Alan Chartock, Ira Fusfeld, and Daily Gazette Editor Judy Patrick discuss Vice President Biden cancelling the annual summer party for journalists, the Chicago Sun Times lays off photographers, MSNBC slips on breaking news, and other stories.
Alan Chartock, Rex Smith, and Rosemary Armao discuss media issues at a live taping before a studio audience at Union College's Nott Memorial. They discuss reporting stories concerning national security, freedom of the press, how women are portrayed in media, and other stories.
Alan Chartock, Rex Smith, and Rosemary Armao discuss coverage of the Benghazi consulate attack, Steven Brill's feature on health care costs in Time magazine, media apologies of the week, and other stories.
Alan Chartock, Rex Smith, and Ira Fusfeld discuss the Koch brothers' prospective involvement with the newspaper industry, politics in newspapers, NBA player Jason Collins coming out, reporting the names of suicide victims, and when it is irresponsible to print police movements.
Alan Chartock, Rex Smith, and Ira Fusfeld hear from a listener, discuss language use in broadcast media, the Koch brothers bid for a newspaper company, and the AP hacking story.
Alan Chartock, Rex Smith, and Ira Fusfeld discuss accuracy of coverage with the Boston Marathon bombing, a comparison of the Daily News and the New York Post, and other stories.
Alan Chartock, Rex Smith, and Poughkeepsie Journal Editor Stu Shinske discuss female political candidates, a broadcast journalist held in contempt for refusing to reveal a source, performance-based pay in media, and other stories.
Alan Chartock, Rex Smith, and Rosemary Armao discuss rape cases in the media, diversity within news sourcing and comments on women in the news, and other stories.