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Views of the News, Nov. 18, 2009

Is "crowd-funding" the future of journalism? ... "The Daily Show," Sean Hannity, and the misuse of file footage ... and, "Web scraping" of the accused. Panelists: Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis, Marty Steffens.

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Views of the News, Nov. 11, 2009

Media coverage of the Ft. Hood shootings and the "Islamist extremist" angle ... an overblown sweeps promo on local TV ... and, did the Innocence Project student reporters pay for friendly interviews? Panelists: Mike McKean, Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis.

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Ft. Hood Shootings: the "Islamist" Connection

Martha Raddatz, Brian Ross, Mary-Rose Abraham and Rehab El-Buri, ABC News: "Senior Official: More Hasan Ties to People Under Investigation by FBI"

Clay Waters, Times Watch: "The Times Continues to Evade Issue of Killer Hasan's Muslim Extremism"

John Nichols, The Nation: "Call Joe Lieberman's Bluff; Have a Real Inquiry"

Brit Media and the Afghan War

Rob Gifford, NPR News: "In U.K., Growing Disenchantment Over Afghan War"

Overblown Sweeps Promo

Stephanie Schaefer, KMIZ-TV: "Board Aims to End YouZeum Struggles"

Did Students Pay Sources for Innocence Interviews?

Georgia Garvey, Chicago Tribune: "Northwestern students paid witnesses, prosecutors allege"

Emma Graves Fitzsimmons, The New York Times: "Prosecutors Say Students Paid Witness to Aid Case"

Supreme Court Justice Sought Prior Restraint

Adam Liptak, The New York Times: "From Justice Kennedy, a Lesson in Journalism"

Views of the News, Nov. 4, 2009

Did the Republican gains in yesterday's elections amount to an Obama loss? ... a prosecutor investigates Chicago's Innocence Project students ... and, is media polarization actually healthy? Panelists: Mike McKean, Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis.

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