Publishing and Legal Experts Debate "Has the Media Crossed the Line?"
The travails of “Joe the Plumber” and the daughter of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin were the touchstones of a panel discussion sponsored this fall by the Center for Publishing. The event focused on current media behavior, the rules and ethics of journalism and the blogosphere, and what, if any, right do celebrities and political figures have to privacy.
The event, “Crossing the Line?” was the latest in the NYU Media Talk series and moderated by Arthur Miller—famed law professor and now SCPS director of public dialogues—in the “Socratic dialogue” style he popularized on PBS’s Fred Friendly seminar series. Panelists were New York Times media columnist David Carr, Time Inc. managing editor Jim Kelly, Fox News analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano, New York Post gossip columnist Liz Smith, and Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive general counsel Sherrese Smith.
From left to right: Arthur Miller, David Carr, Sherrese Smith, Andrew Napolitano, Liz Smith, and Jim Kelly.
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