Whose Right? Where Trump is Taking the Conservative Media
The Trump presidency brought revolutionary change to the Republican Party. Where will the American right's decisive turn lead the conservative media?
President Trump’s brand of conservative politics won out against the establishment in the Republican Party and is forever changing the conservative movement in America.
While some conservative thought leaders spoke out against the outsider presidential candidate, and some continue to do so, President Trump has since been widely embraced by his party.
The Trump phenomenon is mirrored in the conservative media with news outlets prospering from pro-Trump coverage amid a difficult time for the journalism industry.
But is there room for skepticism of the Trump administration in the conservative media?
The December 2018 death of The Weekly Standard, an intellectual neoconservatism stalwart for over two decades, is considered by some to be the result of getting out of step with Trump’s brand of conservatism. The organization’s ownership, however, says the news organization shuttered as the result of financial difficulty and consolidation in a challenging industry.
Join us as leading experts and young and rising conservative stars explore what the future looks like for the conservative media.
SPEAKERS
Amber Athey, White House correspondent, The Daily Caller
Bob Garfield, “On the Media” co-host, WNYC
Bill Kristol, founder and former editor-at-large, The Weekly Standard
Jennifer Rubin, opinion writer, The Washington Post; contributor, MSNBC
Frank Sesno, director, GW School of Media & Public Affairs (moderator)
Kara Zupkus, president, GW Young America’s Foundation
This event is co-sponsored by the GW College Republicans and GW Young America’s Foundation.