Thursday, April 10, 2008

The beginning

Dr. Bob Frank, chair of the communication department, begins the introduction at 4:30, sharing a bit of biographical information about Mr. Brooks. Frank quotes that Mr. Brooks has been described as "every liberal's favorite conservative" by the National Review.

Mr. Brooks was a student at University of Chicago, and worked for student newspaper.

Mr. Brooks begins speaking. He was a self- defined socialist when he was a student, and he tells a couple of anticdotes about the beginng of his career in journalism, causing giggles through out the audience and breaking the ice. Segways into the topic of journalism ethics. Anyone who considers going into journalism, he terms, are "suckers". (Very tongue in cheek)

Opens with questions.

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