Re-Air: Why Our Current News Media is in the Toilet & How the Legendary Connie Chung Changed Media

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In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re revisiting one of our favorite episodes from 2024 with legendary journalist, Connie Chung. Connie Chung Shattered the Chains of her Cultural Traditions and Navigated the News Waters in a Sea of Men. Now she’s opening up about being sexually abused by her doctor as a teenager, her deep desire to be “one of the guys”, and why she thinks current news media is in the toilet. She reveals how she conquered the male-dominated realms of journalism and politics, the clever ways she combated sexism and racism in the newsroom, how she managed to keep her emotions in check while delivering impartial news that shaped our world, and her struggles with tying her…