An panel on "Gotcha journalism"

with Lawrence O'Donnell, Nina Totenberg, Jonathan Alter, John MacArthur and Kurt Andersen
in Current Affairs
on Wednesday, May 22, 1996 * * * * *

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A conversation about the reality and the effects of "Gotcha journalism", described as a method of reporting in which the interviewee is purposely portrayed as if he is uninformed. Weighing in on the topic of how invasive the media should be are Jonathan Alter, senior editor and columnist for "Newsweek" magazine, Kurt Andersen, editor of "New York" magazine, John "Rick" MacArthur, publisher of "Harper's Magazine", Lawrence O'Donnell, former chief of staff of the Senate Finance Committee, and Nina Totenberg, legal affairs correspondent on National Public Radio.

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Keywords:
Paula Jones
Whitewater
Jonathan Alter
Kurt Andersen
Nina Totenberg
Bill Clinton
sensationalism
Gotcha journalism
Daniel Rostenkowski
media coverage
invasive media
John Rick MacArthur
Clarence Thomas
media news
Lawrence O'Donnell

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