NPC member Edward Segal discusses political campaigning from bygone era
Campaign trains were a major part of political campaigns years ago. Covering whistle-stopping candidates was considered one of the hardest jobs of journalism. In this edition of Update-1, NPC member Edward Segal talks to Broadcast/Podcast Team member Irv Chapman about his new book, "Whistle-Stop Politics: Campaign Trains and the Reporters Who Covered Them." Segal discusses what it was like for reporters to live and work on trains for days and weeks at a time, how campaign train tours could be hazardous to one's health, and how a reporter impersonated a whistle-stopping presidential candidate.
Update-1 is produced by Mike Hempen. Besides listening on Press.org, Update-1 can be found on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Tunein and Spotify by searching for “NPC Update-1.”
