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Feb. 3, 2000
Scripps Howard Foundation National Roundtable to discuss topic "Media Ethics: Doing it Right!"
CINCINNATI -- A panel of leading U.S. journalists and media
professionals will gather in Washington, D.C., this month
to discuss the topic "Media Ethics: Doing it Right!"
during the annual Scripps Howard Foundation National Roundtable.
Brian Lamb, founder and chief executive
officer of C-SPAN, will moderate the National Roundtable,
which is open to the public free of charge. It will be held
from 7-8:30 p.m., EST, Saturday, Feb. 12, at the National
Press Club. The Foundation began hosting the National Roundtable
in 1998 to examine issues of ethics and integrity in journalism.
"Our goal for this year's roundtable is to focus on what
journalists are doing right," said Judith G. Clabes, president
and CEO of the Scripps Howard Foundation. "All too often,
we hear from our critics what we're doing wrong. Lost in
the criticism, and in our own introspection, is the reality
that most in this business adhere every day to the highest
possible ethical standards. Why doesn't the public believe
that?"
Participating in the roundtable will be:
Drew Berry, vice president and general
manager, WMAR-TV, Baltimore; Louis D. Boccardi,
president and CEO, The Associated Press; David Broder,
columnist, The Washington Post; Frank del Olmo,
associate editor, Los Angeles Times; Deborah W.
Fisher, managing editor, Corpus Christi (Texas)
Caller-Times; and Jane Kirtley, Silha professor
of media ethics and law, University of Minnesota.
William Raspberry, columnist, The Washington
Post; Rem Rieder, editor and senior vice
president, American Journalism Review, College Park, Md.;
Bruce Sanford, First Amendment attorney
and author, Baker & Hostetler, Washington, D.C.; John
Temple, editor, Denver Rocky Mountain News; Nigel
Wade, editor-in-chief, Chicago Sun-Times; and Steve
Yelvington, executive editor, Cox Interactive Media,
Atlanta.
The roundtable can be viewed live on the Internet beginning
at 7 p.m., (EST), at www.scripps.com/foundation. Videotape
of the discussion and a study guide will be made available
to college and university schools of journalism, libraries,
and organizations interested in media issues. Videotape
copies and study guides can be obtained by calling Vickie
Martin of the Scripps Howard Foundation at 513-977-3034
or contacting her by email at vlmartin@scripps.com.
Dedicated to excellence in journalism, the Scripps Howard
Foundation is a leader in industry efforts in journalism
education, scholarships, internships, literacy, minority
recruitment/development and First Amendment causes.
Contact: Patty Cottingham, Scripps Howard Foundation, 513-977-3847, cottingham@scripps.com