Discussing the Role of the Media

	James M Cox Jr. Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research

	Discussing the Role of the Media

Maud Beelman

Maud Beelman said investigative journalists who rely to heavily on sources without tracking documents are performing "a high wire act without a net."

Jeannie Layson said it is often "difficult to get journalists to cover stories about social issues" and social policy.

Tudor Vlad

Tudor Vlad emphasized that Romanian and U.S. participants can learn from each other.

Rosemary Armao said investigative journalists should "always follow the money."

Lee Becker

Lee Becker said that the media can partner with other organizations in society to combat corporate and governmental corruption.

Gabriel Giurgiu, executive producer at TVR (Romanian Television) acknowledged the existence of petty corruption in Romanian society.

Vasile Dincu and Tudor Vlad

Minister Vasile Dincu, here with Tudor Vlad, invited the Americans to discuss how the media can help combat corruption with the Romanians.

Ann Hollifield, here with Karen Dorn Steele, said journalists everywhere are "finding it increasingly difficult to get the resources they need to do investigative journalism."

Suzanne Kelly, here with Stefan Simons, said "writing a story and getting attention of people is just as critical as getting the information in the first place."

Stefan Simons

Stefan Simons said journalists should reject some investigative techniques, such as bribing, faking identity, and "becoming a partner of the criminal act," because these techniques "taint" the information obtained.

Mircea Toma described the work of Media Monitoring Agency, which he directs.

Karen Steele

Karen Dorn Steele said journalists should "keep pushing for good journalism because eventually it makes a difference."

Kent Middleton said governments "have an obligation" to provide information to their citizens.

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