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Newspapers: Publishers, News and the Editorial Wall

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The role of the publisher in today's newspaper world has come under increased scrutiny and brings into question the continued viability of the firewall separating news coverage from editorial opinion. KCRW General Manager Ruth Seymour focuses on this issue at the Santa Barbara News-Press, incoming management at the Los Angeles Times and the potential sale of the Wall Street Journal.

Guests:
  • Jerry Roberts: Former Editor of the Santa Barbara News-Press
  • Lou Cannon: Special West Coast Correspondent at the Washington Post
  • Lowell Bergman: Professor of Journalism at UC Berkeley
  • Alex Jones: Director of Harvard's Shorenstein Center on the Press

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