Understanding Today’s Puzzling U.S. Economy
Inflation is high. The GDP has shrunk. But the job market has never been better. The Washington Post's Damian Paletta helps make sense of the U.S. economy today.
Guest Host: Melinda Penkava
A new survey shows that except for war coverage, Americans aren’t following international news much more closely than they did before September eleventh. A panel talks about why so many Americans don’t tune in to current events around the world.
Guests
- Andrew Kohut Director of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
- Tom Rosenstiel Director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism
- Terence Smith Media correspondent and senior producer for the "Newshour" with Jim Lehrer; former national and foreign correspondent and editor with the "New York Times"
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