WSU Presents; Television Disease, April 18, 2001, The Edward R. Murrow Symposium
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Coverage of the 2001 Edward R. Murrow Symposium at the Edward R. Murrow School of Communication at Washington State University. Former journalist Bernard Shaw accepts the Murrow Award for Excellence in Broadcasting. He speaks of the dangers of low-quality, profit-driven television content. Journalistic concerns include stimulating a fear-culture with crime stories, and accuracy issues. Later, Shaw accepts questions from students, audience members.