THE PAULA GORDON SHOW |
Why Speech Must Be Free |
|
Ignorance is the enemy of freedom and self-government, a powerful tool for people in power, says Anthony Lewis, a legendary journalist. As the nation’s sovereigns, ordinary people have to know what's going on and have the courage to act on what we know.
[This Program was recorded February 14, 2008, in Atlanta, Georgia, US.]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Related Links: Freedom for the Thought That We Hate: A Biography of the First Amendment is published by Basic Books. Many of our guests have expressed concern about the erosion of the quality of journalism. Included are: cultural critics Neal Gabler and Curtis White, former CNN president Tom Johnson and reporter Bonnie Anderson.
Valued practitioners of the art and craft of journalism include: the late David Halberstam, Haynes Johnson, Tim Weiner, Richard Ben Cramer, Sir Harold Evans, Gay Talese, Peter Galbraith, Thomas Laird, Sandra Mackey and Don Oberdorfer.
In The Terror Dream, Susan Faludi examines the complicity of the media in perpetuating an ersatz American Myth.
Though a member of the British Parliament (abstaining) Gerry Adams tells how for years the British media would allow neither his face or his voice to appear.
John Dean shows the many abuses of democracy by the Republican Party, unreported by mainsteam media.
Ann Florini argues for the essential importance of transparency in building democratic institutions around the world.
Among others, Arianna Huffington has created an alternative medium.
Edward J. Larson puts modern American media in historical perspective with his accounting of the Presidential election of 1800.
... and, here's a little background information on Paula Gordon and Bill Russell, the Program co-hosts. |
Acknowledgements As sovereigns of our own nation, it’s not enough to have the freedom to know what’s going on. We must demand that those responsible to us for telling us what’s really going on, do so. We extend boundless thanks to Mr. Lewis for his clearly articulation of the living, breathing, oft-threatened nature of our freedoms, particularly the freedom of expression. Long may it live. |
|