'Fairness: The key to good journalism'
“Peoplecan get their news any way they want. What I love about what's happened is thatthere are so many different avenues, there are so many different outlets, somany different ways to debate and discuss and to inquire about any given newsstory.” – Jim Lehrer
Born in Wichita, KS on this date in 1934, Lehrer wasthe longtime news anchor of PBS Newshourand known for his role as a debate moderator for a number of U.S. presidentialelections. He also authored numerousbooks, drawing on his experiences as a newsman and his interests in history andpolitics.
Lehrer's journalistic career -- startingas a reporter for the Dallas Morning News -- earned him numerous awards and honors, including several Emmys, the GeorgeFoster Peabody Broadcast Award, the University of Missouri School ofJournalism’s Medal of Honor, and the William Allen White Foundation Award for JournalisticMerit.
He said he was especially proudof the White Award, named for the great newspaper editor from Emporia (not far from his hometown of Wichita).
Lehrer, who died in 2020, said he waspleased with his journalistic recognition because he’d always prided himself on fairness in his reporting. “I know for certain that it's always possiblefor a professional journalist who understands what he or she's up to to befair, and that's the key word. Fairness to individuals, fairness to ideas, andto issues -- that is critical, and that is also part and parcel of what the jobis all about.”
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