Learning from the past to report the present and the future
As the old saying goes, 'Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.' So how can journalists, tasked with reporting the present, learn from the past? Curiosity of American history and politics led one reporter to embark on his own endeavor, a podcast that delves into the confluence of history and journalism. Evan Axelbank, a reporter at our Fox sister station in Tampa, joined Jim on The Final 5 to talk about why it was important to pursue, and how a new crop of presidential memoirs will paint a picture of our country for future generations. (MORE: @axelbankhistory on Twitter.)
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Learning from the past to report the present and the future

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