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Journalism Under Fire

By Bill Moyers, AlterNet. Posted September 18, 2004.


"I believe democracy requires 'a sacred contract' between journalists and those who put their trust in us to tell them what we can about how the world really works."

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Bill Moyers is the host of the weekly public affairs series NOW with Bill Moyers, which airs Friday nights on PBS.

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