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Saturday, October 08, 1960

This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate.

Frank Titus moderates.


John Hohenberg, Professor of Journalism at Columbia University, discusses the press coverage the United Nations General Assembly.


Panelist include Jerry Miller, Joy Feltcher, Charles Tuck, Charles Rosema.


Questions:
Is press coverage of UN meeting biased? Hohenberg believes the coverage has been very good up to this point.


Khrushchev antics at the UN.


Difficulties in covering the UN meetings. Not the fault of the press.


The role of television in the coverage of the UN General Assembly.


Relationship among reporters and "black sheet" reporters.


Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


WNYC archives id: 72057
Municipal archives id: LT9063

Contributors:

Joy Feltcher, John Hohenberg, Jerry Miller, Charles Rosema, Frank Titus and Charles Tuck

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