The Rise Of Tabloid Politics




KERA's Think show

Summary: <p><em><em><em><em>[2014-10-30 13:00:00] </em></em></em></em>In 1987, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Hart">Gary Hart</a> went from presidential frontrunner to talk-show fodder when <a href="http://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/" target="_blank">rumors of marital infidelity surfaced</a>. This hour, we’ll talk about how that story changed the way we think about politicians with Yahoo’s national political columnist <a href="http://www.mattbai.com/">Matt Bai</a>, author of <em><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/book/196550/all-the-truth-is-out-by-matt-bai">All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid</a>.</em></p>