Accountability Podcast

How Investigative Political Reporting Deters Corruption by Accountability Podcast; The Accountability Podcast - the ONLY podcast discussing the latest political scandals in NY! Each week the TAP podcast focuses on breaking scandalous political stories and their ramifications. The Role of Investigative Political Reporting in Democracy With the changing media landscape over the past decade, newsrooms have been forced to cut investigative reporting. Many believe that one of the consequences of a shrinking media is a rise in political corruption. We discuss the history and current role of investigative political reporting. Our guests include: Michael Oreskes Vice President & Senior Managing Editor of The Associated Press; Author of "The Genius of America: How the Constitution Saved Our Country -- and Why It Can Again" Follow: @MichaelOreskes Wayne Barrett Veteran Investigative Political Reporter for The Village Voice; Senior Fellow at The Nation Institute; Author of four books -- on Rudy Giuliani, Ed Koch & Donald Trump

Feminism and Corruption: A Political Tale by Accountability Podcast. The Accountability Podcast - the ONLY podcast discussing the latest political scandals in NY! Each week the TAP podcast focuses on breaking scandalous political stories and their ramifications. Corruption: a Feminist Issue A groundbreaking study analyzing how many women are actually getting elected and how our leaders reflect the electorate was released this week by Who Leads Us? and The Reflective Democracy campaign, part of the Women Donors Network. We discuss this study, the role of women in government and how having more female lawmakers reduces corruption. Our guests include: Erin Loos Cutraro: Executive Director of She Should Run, a national organization working to dramatically increase the number of women in public leadership. Follow: @erinlooscutraro @SheShouldRun Margie Omero: Managing Director of Purple Insights, the research division of Purple Strategies. She manages all facets of qualitative and quantitative research for Purple’s clients. Follow: @MargieOmero Zephyr Teachout: Recent NYS Gubernatorial Candidate, Associate Professor of Law at Fordham Law School . Author of “Corruption in America.” Follow: @ZephyrTeachout Hosted by: Nomiki Konst Founder & Executive Director of The Accountability Project Follow: @NomikiKonst @Account_Project

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It may currently be campaign season, but it's always corruption season in NY... This week's show is about Political Dynasties. Enjoy!

The Accountability Podcast - the ONLY podcast discussing the latest political scandals in NY! Each week the TAP podcast focuses on breaking scandalous political stories and their ramifications. In a speed-roundtable, our Bright Minds Series guests discuss what the election results say about the electorate, the parties and New York's leadership. And what will be on the agenda for New York in the next few years? Our guests include: Ben Max, Executive Editor of The Gotham Gazette; Founder of DecideNYC Tweet: @TweetBenMax Janos Marton, Former Counsel to NYS Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, Campaign Strategist & Civic Reformer Tweet: @janosmarton Hosted By: Nomiki Konst. Founder & Executive Director of The Accountability Project Tweet: @NomikiKonst