On Monday Bob Schieffer accepted an award at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas (The Distinguished Service Award), and had this to say to the assembled broadcasters in the audience...
"Unless there is some entity in the local community that in the 21st century can do what newspapers did in the 20th century, we’re going to see corruption in this country on a wave we’ve never experienced before. I believe broadcasters can become that entity...If you have a newspaper in your market that is having trouble and is cutting back, give thought to hiring some of those reporters. It’s one thing to have someone in their mother’s basement who writes something up and puts it on a blog somewhere. What we need in this country is accurate information. I think that’s your role in the 21st century.”
Amen, Mr. Schieffer. I couldn't agree more.
