“Journalism is in the service of truth” (Oriana Fallaci)

A conversation on truth in journalism, with Patrick Radden Keefe, writer and investigative journalist, and Thomas Rosenstiel, former executive director of the American Press Institute, introduced by a tribute to the late Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci, by her personal assistant Elena Perazzini, writer, moderated by Brandon Vaidyanathan, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at The Catholic University of America

Faithfulness to facts and truths has always represented the highest ideal of journalism. But in recent years market pressure and increasing politicization have undermined this ideal and damaged the social standing of journalism. Is restoring this ideal still possible? What is the future of journalism? What will it look like? Panelists will address these questions and present examples of professional journalism where factual truth was pursued even when it was inconvenient to one’s career.