Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from PBS Evening News for Thursday, Jun 27, 1985


Title: The Military and the News Media: A Matter of Intelligence

Abstract:

Panel discussion between the military and the news media in the case of a hypothetical classified-information leak; the panel discusses the hard choices of keeping military secrets in an open society. Hosted by Fred Friendly and moderated by Charles Nesson.

Panelists include: James R. Schlesinger, Gen. Alexander M. Haig Jr., Les Daly, William E. Colby, Antonia Handler Chayes, Fred Hiatt, Jack Nelson, James D. Squires, Benjamin Schemmer, Dina Rasor, Fred C. Ikle, Van Gordon Sauter, Daniel Schorr, Floyd Abrams, Thomas B. Ross, Bill Kovach, Jonathan Ross, Meg Greenfield, Mark Lynch, Mathew Byrne Jr., Antonio Scalia, Sen. William S. Cohen, and Charles Madigan.

Begin Time:09:00:00 am
End Time:09:58:40 am
TVN Record Number:905351
Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1985-2009 Vanderbilt University
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