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Eyewitness to the changing news media: veteran journalist and professor Lee Thornton shares her views on the erosion of public trust in the news media and the role of journalism education in repairing that image. (Interview)(Biography) Ronald Roach.
Black Issues in Higher Education
July 15, 2004 v21 i11 p20(4) (2515 words)
Instructions: Locate this article by visiting
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and entering "eyewitness changing news media" as Keyword search terms, and then answer the following questions.
1. What is the main focus of the television program "Front and Center"?
2. What does Thornton think about the importance of teaching ethics courses to journalism majors?
3. What does she say about the impact of media coverage of 9/11, the war on terror, and the Iraq war and occupation on the American public’s perception of journalists?
4. What are her views on the number of minorities in journalism and the importance of having minorities in the journalism profession?
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