After Words
Tom Fenton
2005-03-13T18:01:01-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYzAyXC8yMDA1MDMxMzE4MDEzNzAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Author Tom Fenton talked about his book, Bad News: The Decline of Reporting, the Business of News, and the Danger to Us All, published by Regan Books. Mr. Fenton argued that the news media must disengage from the entertainment-industry and regain the trust of the public. He was interviewed by Roger Mudd.
Tom Fenton was a foreign correspondent for CBS News from 1970 until 2004. He covered major news events in Europe, the Middle East, Russia and Africa during his 34-year career as a CBS News correspondent. He writes about world affairs for his “Listening Post,” column on CBSNews.com. He lives in London, England.
Roger Mudd was a congressional and national affairs correspondent for CBS, chief Washington and political correspondent and co-anchor of Nightly News and Meet the Press for NBC, and an essayist and correspondent for the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. He began his career as a reporter at The Richmond News Leader and radio station WRNL in Richmond, Virginia. Current
Author Tom Fenton talked about his book, Bad News: The Decline of Reporting, the Business of News, and the Danger to Us All, published by R…
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Author Tom Fenton talked about his book, Bad News: The Decline of Reporting, the Business of News, and the Danger to Us All, published by Regan Books. Mr. Fenton argued that the news media must disengage from the entertainment-industry and regain the trust of the public. He was interviewed by Roger Mudd.
Tom Fenton was a foreign correspondent for CBS News from 1970 until 2004. He covered major news events in Europe, the Middle East, Russia and Africa during his 34-year career as a CBS News correspondent. He writes about world affairs for his “Listening Post,” column on CBSNews.com. He lives in London, England.
Roger Mudd was a congressional and national affairs correspondent for CBS, chief Washington and political correspondent and co-anchor of Nightly News and Meet the Press for NBC, and an essayist and correspondent for the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. He began his career as a reporter at The Richmond News Leader and radio station WRNL in Richmond, Virginia. Current close
Tom Fenton was a foreign correspondent for CBS News from 1970 until 2004. He covered major news events in Europe, the Middle East, Russia and Africa during his 34-year career as a CBS News correspondent. He writes about world affairs for his “Listening Post,” column on CBSNews.com. He lives in London, England.
Roger Mudd was a congressional and national affairs correspondent for CBS, chief Washington and political correspondent and co-anchor of Nightly News and Meet the Press for NBC, and an essayist and correspondent for the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. He began his career as a reporter at The Richmond News Leader and radio station WRNL in Richmond, Virginia. Current
Author Tom Fenton talked about his book, Bad News: The Decline of Reporting, the Business of News, and the Danger to Us All, published by R… read more
Author Tom Fenton talked about his book, Bad News: The Decline of Reporting, the Business of News, and the Danger to Us All, published by Regan Books. Mr. Fenton argued that the news media must disengage from the entertainment-industry and regain the trust of the public. He was interviewed by Roger Mudd.
Tom Fenton was a foreign correspondent for CBS News from 1970 until 2004. He covered major news events in Europe, the Middle East, Russia and Africa during his 34-year career as a CBS News correspondent. He writes about world affairs for his “Listening Post,” column on CBSNews.com. He lives in London, England.
Roger Mudd was a congressional and national affairs correspondent for CBS, chief Washington and political correspondent and co-anchor of Nightly News and Meet the Press for NBC, and an essayist and correspondent for the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. He began his career as a reporter at The Richmond News Leader and radio station WRNL in Richmond, Virginia. Current close
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