Information Diet: Rev. Al Sharpton

The MSNBC talk show loves Twitter but not conservative content

Age 58
Accomplishments Host of MSNBC's PoliticsNation (nightly at 6 p.m.) and afternoon radio talk show Keepin' It Real; civil rights activist and founder of the National Action Network; Baptist minister; former presidential candidate
Base New York

What’s the first information you consume in the morning?
I’m an early riser. I get up at 5:30, go through my ministerial duties of prayer, read the Bible. Then I open my laptop, search Google News, Huff Post, Politico, The Root and The Grio.

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