Charles Piller

Now, look, all presidential regimes, all administrations have had challenging relationships with the media at times. And the current one is no exception in that regard. I think this media environment's very, very different from the one that I grew up in, if you will, as a reporter. And the differences are, of course, exemplified by Thank you so much.

Now, look, all presidential regimes, all administrations have had challenging relationships with the media at times. And the current one is no exception in that regard. I think this media environment's very, very different from the one that I grew up in, if you will, as a reporter. And the differences are, of course, exemplified by Thank you so much.

It means that the conventional mainstream media has much less control over the way in which people think about the world. And that, you know, there are both pros and cons associated with that. Now, for me, look, I have worked throughout my entire career in what you might call call the mainstream media.

It means that the conventional mainstream media has much less control over the way in which people think about the world. And that, you know, there are both pros and cons associated with that. Now, for me, look, I have worked throughout my entire career in what you might call call the mainstream media.

And I respect the work ethic and the ethical posture and the professional approach of serious-minded reporting, not to the exclusion of other people doing other things. But to me, that's pretty important for delivering the kind of reporting that I do. I need to have that professional backstop. I need to have the determination to

And I respect the work ethic and the ethical posture and the professional approach of serious-minded reporting, not to the exclusion of other people doing other things. But to me, that's pretty important for delivering the kind of reporting that I do. I need to have that professional backstop. I need to have the determination to

double-check, triple-check every fact in every story in my entire book. I spent months fact-checking my book after it was written. That's just part of the process that you have to do if you want to deliver a product that is the maximum degree of credibility, especially if you're challenging people in important ways. Now,

double-check, triple-check every fact in every story in my entire book. I spent months fact-checking my book after it was written. That's just part of the process that you have to do if you want to deliver a product that is the maximum degree of credibility, especially if you're challenging people in important ways. Now,

With regard to today's approach, I appreciate the question in part because I wanted to mention issues that I see related to the Trump administration right now. So let me take it on two levels. One is that there have been a lot of accusations by President Trump and others who are his supporters that there's a lot of what they call fake news in the mainstream media.

With regard to today's approach, I appreciate the question in part because I wanted to mention issues that I see related to the Trump administration right now. So let me take it on two levels. One is that there have been a lot of accusations by President Trump and others who are his supporters that there's a lot of what they call fake news in the mainstream media.

I personally think that that's ill-advised and misguided. I think it's improper for those kinds of accusations to be made as a general course of affairs. I think that the mainstream media, and by that I mean some of the big newspapers and many of the big TV broadcasts, et cetera, work really hard on their credibility. No one's perfect. No one is without error. Every one of us is subject to that.

I personally think that that's ill-advised and misguided. I think it's improper for those kinds of accusations to be made as a general course of affairs. I think that the mainstream media, and by that I mean some of the big newspapers and many of the big TV broadcasts, et cetera, work really hard on their credibility. No one's perfect. No one is without error. Every one of us is subject to that.

But there's a high degree of professionalism there. I think suggesting that it's false just because it may have an opinion that President Trump may disagree with, I think that's tremendously misguided. Now, I want to address, if I may, Dylan, just briefly. kind of funny situation that I found myself in as a reporter in the last few weeks since my book has come out.

But there's a high degree of professionalism there. I think suggesting that it's false just because it may have an opinion that President Trump may disagree with, I think that's tremendously misguided. Now, I want to address, if I may, Dylan, just briefly. kind of funny situation that I found myself in as a reporter in the last few weeks since my book has come out.

So my book talks about challenging the poor performance, what I would call the poor performance, of many of the institutional authorities of science in our country. And when I say the institutional authorities of science, I mean the

So my book talks about challenging the poor performance, what I would call the poor performance, of many of the institutional authorities of science in our country. And when I say the institutional authorities of science, I mean the

The journals, like including the one I work for, Science, the universities who are gatekeepers of important knowledge in the world, the National Institutes of Health, which is the primary funder of biomedical and medical research in the country, and so very, very important for ensuring the quality of that work and that thinking.

The journals, like including the one I work for, Science, the universities who are gatekeepers of important knowledge in the world, the National Institutes of Health, which is the primary funder of biomedical and medical research in the country, and so very, very important for ensuring the quality of that work and that thinking.

and the Food and Drug Administration, which is the entity that approves and sometimes disapproves new drugs for remedies or other kinds of remedies that people really are desiring for important diseases. So I think all four of those institutions, the journals, the universities, the funder, and the regulator have really made a lot of mistakes and have had grave weaknesses in their behavior

and the Food and Drug Administration, which is the entity that approves and sometimes disapproves new drugs for remedies or other kinds of remedies that people really are desiring for important diseases. So I think all four of those institutions, the journals, the universities, the funder, and the regulator have really made a lot of mistakes and have had grave weaknesses in their behavior