Wed 5.05.10| Can Journalism Be Saved?

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McChesney & Nichols, The Death and Life of American Journalism Nation Books, 2010

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Reporters by the thousands are being let go; newspapers and foreign bureaus are disappearing. Why is this happening, and what impact does journalism's crisis have on democracy? At a recent event, Robert McChesney and John Nichols addressed these questions and cited early US governmental support for journalism.

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