Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from PBS Evening News for Friday, Mar 23, 1984


Title: Inside Story: The Curious Predicament of Rita Jensen

Abstract:

Rita Jensen was a reporter who found out she was living with a wanted criminal. She kept the information to herself and when the news broke, she refused to cover the story. This segment discusses if Jensen’s right to privacy is more important than the public’s right to information. Hosted by Hodding Carter

With comments by Rita Jensen, Richard Vezza, Professor Melvin Mencher, Susan Brownmiller, and Dick Oliver.

Begin Time:09:30:10 pm
End Time:09:57:20 pm
TVN Record Number:907317
Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1984-2009 Vanderbilt University
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