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Chris Cillizza, DIANE REHM, Maddisen Murrell, Matt Lewis, Geoffrey SkelleyAn independent news creator. I call balls and strikes no matter what uniform the batter at the plate is wearing. Fair and fearless. Not owned by a billionaire or a massive media conglomerate.
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Independent News Creator on Substack, YouTube and Noosphere. NewsNation contributor. Everything I do is here: https://linktr.ee/chriscillizza
Radio Broadcaster for nearly 50 years. Host and Executive Producer of The Diane Rehm Show on WAMU/NPR for 37 years. Host and Executive Producer of podcast ON MY MIND since 2017. Host and Executive Producer of the Diane Rehm Book Club since 2020.
Intellectually honest journalist and columnist for NOTUS Perspectives. Author of ‘Too Dumb to Fail’ and ‘Filthy Rich Politicians.’ Political commentary, media criticism, news and culture, with a dose of humor. (Opinions here are my own.)
Chief Elections Analyst for Decision Desk HQ. Data journalist, elections guru, and close observer of American politics. Alum of FiveThirtyEight and Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
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