All Posts Tagged With: "media"
Can Journalists Be Objective?
In the mid-1980s Senator Jesse Helms (R-NC) and a group named Fairness in Media asked “almost one million” conservatives to invest their dollars in CBS stock and elect corporate directors who would “put an end to liberal media bias.” Whether one agrees with Helms or not, his proposal raises complex issues. Was, or is, CBS [...]
30Jan2010 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | ContinuedWhat Does The “Fourth Estate” Mean?
Journalists are often described as members of the “fourth estate,” a description which raises a question: What is the fourth estate? In Europe during the Middle Ages it was felt that there were three estates or classes — the nobility, the clergy, and the common people. The press didn’t really fit into any of the existing [...]
30Jan2010 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued