The Media: Whose Side Are They On? A Debate
Jeff Cohen and Clifford Kincaid
Tuesday, 11 Apr 1989 at 8:00 pm – Curtiss Auditorium
Jeff Cohen is founder and executive director of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, the New York- based media watch organization. He believes that U.S. media is the most conservative in the western world. Clifford Kincaid is editorial assistant to the Accuracy in Media Chairma Reed Irvine, writes AIM's "Media Monitor," and is contributing editor to the conservative weekly Human Events. University Lectures Program Archive.
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