Michael Parks, director of the School of Journalism, was quoted in a April 5 Los Angeles Times article about the increasingly rapid pace of news reporting on the campaign trail. "It's like listening to all-news radio where only the headlines are read," Parks said. "People have the ability to be far better informed through all this technology, but they also have the ability to delude themselves into thinking that 10 or 12 words is all they need to know." Parks also spoke to USA Today April 6 about the media treatment of Tyco juror Ruth Jordan. "One of the guidelines for an editor to use -- and it's similar to that of doctors -- is first, do no harm. There is a public right to know, but we want trials to be successful. It is not in the public interest to have trials redone."
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