According to a recent Pew
Research Center survey, a large number of people
believe journalistic coverage is largely critical
of the United States. That’s funny—many
others feel the media is too kind to this government’s
administration. At the same time, self-described
conservative news outlets brook no criticism of
the government’s tactics. Air America takes
to the radio waves to guarantee a liberal voice.
And then there’s The Daily Show…
It wasn’t always like this, was it?
Was the news always so politicized? And why is
it so politicized now? Taking a cue from the life
and times of Edward R. Murrow, Newsweek film critic
David Ansen will moderate a panel to figure out
how we got to this point, and where we go from
here. Panelists will include WNYC Public Radio
host Brian Lehrer, former TV news anchor Nick
Clooney, NPR’s Senior Foreign Editor and
Edward R. Murrow Fellow Loren Jenkins, and former
White House correspondent and Hearst Newspaper
columnist Helen Thomas.
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