The Newsroom Season 2 Premier ***Spoilers***

[davidpdx]

Any opinions about the premier?

Maggie looks awful, I caught something about her going to Uganda. Yet we don't know. Then there was something about them reporting the use of nerve gas and they are being deposed by a lawyer. Don finding out about Maggie's yelling at the bus Jim was on for tour.

[Paladin]

1. "You better, you better, you BET!"

So glad to have "Newsroom" back.

[trumad]

2. the thing about Newsroom...

You better have a little knowledge of current events or you will be lost in a heartbeat.

My wife isnt as caught up with the daily shit like I am...thanks to thw crack known as DU... so I found myself pausing the show and explaining what was going on.

[Little Star]

3. I had a hard time, wondering what the hell Genoa was....

until I kept on watching after the episode ended and listened to Sorkin explain. It was based on an actual incident but they changed the name of that incident to Genoa. It was a real life happening that was reported by the media and then the media got in a lot of trouble because the incident was false.

Did I understand what Sorkin explained correctly? Did anyone else watch Sorkin explain after the episode ended?

[davidpdx]

4. Yes, you are right. I just found it

But perhaps the biggest headline will involve the news team itself, as they get caught in a scandal when they report a huge story that ends up being false, known as Operation Genoa. Sorkin told The Hollywood Reporter that he based the Genoa story off of CNN's 1998 coverage of Operation Tailwind, which accused the US of using nerve gas during the Vietnam War. The story was later retracted, and Sorkin consulted former CNN employees about the controversy.

http://www.hollywood.com/news/tv/55019959/the-newsroom-season-2-premiere-preview

The next episode looks like it will explain more.