Protecting and Preserving Quality News and Information
In the era of fake news, Jill Abramson, former executive editor of the New York Times and a passionate journalist, outlines why professional journalism must be protected and supported.
Publication 23 May 2017
At a time when public trust in the news media is at a historic low, when the business model for newspapers is broken, and consumers are highly polarized, how can quality journalism survive? In this lecture, Jill Abramson, the former executive editor of the New York Times and a passionate journalist, outlines why professional journalism must be protected and supported.
With generous support from Henry H. Arnhold and Verlag C. H. Beck
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