[265] Wikileaks, Future Of News In Viral Age Topics On WMOT-FM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 13, 2011
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081, or WMOT-FM, 615-898-2800

WIKILEAKS, FUTURE OF NEWS IN VIRAL AGE TOPICS ON WMOT-FM
Professor Chris Harris Likens Wikileaks Controversy to Pentagon Papers Case

(MURFREESBORO) – U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) wants Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to prohibit American persons and companies from doing business with Wikileaks, the website that stirred worldwide outrage by publishing classified U.S. State Department cables. The Wikileaks dilemma is the topic of “MTSU on the Record” with host Gina Logue at 8 a.m. this Sunday, Jan. 16, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).
Chris Harris, a professor of electronic media communication who teaches visual imaging and media ethics courses at MTSU, will dissect the Wikileaks issue with an eye to First Amendment freedoms, national security interests and the approach the mainstream media take toward publishing information released by the website.
To listen to previous programs, go to http://www.mtsu.edu/news/podcast/podcast2010.shtml. For more information about “MTSU on the Record,” contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.
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