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Get a behind the scenes look at the HBO documentary-news program, “Axios on HBO”, with its Executive Editor and the creative team behind the headline-making series. How did Axios translate its new style of journalism into television story-telling that the Poynter Institute calls "a major player in TV news" and the Baltimore Sun called "the show that almost everyone in the media was talking about"? What are the challenges of reporting politics through the medium of television amidst the throws of the social media revolution? How and why did they choose to interview people like Jared Kushner and Steve Bannon? What are the Editor’s concerns and priorities with this new platform as we head in to the 2020 presidential election?
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