Skip to Navigation

Tag Results for murder

You may be using an older version of the Adobe Flash Player. To enjoy multimedia content from Beat the Press, please click here to upgrade to the latest version of the free Flash player.

Install the Adobe Flash Player

Journalists killed in the Philippines

The deadliest day in journalism history happened on November 23 when as many as 30 journalists were killed after an election convoy in the Phillipines was massacred.  With the technology making it easier to report, will inexperience lead to more tragedies?

You may be using an older version of the Adobe Flash Player. To enjoy multimedia content from Beat the Press, please click here to upgrade to the latest version of the free Flash player.

Install the Adobe Flash Player

A brutal attack is caught on camera in Chicago

Sixteen-year-old Derrion Albert was beaten to death in Chicago in a brutal murder that was captured on cell phone video. The White House called the video “chilling.” As TV stations invite viewers to send them video of news stories, are guidelines changing for what should be broadcast?

13 comments

You may be using an older version of the Adobe Flash Player. To enjoy multimedia content from Beat the Press, please click here to upgrade to the latest version of the free Flash player.

Install the Adobe Flash Player

Is the media too forgiving of Roman Polanski?

Acclaimed film director Roman Polanksi was arrested after 31 years as a fugitive from justice.  Has the press coverage on Polanski been appropriate considering his original  crime, or has he been given preferential treatment because of his talent?

11 comments

You may be using an older version of the Adobe Flash Player. To enjoy multimedia content from Beat the Press, please click here to upgrade to the latest version of the free Flash player.

Install the Adobe Flash Player

The Neda video becomes a symbol of Iran's unrest

The gruesome death of a woman is caught on video and quickly become a symbol of Iran's protest. But networks disagreed over how much of the graphic video to be broadcast.

4 comments

You may be using an older version of the Adobe Flash Player. To enjoy multimedia content from Beat the Press, please click here to upgrade to the latest version of the free Flash player.

Install the Adobe Flash Player

Why the "Craigslist Killer" story went national

From People magazine to the Today Show, the story of alleged Craigslist Killer Philip Markoff has become national news. What turns a local crime story into a national phenomenon?