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October 26, 2005
Qustions of objectivity
Professor Mark Paxton channel surfed during the event and took note of the political talk assigning blame.
Instructor Cheryl A. Hellmann asks: Who are journalists and who are not (re: the pundits)? And we should be questioning the blogs. What kind of information are we getting? "I don't think the general audience distinguishes."
Assistant Professor Janice K. Windborne wonders how many are getting their information from Jon Stewart--certainly entertaining, but credible information?
Lecturer Jack Dimond says the talking-head shows lead to "morons" discussing complex news situations.
Live Blogging from the "Reporting on Disasters: How Well Did the Media Cover Katrina and Rita?" panel discussion at Missouri State University. Listen to the complete podcast: 
Posted by acline at October 26, 2005 01:26 PM
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