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Download full textSayer, James E. – 1988
Current print and broadcast journalism is moving away from a concept of journalism as "information people need to know" towards a notion of the "Right to Know": everything conceivable about everyone is newsworthy. It is axiomatic that a well-informed public is a better electorate. However, the First Amendment guarantee of…
Descriptors: Credibility, Ethics, Freedom of Information, Journalism
