It’s everywhere you look. It’s on all the time. Extra! Extra!
News is a constant presence in the cultural mix. People can’t seem to get enough of it. Yet the more omnispresent news is the lower the esteem in which journalists are held. That’s because not everything that calls itself news is actually a product of journalism. Defining journalism is not easy. Journalism is a process: a way of sifting through information for facts and then summarizing those facts with words pictures and sound. Journalism is a relationship between reporters and those who take in their stories. Journalism is a moral force in a free society.
That’s a lot of weight for ordinary working stiffs to carry into the office every day. In the world of never-ending deadlines, today’s lead story is A return to First Principles for the Fourth Estate.
(Hosted by Michael Goldfarb)
Guests:
Bill Kovach, chairman of the Committee of Concerned Journalists and co-author of “The Elements of Journalism”;
Matthew Storin, editor-in-chief of the Boston Globe
Belle Adler, a former CNN producer and current assistant professor of journalism at Northeastern University.