Panelists at the American Society of News Editors in Washington, D.C., on Tues., April 13, 2010 debate the question: "Can Government Save US? Do We Even Want to Try?" . . . a consideration of government subsidies and incentives for journalism. Panelists included John Nichols, Washington correspondent of The Nation magazine; Katherine I. Funk, an attorney with Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal; Susan S. DeSanti, lawyer and director of the Federal Trade Commission's policy-planning officer; Frank A. Blethen, publisher of The Seattle Times; and Eric Deggans, media critic at the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times.
Click on the carat to the left of the bar below to stream the audio of the session (57 minutes), or download the MP3 podcast (25.7MB) for offline listening.
Click on the carat to the left of the bar below to stream the audio of the session (57 minutes), or download the MP3 podcast (25.7MB) for offline listening.