The Director's Chair: Leigh Sales on journalism, the United States and not interviewing Trump

The Director's Chair: Leigh Sales on journalism, the United States and not interviewing Trump

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In the first episode of this new series of The Director’s Chair, the Lowy Institute’s Executive Director Michael Fullilove is joined by respected Australian journalist Leigh Sales.

They discuss Leigh’s experience as a foreign correspondent in Washington, the shifts in American society that led to the rise of Donald Trump, why she still believes that journalists should be impartial — and she shares her reading and viewing recommendations.

Leigh Sales is host of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Australian Story. She is a former host of the national broadcaster’s flagship current affairs program, 7.30, served as the ABC’s chief Washington correspondent and is the host of her own successful podcast called Chat 10 Looks 3.

The Director’s Chair is a podcast by the Lowy Institute:
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/directorschair

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Host: Michael Fullilove
Producers: Josh Goding and Andrew Griffits
Research: David Vallance

 

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Past Director's Chair episodes here.

Areas of expertise: Australian foreign policy; US politics and foreign policy; Asia and the Pacific; Global institutions
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