Amanpour and Company

April 8, 2020

Christiane speaks with David Axelrod about Bernie Sanders' decision to drop out of the presidential race. She also speaks with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg about her statement that they have the virus "under control." Journalists Kara Swisher and Carl Cameron talk fake news and Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Dr. Sheri Fink about the ethical questions doctors are facing.

The Difficult Ethical Questions Facing Doctors

16m 47s

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dr. Sheri Fink is shining a light on the harrowing day-to-day work at the Brooklyn Hospital Center. Author of a bestselling book about Hurricane Katrina, Fink was Executive Producer on the timely Netflix docuseries “Pandemic." She speaks with Hari about the tough ethical questions facing doctors now.

Previews + Extras

  • Journalists Lambaste the Spread of Misinformation: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Journalists Lambaste the Spread of Misinformation

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    President Trump’s daily press briefings are often criticized for inaccuracies and similar charges are leveled at Fox News. Dozens of journalism professors and leading reporters have signed an open letter lambasting the channel for spreading misinformation, while Kara Swisher wrote an op-ed titled “Fox’s Fake News Contagion.” Swisher and former Fox News correspondent Carl Cameron join the program.

  • Norway Says It Has the Virus "Under Control": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Norway Says It Has the Virus "Under Control"

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    Wuhan, China, where the pandemic began, is now opening up after 76 days of draconian restrictions. Meanwhile, Austria and Denmark say they'll slowly begin to open up again, and Norway says it has now got the virus “under control” and will be sending children back to school soon. How did they do it -- and what lessons can the U.S. learn? Norway's prime minister joins the show for an exclusive talk.

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    Analyzing Sanders' Decision to Drop Out

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    Senator Bernie Sanders has dropped out of the running for the Democratic nomination. He was the last rival to Joe Biden, leaving the former Vice President as the presumptive nominee gearing up to face President Trump in November. President Obama’s former senior adviser David Axelrod joins the show to analyze Sanders’ decision -- and Biden’s prospects for the general election.

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