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Discussing the suppression of objective reporting with Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Sydney Schanberg

BROADCAST: Apr. 21, 1987 | DURATION: 00:56:04

Synopsis

Schanberg was a foreign correspondent and columnist for the New York Times until he resigned in 1985 after the paper reassigned him.

Details

Broadcast Date
Apr. 21, 1987

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
56 minutes, 4 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Journalism & Broadcasting

People

Journalists

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Schanberg, Sydney H. (Sydney Hillel), 1934---Interviews Journalists--United States--20th century--Interviews Investigative reporting. Foreign correspondents--United States--20th century--Interviews Audiotapes. Radio programs. Schanberg, Sydney, interviewee

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