VITAMEDIAS
Journalists seen as more patriotic
"In a post-9/11 world, it is clear that journalists are expected to be patriots as well as professionals," Byron T. Scott, a professor at the Missouri School of Journalism, said at a symposium on "Journalism and Terrorism," co-sponsored in Arlington last month by the First Amendment Center and the school. "But what is a 'patriotic journalist'?" he asked. [...]
In times of national stress, pressure becomes substantial, especially when an administration asks: "Are you for us or against us?" Mr. Scott said. "Being patriots more than professionals means giving up part of our independence and news judgment."