Freedom of the Press

The National Press Club honored Kathy George of Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Aliza Marcus of Reuters for their recent work in which they stood firmly for… read more

The National Press Club honored Kathy George of Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Aliza Marcus of Reuters for their recent work in which they stood firmly for freedom of the press. Then, Mike Wallace spoke about CBS' decision to not run a story on “60 Minutes” about tobacco products in October 1995 and then to air a modified version in January 1996. He used this as an example of the issue over corporate interests versus the public’s right to information. After his remarks, he took questions from the audience. close

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Program ID:
70555-1
Category:
National Press Club
Format:
National Press Club Speech
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Mar 14, 1996 | 6:18pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Aug 14, 1996 | 12:00am EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • Mar 14, 1996 | 6:18pm EST | C-SPAN 1
  • Mar 15, 1996 | 1:53am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Mar 16, 1996 | 5:56pm EST | C-SPAN 1
  • Mar 17, 1996 | 6:54am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 13, 1996 | 9:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 14, 1996 | 12:00am EDT | C-SPAN 2
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