State of the Media - Counterspin Mon 4:30pm

A special look at the state of the media in America. What are the implications of the collapse of the news media for citizens? What can we do about it? Robert McChesney and John Nichols, co-authors of the book ''The Death and Life of American Journalism [1]: the Media Revolution That Will Begin the World Again” talk about the need for strong journalism in a Democracy and the need to cultivate strong community news like local papers and radio stations.