Re-Air: Is the News Media the Enemy of the People?
President Trump has called the media the enemy of the people, routinely castigates them, and has referred to the media as the "opposition party" to his administration. The media has always been the whipping boy of the politician, this is not new. Journalists are supposed to ask questions, get answers from many different sources, and be the eyes and ears of the American people in their role as constitutional watchdog. Joining host Dennis McCuistion are: Dave Lieber: The Watchdog Investigative Columnist at the Dallas Morning News, and Contributor to National Society of Newspaper Columnists website where he wrote this article [...]
Is the News Media the Enemy of the People?
Telly Award winner! President Trump has called the media the enemy of the people, routinely castigates them, and has referred to the media as the "opposition party" to his administration. The media has always been the whipping boy of the politician, this is not new. Journalists are supposed to ask questions, get answers from many different sources, and be the eyes and ears of the American people in their role as constitutional watchdog. Joining host Dennis McCuistion are: Dave Lieber: The Watchdog Investigative Columnist at the Dallas Morning News, and Contributor to National Society of Newspaper Columnists website [...]
20 Years of McCuistion: Media and the Internet (Pt. 4 of 6)
Dennis McCuistion discusses media and the Internet and interviews with some of the most prestigious names in journalism including: Bill Moyers, Sam Donaldson, Bob Schieffer, Jim Lehrer, John Solomon.
Blurring of the Lines – Mainstream Media versus Bloggers
The newsroom has changed. Thirty years ago the world’s news was fueled by mainstream media and the plight of the professional journalist was to find the big story and break it…accurately, simple as that. In today’s world, with print media employing fewer people , bloggers have entered the scene and are typing away at their computers with their voices becoming louder and louder. The roles of traditional mainstream news and the blogosphere are blurring. The Ever Blurring Lines of Mainstream Media and the Blogosphere According to a February 2008 article on PBS.org, journalists are starting to blog and bloggers are [...]