The greatest felony in the news business today is to be behind, or to miss a big story. So speed and quantity substitute for thoroughness and quality, for accuracy and context. The pressure to compete, the fear somebody else will make the splash first, creates a frenzied environment in which a blizzard of information is presented and serious questions may not be raised.
Carl Bernstein, American journalist and writer, b. 1944
On Thursday we will meet in Higgins Annex room 215 at 10:45 a.m. We will be watching a movie based on a true story relating to ethics in journalism. It will run 5 minutes over the end of class time. If you can stay for the end, please do; if you have class please feel free to leave on time.
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