Tom Wicker’s legacy: Tell them a good story
source: http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2011/11/25/tom-wickers-legacy-tell-them-a-good-story/
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Wicker explained the mission of journalism: “We stand against privilege and we must question power.” Few understood as well as he the necessity of holding the powerful accountable for their words and deeds.
Now, for Wicker and tens of thousands of journalists who began plying this trade before the arrival of the Age of Internet Experts On Everything, this has been our calling. It’s what journalists must do in exchange for First Amendment protection against government interference.
Now, for Wicker and tens of thousands of journalists who began plying this trade before the arrival of the Age of Internet Experts On Everything, this has been our calling. It’s what journalists must do in exchange for First Amendment protection against government interference.
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