Ethics: Changing Times & Standards
1989-10-10T08:17:00-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNzg1XC8xOTg5MTAxMDA4MTczMTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Professor Lichtenberg focused on journalistic ethics in coverage of the Barney Frank story. Schultz responded to comments about the dishonesty of “sound bite” television news that were made by a member of an earlier Washington Journalism Center panel (Journalism Ethics in Perspective). Schultz also pointed to “women in the newsroom” as an explanation for why Gary Hart’s marital infidelity was news when similar behavior by Presidents Roosevelt and Kennedy was not. Barbara Cohen followed up with comments on changes brought by women in journalism. She also argued that Prof. Lichtenberg’s criticism of one magazine’s coverage of a story did not represent “the media.”
Professor Lichtenberg focused on journalistic ethics in coverage of the Barney Frank story. Schultz responded to comments about the dishonesty of “sound bite” television news that… read more
Professor Lichtenberg focused on journalistic ethics in coverage of the Barney Frank story. Schultz responded to comments about the dishonesty of “sound bite” television news that were made by a member of an earlier Washington Journalism Center panel (Journalism Ethics in Perspective). Schultz also pointed to “women in the newsroom” as an explanation for why Gary Hart’s marital infidelity was news when similar behavior by Presidents Roosevelt and Kennedy was not. Barbara Cohen followed up with comments on changes brought by women in journalism. She also argued that Prof. Lichtenberg’s criticism of one magazine’s coverage of a story did not represent “the media.” close
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- Judith Lichtenberg Scholar University of Maryland, College Park
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