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This week in Georgia politics with reflection on the sudden death of Georgia House Speaker David Ralson.  Also we discuss Speaker Pelosi stepping down, the runoffs, early voting and a conversation with the AJC's Maya Prabhu on the overturning of HB481.

Here is the video of Rep Holcomb and Speaker Ralson that we discussed on the episode:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5eILKG5oSE&t=1s

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At this week's gala WZO 125th Anniversary soiree in Basel, Switzerland, Israel's "Minister of Diaspora Affairs" made mentioned a "deal" between Ben Gurion and Jacob Blaustein regarding the relationship between American Jewry and Israel. He called for a renewed such "agreement" to be made today. But the way the story was described is fiction. American Jews complained to Ben Gurion that Israel was putting American Jews in danger. Ben Gurion promised to change Israel's presentation of itself as the Jewish state, but he betrayed his promise, as did Zionist leaders, repeatedly. In this podcast, the real story of Israel's betrayal of American Jewry.

The Times of Israel article
Ben Gurion's letter to the AJC

Photo: Jospeh Proskauer. Bain, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

We talk redistricting, voter fraud and a conversation with Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist, the AJC’s Mike Luckovich.

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Each week, Atlanta public relations professional Mitch Leff of Leff & Associates presents his “4 Questions Journalist Spotlight,” a conversation with a Georgia journalist.

This week, we talk with Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Leon Stafford. Leon covers a range of topics focused on the south part of the metro Atlanta, including government, education, features, and major events.

Mitch’s day job is providing public relations services, media training, and crisis communications, but he also operates Leff’s Atlanta Media (http://www.leffsatlantamedia.com) an online database with contact info for thousands of Atlanta-based journalists, and Mitch’s Media Match (www.mitchsmediamatch.com), a service that connects Atlanta journalists with local experts.

Watch:  https://youtu.be/h7iuhmfG1Zc

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Author Kevin Salwen talks about his and co-Author Kent Alexander book, "The Suspect: An Olympic Bombing, the FBI, the Media, and Richard Jewell, the Man Caught in the Middle" went from a NYT best seller to a Clint Eastwood major motion picture. Kevin's experience of over 18 years at the Wall Street Journal gave him the opportunity to perfect his craft and develop a sense of story that's apparent in his works.  

We also talk about, the media, our institutions and the perilous state of truth and what we need to do to correct and build better connections. 

Also, Victoria's Secret, United Airlines and what stories corporations are telling us these days and if they are making an impact. 

Each week, Atlanta public relations professional Mitch Leff of Leff & Associates presents his “4 Questions Journalist Spotlight,” a conversation with a Georgia journalist.

Mitch’s day job is providing public relations services, media training, and crisis communications, but he also operates Leff’s Atlanta Media (http://www.leffsatlantamedia.com) an online database with contact info for thousands of Atlanta-based journalists, and Mitch’s Media Match (www.mitchsmediamatch.com), a service that connects Atlanta journalists with local experts.

This week, we talk with Joseph Ferguson, social media producer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

If you’d like to listen to audio, click here: https://www.leffsatlantamedia.com/q4-journalists. This is also where you can listen to the full archive of our audio podcasts.

What happens when candidates automatically register you to donate without your permission? The AJC's Tia Mitchell discusses how this happened to contributors to Greater Georgia, the new get out the vote organization. We also discuss who's running and Roe V. Wade in light of the Mississippi Supreme Court case.

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Talking this week in SB202, an interview with the AJC's Greg Bluestein & "where's the beef"?

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Each week, Atlanta public relations professional Mitch Leff of Leff & Associates presents his “4 Questions Journalist Spotlight,” a conversation with a journalist in the Atlanta market.

 Mitch’s day job is providing public relations services, media training, and crisis communications, but he also operates Leff’s Atlanta Media (http://www.leffsatlantamedia.com) an online database with contact info for thousands of Atlanta-based journalists, and Mitch’s Media Match (www.mitchsmediamatch.com), a service that connects Atlanta journalists with local experts.

This week, we talk with Rodney Ho, Radio and TV reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution!  Click to watch: https://youtu.be/evA9D779Zp8

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Plus an interview with the AJC's Washington Correspondent, Tia Mitchell.

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In this episode, we're talking Lewis Grizzard by two people who knew him well – Jim Minter and David Boyd Sr. 

Jim Minter was managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution and oversaw the consolidation of the Journal and Constitution newsrooms in 1982, and in 1986 was named senior editor of the Journal and Constitution and Vice President of Cox Newspapers. 

Minter talks about discovering Lewis, bringing him to Atlanta and watching his career take off.  

Joining Jim is Coweta’s very own David Boyd Sr. A political cartoonist first at the Newnan Times-Herald, Boyd also illustrated several of Lewis’s books and calendars. Friends and golfing buddies, they traveled twice to Scotland to golf at St. Andrews.  

"Movers, Shakers, and History Makers" is sponsored by Ace Beer Growlers.