Reporting the News Is Dangerous Work
INTERVIEW ON THE PRICE OF BUSINESS SHOW, MEDIA PARTNER OF THIS SITE.
Recently Kevin Price, Host of the nationally syndicated Price of Business Show, interviewed David Dozier who is a leading media authority.
Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, remains locked up in Russia’s notorious Lefortovo prison since March 2023. The Russians have charged him with espionage. After 13 months, he’s still awaiting trial. At the University of California Los Angeles, pro-Israeli counter-protesters roughed up four reporters from the student newspaper, The Daily Bruin. According to Reporters Without Borders, 520 journalists are imprisoned worldwide. Globally, 1,669 journalists have been killed since 1993, according to UNESCO. A dozen have been killed this year. Over 54 percent of these killings are unresolved. The jailing of journalists occurs under authoritarian regimes. Russia and Israel—both ruled by authoritarian leaders—are tied. Each nation has imprisoned about three dozen journalists. Globally, 520 journalists are imprisoned. Under the First Amendment to the Constitution, the U.S. provides sweeping protection for the news media. Donald Trump has referred to the news media as the “enemy of the people.” This is the same playbook used by authoritarian strongmen Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu. By weakening the news media, authoritarian rulers can proffer “alternative facts” instead of the truth. Democracies require independent news media. No other institution can perform the “watchdog” function of correcting lies put forth by the government and other institutions (www.DavidDozierBooks.com).
The Price of Business is one of the longest running shows of its kind in the country and is in markets coast to coast. The Host, Kevin Price, is a multi-award winning author, broadcast journalist, and syndicated columnist. He is Editor at Large for this site. Learn more about the show and its digital partners at www.PriceofBusiness.com.
David Dozier (DavidDozierBooks.com) is the author of the novel, The California Killing Field. He is a professor emeritus in the School of Journalism & Media Studies, San Diego State University. He’s an internationally recognized expert on communication management and public relations.
According to USA Business Radio, “David Dozier is a scholar of public relations and communication management, professor emeritus in the School of Journalism & Media Studies at San Diego State University, and author of The California Killing Field. He says fake news has become a phenomenon, political campaigns use the tactic to influence voters, and that it’s perplexing that a conspiracy-based group such as QAnon has gained national attention.
Kevin Price and David Dozier are doing a multi-part series on this important topic that will be on many different platforms, as well as on radio. Keep an eye out for the series throughout the Price of Business Digital Network and USA Business Radio.
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