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Cliff May: ‘Journalists Are Ideologues’ | Top Story, Ep. 25

Veteran journalist and Foundation for the Defense of Democracies founder Clifford May sits down for a frank conversation with JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin.

The two discuss the threat from Iran and China, in addition to the collapse of journalism.

In this far-reaching conversation, they delve into the impact of the Afghanistan debacle, the Iran nuclear talks, whether climate change is a security problem, and the way partisanship has infected the mainstream media.

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Jonathan S. Tobin is editor-in-chief of the Jewish News Syndicate, a senior contributor for The Federalist, a columnist for Newsweek and a contributor to many other publications. He covers the American political scene, foreign policy, the U.S.-Israel relationship, Middle East diplomacy, the Jewish world and the arts. He hosts the JNS “Think Twice” podcast, both the weekly video program and the “Jonathan Tobin Daily” program, which are available on all major audio platforms and YouTube. Previously, he was executive editor, then senior online editor and chief political blogger, for Commentary magazine. Before that, he was editor-in-chief of The Jewish Exponent in Philadelphia and editor of the Connecticut Jewish Ledger. He has won more than 60 awards for commentary, art criticism and other writing. He appears regularly on television, commenting on politics and foreign policy. Born in New York City, he studied history at Columbia University.
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