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When the Media Cheats

A fabricated story of an 8-year-old heroin addict and an exposé of an alleged dog fight ruined the careers of two aspiring journalists, while news of a rigged game show during the golden age of television led to a full-blown Congressional investigation. What caused the people involved to perpetrate such deceptions? In this program, CBS News correspondent Richard Schlesinger examines the notorious controversies surrounding high-flying Washington Post journalist Janet Cooke, KCNC-TV’s Emmy Award-winning news star Wendy Bergen, and Twenty-One contestant Herb Stempel. Produced by CBS News Productions. (23 minutes)

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Item#: BVL11121
Copyright date: ©1998
VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-2409-4


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