On Wednesday we will hear from the latest in our fabulous series of guest speakers: Jeff Jacoby of The Boston Globe. Jacoby is a leading conservative commentator, and he is going to talk about his belief that the mainstream media are a hotbed of liberal bias. In order to get ready for his talk, please read the following short pieces:
- “When reporters value ‘justice’ over accuracy, journalism loses,” by Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe, Dec. 14, 2014
- “News media need to own their biases,” by Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe, Sept. 5, 2012
- The Media Research Center’s round-up of studies on liberal bias
- “Is The New York Times a Liberal Newspaper?,” by Daniel Okrent, New York Times, July 25, 2004
We can also ask Jacoby about several recent columns he wrote about organ-harvesting in China, which was the subject of Emerald Li’s presentation:
- “In China, prisoners of conscience are literally being butchered,” by Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe, Dec. 4, 2016
- “Is Miss World silencing Anastasia Lin?,” by Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe, Dec. 13, 2016
Perspectives on Journalism Ethics 