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Bill Moyers: "Our Democracy is in Danger of Being Paralyzed"
Bill Moyers: "Our Democracy is in Danger of
Being Paralyzed"
Bill Moyers has retired from his weekly public affairs show
"Now" on PBS. Over the past three decades, he became
an icon of American journalism. He recently gave the keynote
address before 2,000 people at the first ever National Conference
on Media Reform where he warned, "What we're talking
about is nothing less than rescuing a democracy that is so
polarized it is in danger of being paralyzed and pulverized.
Alarming words, I know. But the realities we face should trigger
alarms. Free and responsible government by popular consent
just can't exist without an informed public." Moyers
was press secretary for President Lyndon Johnson, was publisher
of Newsday for several years and worked for CBS News. He began
his career at PBS as host of "This Week" and "Bill
Moyers” Journal" in 1971.
Moyers' final episode of "Now," which he has hosted
since 2000, aired last Friday. The show included a piece about
the right-wing media, which he recently called a "partisan
propaganda arm of the Republican National Committee."
"Now" will continue with co-host, David Brancaccio,
but the show itself is being cut down from 60 minutes to just
half an hour making room for two more shows hosted by two
of the most right-wing media personalities, Tucker Carlson
of CNN and Paul Gigot with the Wall Street Journal Editorial
board. In fact, the subject of Bill Moyers' last show was
what has happened to the media in this country.
Today we spend the hour hearing an address by Bill Moyers
on the state of the media. In November 2003, Moyers delivered
the keynote address before 2,000 people at the first ever
National Conference on Media Reform in Madison, Wisconsin.
This is journalist Bill Moyers.
- Bill Moyers, retiring host of "Now with Bill Moyers"
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