But is it News? The <i>New York Times</i> and the International Freedom Center
This case study examines how the media is both observer and participant in what are often characterized as “the culture wars”—ideological stand-offs in US society between conservative and liberal influence groups. In June 2005, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed by recognized conservative voice Debra Burlingame, in which she levied charges against a proposed International Freedom Center (IFC) at the World Trade Center memorial site.
Case number:
CSJ-09-0022.0PO
Category:
Journalism Cases
Topics:
ethics, editorial management, culture writing
Teaching resources:
Epilogue,
Teaching note