Eric Alterman on the Impact of the Internet

Erin Alterman is a Professor of Journalism at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and author of the political blog, Altercation. He is The Liberal Media columnist for The Nation, and a history consultant for HBO films. A noted media and political critic, he is the author of seven books, most recently, Why We're Liberals: A Handbook for Restoring Americas Most Important Ideals.

In this episode of BTNN, Eric Alterman discusses how the internet impacts the quality of journalism people read everyday.

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• Eric Alterman
• journalism
• internet
• newspaper
• New York Times