Stories by Eric Deggans
Eric Deggans is the first-ever full time Media Critic employed by the St. Petersburg Times. Now serving as president of the Tampa Bay area chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists, he has also served on the board of directors for the national Television Critics Association and on the board of the Mid-Florida Society of Professional Journalists.
The hysteria over Ledger's death and the imbalance of coverage for women highlights a need for better journalism about troubled celebrities.
Posted on Jan 26, 2008, Source: Huffington Post
