About the Program
Christopher Daly, journalism professor at Boston University recounts 300 years of reportage in the United States. Mr. Daly examines the current arguments that journalism is in danger and points to the numerous obstacles that the news industry has faced throughout its history, which, according to the author, has presented reporters with opportunities to create innovative ways to collect and distribute the news. Christopher Daly speaks with Nicholas Lemann, dean of the Columbia Journalism School at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City.