Is Judicious Skepticism Enough When Dealing With The News Media?
That’s what he urges rather than acceptance or cynicism, but there are grounds for doubting whether judicious skepticism is sufficient for the person who wants to be an informed reader/listener/viewer. Ben L. Kaufman retired from The Enquirer about three years ago. For most of the past year, he has been writing a column on the news media for CityBeat, Cincinnati’s alternative weekly. He also teaches journalism ethics at NKU, a course he initiated and has become a graduation requirement in his discipline. Before coming to Cincinnati, Kaufman lived and worked in Minneapolis, Zambia, Great Britain, and Italy. He also has reported from Panama, Egypt, Israel, the West Bank, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kenya, Liberia, the Congo, Switzerland and then-Communist Eastern Europe. He was educated at the University of Minnesota, London University’s School of Oriental and African Studies, and Cincinnati’s Hebrew Union College. He is married to Harriet Kaufman, a mediator, teacher and author.
