
The Emily Maitlis MacTaggart Lecture
The News Agents
What Would the Media Do if Brown vs Board of Education Was Overturned?
Let's imagine he said provocatively the supreme court in america has overturned brown versus the board of education, that 19 54 landmark ruling. What would the media do then? He asked. Would we just document it settled fact? Would we call it out as racest? Would we offer up both sides, leave people to decide if they like it? It is a big leap, and i'm not, by way, suggesting anything of the sort is going to happen in America. But i ask the question here because it scares me. Because whilst we don't have to be campaigners, but nor should we be complaisant complacit onlookers. Our job is to make sense
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