Heading out to listen, and question, this year's winners.

Former White House Bureau Chief Helen Thomas and CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Bob Schieffer.

Last year's winner was Don Hewitt, creator of 60 Minutes.

http://www.wsu.edu/murrow/index.html 

A very good symposium and speeches. Both were very, very proud to be associated with Ed Murrow.

They both touched on the theme of a changing world for journalists. With newspapers going under, and the internet with it's "wild west" journalism, they both believe that honesty and integrity and the search for the truth are what has kept journalism going for centuries, and it is what will keep it going in the future. But know that even though the tools of journalism change; from town crier to newspapers to broadcast mediums to the internet, integrity and the search for truth are essential to keeping the people of our democracy informed and free.

I believe things are changing for the worse with government having way to much influence over journalism.

The gov't is going to designate newspapers as charities... at least your subscription will be tax deductible.

jackconrad - I can understand your concern, but wouldn't you agree that there is way too much press (think for a second of all the news web sites and news related organizations) for the government to control?

BTW both Thomas and Schieffer thought that the Nixon White House was the toughest to cover, because of their control of the message. Thomas also added Johnson as tough to cover because he took a nap in the middle of the day and would work about an 18 hour day.

#3 justify that claim please.

Well , a whole town was evacuated for a hijacked plane and how much have you heard about it. how about the way Cap and Trade was slipped in with little fanfare , oh and the fact that gunn ammo is dissapearing from the shelves and orders aren't being processed.

Not to mention the supposed attempts at a fairness doctrine. Face it your living in a Cuba facimile..

Helen Thomas talking bout honesty and integrity is kinda a joke.

SOCIALISM NOW!!!!!

Jackconrad - How did YOU find out about these reports?

My point is that there is so much information out there and many ways to get it, that government can’t control it without shutting down all news organizations and control them as say China is trying to do. That will not happen here. No matter how paranoid we all get.

BTW I agree that a return of the "Fairness Doctrine" is a bad idea.

No one wants the return of the fairness doctrine. It's like the alleged "coming Obama gun ban"-- fabricated out of whole cloth. Did the government-run media start that one too?