Moderated by Horace Lewis Sawin. The panel discusses various problems with the American media. With the help of the audience, Robert McClendon identifies problems like sensationalism, bias, and negativity, which he then traces to consumer habits. Charles-Gene McDaniel argues that journalism is an overly self-critical profession, but acknowledges that the press serves the establishment. Molly Ivins examines shortcomings of the American media in the Vietnam War and El Salvador and analyzes the role of the media in politics. Panel discussion and audience questions address the relationship between government and media, journalistic bias, and alternative media.
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Moderated by Horace Lewis Sawin. The panel discusses various problems with the American media. With the help of the audience, Robert McClendon identifies problems like sensationalism, bias, and negativity, which he then traces to consumer habits. Charles-Gene McDaniel argues that journalism is an overly self-critical profession, but acknowledges that the press serves the establishment. Molly Ivins examines shortcomings of the American media in the Vietnam War and El Salvador and analyzes the role of the media in politics. Panel discussion and audience questions address the relationship between government and media, journalistic bias, and alternative media.
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