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A number of media critics gave poor grades to reporters questioning President Biden at his first formal press conference last week. Is there a disconnect between what the media cares about, such as the filibuster and the 2024 election, and what people care about?

Also this hour: An Amazon executive set off a firestorm after boasting on Twitter that Amazon was the "Bernie Sanders of employers." Workers weighed in on whether a company was progressive if workers felt they had to urinate in a bottle in order to meet production quotas. How will all this attention influence whether workers at an Alabama Amazon warehouse decide to unionize?

Lastly, the first dogs are home, sweet home.

GUESTS:
Dan Froomkin - The editor of Press Watch
Ken Klippenstein - An investigative reporter for The Intercept focusing on national security
Rachel Treisman - A production assistant on NPR's Digital News Desk

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Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

A number of media critics gave&nbsp;<a href="https://presswatchers.org/2021/03/at-bidens-first-news-conference-it-wasnt-the-president-who-was-out-of-touch/">poor grades</a>&nbsp;to reporters questioning President Biden at his first formal press conference last week. Is there a disconnect between what the media cares about, such as the filibuster and the 2024 election, and what people care about?
Also this hour: An Amazon executive set off a firestorm after boasting on Twitter that Amazon was the "Bernie Sanders of employers." Workers&nbsp;<a href="https://theintercept.com/2021/03/25/amazon-drivers-pee-bottles-union/">weighed in</a>&nbsp;on whether a company was progressive if workers felt they had to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7amyn/amazon-denies-workers-pee-in-bottles-here-are-the-pee-bottles">urinate in a bottle</a>&nbsp;in order to meet production quotas. How will all this attention influence whether workers at an Alabama Amazon warehouse decide to unionize?
Lastly, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/03/24/980785810/first-dogs-return-to-white-house-after-major-biden-causes-minor-injury">first dogs</a>&nbsp;are home, sweet home.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Dan Froomkin&nbsp;- The editor of&nbsp;<a href="https://presswatchers.org/">Press Watch</a></li>
<li>Ken Klippenstein&nbsp;- An&nbsp;<a href="https://theintercept.com/staff/kenklippenstein/">investigative reporter</a>&nbsp;for&nbsp;The Intercept&nbsp;focusing on national security</li>
<li>Rachel Treisman&nbsp;- A&nbsp;<a href="https://www.npr.org/people/776048102/rachel-treisman">production assistant</a>&nbsp;on NPR's Digital News Desk</li>
</ul>
Join the conversation on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ColinMcShow">Facebook</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/wnprcolin">Twitter</a>.
Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

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