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Soledad O'Brien   CNN days   2007

Soledad O'Brien Criticizes Media For 'Normalizing White Supremacy'

On the CNN Sunday show Reliable Sources, host Brian Stelter hosted a panel on the media coverage of the Trump campaign.

“All year long, I have been hearing one very specific description of the election coverage,” Stelter stated. “No, it's not bias, but it's close, it's false equivalents.”

One panelist was former CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien. On how the media has covered Trump vs. Hillary, she pointed out that one of her biggest issues with coverage of the race is how Trump’s white supremacist supporters have been given air time, which in effect legitimizes and normalizes their presence and opinions in political discourse.

“I’ve seen, on-air, white supremacists being interviewed because they are Trump delegates,” O’Brien told host Brian Stetler. “And they do a five-minute segment, the first minute or so talking about what they believe as white supremacists. So you have normalized that.”

Black and Blue Premieres Tonight on CNN with Soledad O'Brien

Soledad O’Brien uses the tragic death of Eric Garner, who was choked to death by New York police, as the launching point for a special  TONIGHT at 9 p.m. on CNN.

"Black & Blue” is part of her Black in America series and focuses on whether New York police too often use excessive force when questioning or detaining in black communities.

O’Brien talks to several men who say they have been repeatedly stopped or physically abused.

She also talks to Police Commissioner William Bratton and others about police policies and practices.

Soledad O’Brien interviews New York Police Commissioner William Bratton
in the CNN special ‘Black & Blue.’

Trailer for CNN's 'Black and Blue' with Soledad O'Brien

Black In America - Black & Blue Reported by Soledad O'Brien (Official Trailer)



“Black in America: BLACK & BLUE – Soledad O’Brien Reports” Premieres Tuesday, November 18 at 9 PM ET on CNN

Black in America: Black & Blue on CNN

Soledad O'Brien is making the rounds at CNN today. You can watch her on AT This HOUR at 11:45am ET, CNN Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin at 3:40pm ET, and CNN Tonight.

Tune in tomorrow at 9pm ET for the premiere of Black in America: Black & Blue on CNN

Soledad O'Brien's THE WAR COMES HOME Debuts Tonight

CNN's new Soledad O'Brien special, “The War Comes Home,” will focus on veterans returning from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq coping with post traumatic syndrome, rage, and thoughts of suicide.

The special follows Delon Beckett and Garrett Combs, two returning veterans at a time that the Veterans Administration is under intense criticism for its failure to help American troops back from war. One in five veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan suffers from post traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, or severe depression, according to a Rand Corporation study cited by CNN. Almost 8,000 veterans commit suicide each year, and 22 veterans take their own lives each day, according to the VA.

In the special, Beckett and Combs are invited to join an innovative, Malibu-based therapy program called Save a Warrior. Founded and led by veteran Jake Clark, it uses equine therapy, transcendental meditation, and physically and emotionally demanding trust exercises to help vets.

The special is produced by O'Brien's Starfish Media Group and will be shown on CNN starting tonight, Tuesday, August 12 at 9 p.m. ET.

Watch the preview trailer for THE WAR COMES HOME

Source: http://www.thewrap.com/soledad-obriens-new-cnn-special-follows-veterans-with-ptsd-exclusive

'The War Comes Home' on CNN August 12

Starfish Media presents its first documentary project, The War Comes Home, Tuesday, August 12th,  at 9:00pm EST on CNN.

Soledad O'Brien follows two veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan as they participate in Save A Warrior, a program dedicated to helping soldiers who return home with Post Traumatic Stress.

Live Q&A With Soledad O'Brien Tonight

Soledad O'Brien will be taking your questions during a Live Google Hangout tonight (8/7/14) at 8:30pm ET about the upcoming The War Comes Home.

Go to https://plus.google.com/events/

In the documentary, Soledad O'Brien follows two veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan as they participate in Save A Warrior, a program dedicated to helping soldiers who return home with Post Traumatic Stress.

The program is the first documentary project from O'Brien's Starfish Media and will premiere August 12 at 9:00pm EST on CNN.

The War Comes Home

Starfish Media presents its first documentary project, The War Comes Home, on August 12th at 9:00pm EST on CNN.

In it Soledad O'Brien follows two veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan as they participate in Save A Warrior, a program dedicated to helping soldiers who return home with Post Traumatic Stress.

Upcoming Productions for Soledad O'Brien

Starfish Media Group, Soledad O’Brien‘s production company, is now a year old.

Five upcoming Starfish productions for 2014:

1. a special for CNN on veterans struggling with PTSD
2. New York City’s controversial “stop and frisk” program
3. the Washington Corrections Center for Women, which allows incarcerated women to keep their children in prison until they are three
4. For Al Jazeera, documentaries on a new model of “therapeutic justice” for teenagers in prison and
5. a special on heroin use in America.

Soledad's End Point on 'Starting Point'

Looking back at Soledad O'Brien's "end point" at CNN as she ended her run as host of "Starting Point." Soledad reflected on her tenure on the show and talked about her plans.

TONIGHT: Soledad O'Brien's "Great Expectations: A Black in America Special"

Soledad O'Brien's "Great Expectations: A Black in America Special" examines the education of black boys.

It premieres tonight (Aug. 30) at10pm ET/PT on CNN.


Watch a CNN preview trailer

Black in America: Great Expectations Airs August 30

Soledad O'Brien's Great Expectations: A Black in America Special examines the education of black boys. It premieres at10pm ET/PT on August30, 2013 on CNN.

Watch a preview trailer at http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/bestoftv/2013/08/14/bia-6-trailer.cnn.html

Newest 'Black in America' Installment on CNN Aug 18

Black In America is a multi-part series of documentaries hosted by reporter Soledad O'Brien on CNN. The series is about various issues regarding blacks (African-Americans) which includes panel discussions on issues facing the black community, and a look at the culture of black families in America.

The eighth installment will air on CNN on August 18.

1. The Black Woman and Family: First aired on July 23, 2008
2. The Black Man: First aired on July 24, 2008
3. Black in America: Today’s Pioneers First aired July 22, 2009
4. Black in America: Tomorrow’s Leaders First aired July 23, 2009
5. Almighty Debt: A CNN Black in America Special First aired October 21, 2010
6. Black in America: The New Promised Land – Silicon Valley First aired November 13, 2011
7. Who is Black in America? First aired December 9, 2012

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Soledad On Location During Superstorm Sandy

Besides her hosting duties on CNN's Starting Point, Soledad O'Brien still gets out into the field for location shoots for her documentary long form pieces and for some big news stories.

Here is Soledad in October 2012 covering Superstorm Sandy when it hit the NY/NJ area.

Who Is Black in America? CNN

CNN's  Black in America installment, "Who is Black in America?" airs December 9 at 8p ET/PT.

Soledad Covering Hurricane Sandy

 

Soledad doing live coverage of Hurricane Sandy
http://instagr.am/p/RXHyr6BU64/

with Chris Carter at CNN

Starting Point at Democratic National Convention

via CNN

Soledad O'Brien doing a Starting Point show from the CNN Grill at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.

CNN's Black in America 5 and 6

Soledad and the CNN Black in America producers are filming in Minnesota and Virginia working on installments 2012 and 2013.  

In Minnesota, they are covering the achievement gap and are following several boys for a year.


Black in America 5 is set to air in December and #6 in 2013.