Full Focus: New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin; The Press & National Security
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3 years ago
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin talks about the recovery of his devastated city and the lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina. We rebroadcast this interview, from a July visit to San Diego, on the anniversary of Katrina’s landfall in New Orleans.
Court threats against reporters who refuse to reveal their sources are growing. Is the free press and the public’s right to know in jeopardy? The first-amendment protections of press freedoms are being chipped away at by a groundswell of anti-media efforts by the White House and Republicans in Congress. Does national security trump the public’s right to know? Should reporters be forced to reveal their sources of confidential or classified information? Do we need a national shield law that allows reporters to protect their sources?New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin talks about the recovery of his devastated city and the lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina. We rebroadcast t...all »New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin talks about the recovery of his devastated city and the lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina. We rebroadcast this interview, from a July visit to San Diego, on the anniversary of Katrina’s landfall in New Orleans.
Court threats against reporters who refuse to reveal their sources are growing. Is the free press and the public’s right to know in jeopardy? The first-amendment protections of press freedoms are being chipped away at by a groundswell of anti-media efforts by the White House and Republicans in Congress. Does national security trump the public’s right to know? Should reporters be forced to reveal their sources of confidential or classified information? Do we need a national shield law that allows reporters to protect their sources?«
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