Leonard Downie, Jr., 2014 PAR Keynote Speaker
Newsmakers
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Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs, Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2014-04-11
Duration: 00:28:22
Subjects: Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, Inc. | Downie, Leonard | Journalism | Journalists | Ethics | Government accountability
Contributors:
- Downie, Leonard, Jr. Speaker
Description
A speech by Leonard Downie, Jr. at the annual conference of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR) on April 11, 2014. Downie is the Vice President-at-Large for the Washington Post. He discusses ethics in journalism and journalism’s mission to hold governments accountable.