Bad News
March 04, 2005
In the aftermath of 9/11, many speculated that American news organizations would finally tear off their blinders and dedicate themselves to quality foreign reporting. But the media's newfound interest in the outside world was short-lived, and network news quickly returned to its race-to-the-bottom. That's the assessment of Tom Fenton, veteran CBS newsman and author of the new book "Bad News: The Decline of Reporting, the Business of News, and the Danger to Us All." Fenton speaks with Brooke.
