Reporting Rumors
Tuesday, August 12 2008
by Frank Stasio and Katy Barron
Forget the love child. The big story now is how the mainstream media dropped the ball in reporting the story of John Edwards’ affair. Host Frank Stasio discusses double standards in newsrooms, the impact of the blogosphere and who decides what’s a rumor and what’s news with: WUNC’s Capitol Reporter Laura Leslie; UNC-Chapel Hill Journalism Professor Leroy Towns.
