There Were Rumors For Years. Why Didn’t The Jeffrey Epstein Story Break Earlier? Although Miami Herald investigative reporter Julie K. Brown long helped keep the story of Epstein’s wrongdoings alive, the indictment of the billionaire pedophile this week also brought to the surface other instances in which overly-cautious editors and prosecutors helped keep the story buried for too long.
Should The Media Have Named Kevin Spacey’s Accuser? The media has generally coalesced around the practice of not naming alleged victims of sexual abuse, but some questioned that decision after Spacey’s accuser plead the Fifth in court this week.
Covering Climate Change Effectively: Climate activists have successfully pushed for news coverage that accurately portrays climate change as a reality rather than a political debate. But now the question is how to educate audiences about the difference between weather patterns and harmful, broad-based changes in the climate without resorting to activist rhetoric.
Rants & Raves: 07/12/19: The panel reviews the week in media.
On this week’s edition of Beat The Press, Emily Rooney was joined by Jon Keller of WBZ News, former Wall Street Journal reporter Roy Harris, Dan Kennedy of Northeastern University, and Joanna Weiss of Experience Magazine.
