Public Trust

Who Owns The Air?

Posted 04.02.2012

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From Russell McLendon and Mother Nature Network: If you enjoy public beaches, state parks or fishing piers, you can thank the sixth-century Roman e...

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Sinking Trust

Joseph F. Coughlin | Posted 03.21.2012

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Joseph F. Coughlin

The sinking of public trust is integral to our faith in complex social and technical systems that undergird everyday life, our confidence in each other, and ultimately our belief that we can build a better future together.

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FCC Doesn't Need No Stinking Rules

Sue Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Roger Dreyer, Jennifer Strange, Fcc, Kdnd, Matthew Carrington, Public Interest, Water Intoxication, Public Trust, Entercom, Hyponatrmemia, Sacramento, License Challenges, Media News
Sue Wilson

The deejays in the case of Jennifer Strange clearly knew they were promoting a dangerous stunt -- they just did not bother to tell the contestants of the danger.

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Don't Cut Civil Workforce

Max Stier | Posted 05.25.2011

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Max Stier

As history shows, any small, short-term budgetary gains from work force cutbacks are likely to be offset by serious regulatory missteps, more after-the-fact finger-pointing and a continuation of the cycle of failure and mistrust.

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Where Do We Go From Here?

Jim Lichtman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Press, Race, Intolerance, Responsibility, Credibility, Ethics, The Media, Shirley Sherrod, Public Trust, David Mamet, Churchill, Fairness, Journalism, Media News
Jim Lichtman

How will news editors and government officials translate the lessons from the Sherrod case into better ethical decision making?

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Nick Wing

Poll: Trust In Government Shrinking, Trust In Corporations Growing

HuffingtonPost.com | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Americans' trust in governmental institutions is shrinking, while their faith in business and corporations is growing, according to a public trust pol...

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Before Subprime There Was ACORN

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerry Chautin

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, known as ACORN, is in the news again and conservative politicians are going for the jugular vein.

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