Soledad O’Brien does it all

08/23/16 • -1 min

Bob Schieffer's "About the News" with H. Andrew Schwartz

News anchor, field reporter, documentarian, producer and business woman, Soledad O’Brien does it all. One of the most entrepreneurial journalists of her generation, Soledad talks about her career, her craft, race in America and about what it’s like to interview people who contradict themselves on this episode of “About the News.” Download transcript here.

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