Foreign correspondents Lindsey Hilsum and Anne Barnard discussed news coverage of the conflict in Syria and the life of war reporter Marie Colvin on Tuesday, Dec. 4 as part of the School of Journalism’s “My Life As” speaker series.
The “My Life As” speaker series, ran by the School of Journalism at Stony Brook University, has given students and faculty the opportunity to benefit from the experiences shared by prominent journalists such as Margaret Sullivan, Dean Baquet and Christiane Amanpour.
Since Trump became president, Sullivan said she is troubled by the frequency with which journalists covering the Trump White House publish anonymously-sourced stories, likening the thrill of an off-the-record exclusive to an addiction.
Carlson complained to the network about Doocy as early as 2009, according to a report from The New York Times. Ailes allegedly responded by calling Carlson a “man hater,” and telling her to “try and get along with the boys,” McGinnis said.
He said there is too much opinion in today’s journalism and talk shows, citing how the "The Sean Hannity Show" on Fox News and "The Rachel Maddow Show" on MSNBC are bad for journalism in America and the country as a whole.
Award winning business and finance journalist Allan Sloan spoke at the Wang Center Monday night as a part of the School of Journalism’s “My Life As” speaker series.
Ultimately, Kessler’s message for the evening was directed at those in the audience who have lost hope that the truth holds any consequence in politics.
The conversation began with a discussion of Donald Trump, mainly the Times’ coverage of the 2016 presidential election and subsequent coverage of the newly minted president.
After spending four years as a foreign correspondent in Moscow, Russia, Corey Flintoff visited Stony Brook University to discuss Russian-American relations.
After investigating the cases of wrongfully convicted criminals for 15 years and producing an award winning documentary series, Dan Slepian came to campus to tell the story.
Juárez, Mexico was the most dangerous city in the world from 2008 to 2010. Masked gunmen murdered anywhere from four to eight men, women and children on any given day in an area about the size of Brooklyn.
New York Times' media columnist David Carr, a star of the documentary "Page One" and the featured speaker at last week's "My Life As..." event, said his "biggest desire was not to screw things up" when he went to work for the Times.
