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In a world of 24/7 communication and information, can journalism – and independent news - survive?

Coxsackie-Athens High School
Coxsackie-Athens Central School District
Coxsackie, New York

Taping Date:

February 28, 2006

Location:

WAMC Performing Arts Studio
318 Central Avenue
Albany, New York

Running time:

60:00

Students from Coxsackie-Athens HS discuss how corporate control of news media outlets affects independent reporting and journalism with Danny Schechter, former CNN and ABC producer and co-founder of Globalvision, Inc., and Rex Smith, Editor and Vice President of the Times-Union.

Moderated by WAMC’s Alan Chartock.

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