EPISODE · Oct 31, 2010 · 1H 14M
Journalistic Ethics in Focus
from The 7th Avenue Project · host Robert Pollie
NPR recently fired news analyst Juan Williams after his controversial comments about Muslims on Fox News' O' Reilly Factor. We examine journalistic ethics in light of the Williams affair, asking whether news organizations need to better enforce the traditional separation of reporting and opinionating, or if it's time to lighten up. Guests include Alicia Shepard, NPR ombudsman; Kevin Smith, ethics chair of the Society of Professional Journalists; Tom Goldstein, professor of journalism at U.C. Berkeley; James Rainey, On the Media columnist for the Los Angeles Times; and Judy Muller of USC's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
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NPR recently fired news analyst Juan Williams after his controversial comments about Muslims on Fox News' O' Reilly Factor. We examine journalistic ethics in light of the Williams affair, asking whether news organizations need to better enforce the traditional separation of reporting and opinionating, or if it's time to lighten up. Guests include Alicia Shepard, NPR ombudsman; Kevin Smith, ethics chair of the Society of Professional Journalists; Tom Goldstein, professor of journalism at U.C. Berkeley; James Rainey, On the Media columnist for the Los Angeles Times; and Judy Muller of USC's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
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