Bad news; the decline of reporting, the business of news, and the danger to us all.

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Bad news; the decline of reporting, the business of news, and the danger to us all.

Fenton, Tom.

ReganBooks

2005

262 pages

$25.95

Paperback

PN4888

Fenton, a longtime long·time
adj.
Having existed or persisted for a long time: a longtime friend; a longtime resident of Detroit.

longtime
Adjective foreign correspondent foreign correspondent
n.
A correspondent who sends news reports or commentary from a foreign country for broadcast or publication.

Noun 1. for CBS News CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. Its current president is Sean McManus who is also head of CBS Sports. Current productions
Current television shows

CBS Morning News
The Early Show

, issues a disgusted indictment of the current state of his profession. Americans, he argues, are receiving less and less coverage of world news and what news they do get is of declining quality. This undermines the ability of Americans to understand and respond to world events that can have a profound impact on their lives and greatly contributes to the disconnect disconnect - SCSI reconnect between American perceptions of themselves and the world and the perceptions of the rest of the globe. The problem, he argues, is due to increasing corporate control of the media and the corresponding decline in newsgathering news·gath·er·ing
adj.
Of, relating to, or involving the research and reportage of news: a worldwide newsgathering operation.

news capacity and quality. He concludes with advice for media pressure groups on what they should demand from news organizations and regulators.

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