Jay Rosen

Jay Rosen teaches journalism at New York University and is the author of the blog PressThink, which he began in 2003.

Forecast for Snow

May 8, 2006

Jay Rosen writes that when government refuses to explain itself, it's up to journalists to find the truth. As Tony Snow debuts as White House Press Secretary, will answers on Porter Goss be forthcoming--or will the pattern of press nullification continue?

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