How Spiro Agnew Lay The Groundwork For Trump Supporters’ Distrust Of Media: Fifty years ago, Spiro Agnew gave a speech that marked a turning point for the conservative movement as he made the argument that media itself was untrustworthy and biased against President Nixon. Today there are comparisons of that era to the Trump presidency.
Northwestern University’s School Newspaper Apology: This week saw another controversy involving college journalists as the Northwestern University school paper apologized to student activists for contacting them for comment, and then received widespread backlash for the apology.
John Oliver Explains The Danger Of Media Intimidation Lawsuits: Rich and powerful interests sometimes file lawsuits against non-profits or media organizations simply for the sake of intimidating them. These suits are often without merit, but prove costly to the entity being sued. Comedian and satirist John Oliver recently found his show at the receiving end of such a case, and used the situation to shed light on an anti-free-speech tactic that is no laughing matter.
Rants & Raves: 11/15/19
The panel reviews this week in media.
On this week’s edition of Beat The Press, Emily Rooney was joined by former White House correspondent Dan Lothian; Jennifer McKim of the New England Center for Investigative Reporting at WGBH News; Dan Kennedy of Northeastern University; and Callie Crossley of WGBH News.
