Media Matters
20 August 2010 | 0 Comments
If you’ve seen the movie The Insider, you may remember this phrase uttered by Christopher Plummer, playing Mike Wallace of 60 Minutes: “They accused us of betraying the legacy of Edward R. Murrow.” Strong words indeed. However, I think they are truer than ever. Journalism, in it’s truest sense, has been abandoned by the journalists [...]
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Media Matters
14 July 2010 | 0 Comments
I’ve been reading about the 2006 Duke lacrosse scandal recently. The case got me thinking about what role the media should play. Particularly when people’s lives and reputations are on the line. In the case of the 2006 Duke lacrosse team, then district attorney Mike Nifong used the media extensively to lambaste the team. He [...]
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