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Who’s watching the watchdog?

The media are portrayed as the public’s eyes and ears. They look out for the public’s interest as it concerns government affairs. Who, though, keeps tabs on the media? Who is ensuring that the media are doing their job fairly and without bias and are holding true to their craft, that they set aside their […]

Get it right … the first time

PBS NewsHour correspondent Gwen Ifill is a veteran journalist who’s worked for print as well as broadcast news organizations for many years. She toiled for the New York Times before moving to NBC News. Then she became one of the many voices of reliability for the Public Broadcasting Service. She can be seen weekly on […]

This just in … oops, we got it wrong!

Did you hear about the bombing in Boston, near the finish line of the Boston Marathon? Oh, and did you hear also that the authorities made an arrest in the case 48 hours after the blasts killed three people and injured more than 100 others? The first event is true. The second one is false, […]