How News Media Made Danielle Smith ft. Jeremy Appel
Frankenstein's Monster has nothing on Smith
This week on The North State, I spoke to independent journalist behind The Orchard Jeremy Appel on how news media in Canada made Danielle Smith everyone's problem. RSS feed here. Apple Podcasts link here.
Description
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has had a rollercoaster ride of a political career. Moving from news media to Wildrose Party leader, to disgraced floor-crosser, back to news media and then to leader of the province, her far-right populism has been key to her political success. But where would smith be without the platform provided by Canada's news corporations? Jeremy Appel, independent journalist behind The Orchard and author of the new book Dark Phoenix: The Rise, Fall, and Re-emergence of Danielle Smith joins Scott to discuss the fundamental role that news outlets played in getting Smith to lead the province of Alberta.
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Sources and Further Reading
What Danielle Smith and Bari Weiss Have in Common - The Orchard
