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"What
began as accurate 'round the clock reporting of the attacks in
New York and Washington has, unfortunately, evolved into wild
speculation about potential threats."
Todd
W. Ruopp, JO'87
Manager of business development
ARAG Group
Washington DC
"Far
too much screaming, yellow journalism. They are no longer reporting
the news, they are going out of their way to create fear and panic.
Furthermore, their removing of the flag from their lapels as a
demonstration of unbiased objectivity was the ultimate in stupidity.
If Jim Duncan is watching, he must be rolling around in his grave."
Jim
Altfeld, JO'71
President
Altfeld, Inc.
Burbank, CA
"They
have been informative, helpful and, often, calming in their approach.
I approve of their self-analysis of whether or not they dropped
the ball in keeping the nation informed of international issues
that may have helped us see this was coming."
Carol
Bodensteiner
Visiting assistant professor
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"I
think reporters need to press for more access to battle fronts.
The experience in the Gulf War was that the military's initial
take on its successes was not very reliable. Memories of that
should propel our efforts this time around."
Chris
Erskine, JO'78
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles, CA
"I
was never more proud to be a j o u rnalist than I was on September
11th. I think the media has returned to our primary call: Providing
a service to the audience, instead of pleasing our advertisers.
I have a renewed faith in what I have the power to do."
Amy
Marie Yaeger, JO'99
News producer
KSDK-TV
St. Louis, MO
"The
television medium, with unfortunately few exceptions, dropped
the ball by bringing the news of the moment to the airwaves FIRST
and FAST! and worrying about accuracy later. Sure, newspapers
wanted to be FAST and FIRST, but there was a higher emphasis placed
on being accurate than in any other medium."
John
Agliata, JO'96,
Publisher
The Oxford Press
Oxford, OH
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