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Journalism Under Attack on Another View

Lisa Godley, Mechelle Hankerson, Barbara Hamm Lee, Eugene Daniel, and Barbara Ciara in the WHRO Studios

What is it like to be a journalist under the Trump Administration? The First Amendment of the US Constitution guarantees Freedom of Press and prohibits the government from censoring, punishing, or restricting news organizations from reporting, investigating, and publishing information, even if it is critical of officials. So, when journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were arrested last month for covering an anti-ice protest in St. Paul, shock, anger, and concern rippled through the journalism community. What does this action mean for the future of news reporting and how will it impact the way reporters do their job? A stellar panel of local journalists join Barbara Hamm Lee for this expanded edition of Another View: Barbara Ciara, retired news anchor at WTKR, Eugene Daniel, anchor for WVEC's DayBreak, Mechelle Hankerson, News Director for WHRO, and Will Laviest, award winning print, radio, TV, and internet journalist. This, and all Another View programs can be heard on demand on the show's program page.

Barry Graham used to arrive at WHRO with a briefcase full of papers and lesson plans. For 32 years he taught US and Virginia Government in the Virginia Beach Public Schools. While teaching was always his first love, radio was a close second. While attending Old Dominion, Barry was program director at WODU, the college radio station. After graduating, he came to WHRO as an overnight announcer. Originally intending to stay on only while completing graduate school, he was soon hooked on Public Radio and today is the senior announcer on WHRV. In 2001, Barry earned his Ph.D in Urban Studies by writing a history of WHRO and analyzing its impact upon local education, policy and cultural arts organizations.