Just want to point out that however problematic "instantaneous
reporting" may be, it is somewhat miraculous that we have access to
information so quickly. Most of the lies from Vietnam, for instance,
didn't surface until almost a decade later, when the public arguably
was no longer inflamed.
Today's biggest problems, I would argue, is not inaccurate information
via the news media, but misinformation that flows out of Washington
coupled with apathy on part of the public in their reaction to the
news.
One would think with easier access to news, we'd be able to form
dissent groups more quickly.
Best,
Allison Steinberg
646.413.8918
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From: Gorelick, Steve <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 4:58 pm
Subject: How Watergate break-in would be reported by media today
I am not saying I find this article fully
convincing, but I do think it is fascinating to think about how the
Watergate
story would be covered today in light of many of the new journalism
issues
and tools we discuss on this list. This is just one scenario, and
others could
also be imagined, but I thought you might find it interesting.
By the way, to the students on the list I
would suggest that, if you are not up to snuff on the Washington Post's
1972 -
1974 coverage of Watergate that brought down President Nixon, you might
do a
little research. Woodward and Bernstein's book "All the President's
Men" is a
good place to start. It is now 35 years since the first stories
appeared
appearance in The Post.
Prof. Steve Gorelick
FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2007
How
Watergate break-in would be reported by media today
Editor & Publisher
How Joe
Strupp sees it: "If Watergate had broken today, chances are someone
would
have posted a news story with inaccurate information too early, or the
in-depth
reporting needed might have been neglected in favor of quicker, more
immediate,
and more broad-interest scoops. That is not to say that the Washington
Post,
still among the best daily papers and Web sites in the industry, would
not have
been on top of the story. But there is no doubt that online and
immediacy
demands of today could have impacted the careful, slow-building and
meticulous
coverage."
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