’ Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
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