News: A Free Press

Series: News Series

Duration: 15

Year Published: 1977

Creator: Inc

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Examines some of the many factors affecting freedom and objectivity in journalism: Is the press truly free? Can a reporter bias a news story? How does freedom of the press affect other declared freedoms? Offers opinions from the commenting news people which range from the government's efforts to influence the press to the need for self-imposed professional guidelines by reporters to guarantee their own objectivity. Features Jack Anderson, Ben Bradlee, Walter Cronkite, Bill Moyers, Edwin Newman, and George Will., Examines some of the many factors affecting freedom and objectivity in journalism: Is the press truly free? Can a reporter bias a news story? How does freedom of the press affect other declared freedoms? Offers opinions from the commenting news people which range from the government's efforts to influence the press to the need for self-imposed professional guidelines by reporters to guarantee their own objectivity. Features Jack Anderson, Ben Bradlee, Walter Cronkite, Bill Moyers, Edwin Newman, and George Will.

Complete Record: Examines some of the many factors affecting freedom and objectivity in journalism: Is the press truly free? Can a reporter bias a news story? How does freedom of the press affect other declared freedoms? Offers opinions from the commenting news people which range from the government's efforts to influence the press to the need for self-imposed professional guidelines by reporters to guarantee their own objectivity. Features Jack Anderson, Ben Bradlee, Walter Cronkite, Bill Moyers, Edwin Newman, and George Will., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.