Dozens of reporters rushed the apartment of the San Bernardino shooters on Friday. They live-streamed their tour through the home for 15 minutes, holding up everyday items that included personal photographs and private documents.
They were roundly condemned on social media and by neighbors concerned by the frenzy. Where is the line between what people need to know and voyeurism? How does the drive for speed and ratings affect journalistic integrity?
There is an undercurrent of fear gripping America in the wake of successive attacks in Paris and San Bernardino that no one anticipated.
President Obama tried to calm the nation on Sunday night, acknowledging we are experiencing a new kind of terrorist threat that is harder to detect. He called for more aggressive air strikes against ISIS, authorization to use military force, and implored Americans to separate the "thugs and killers" from law-abiding Muslims. Did he calm a jittery nation?
GUESTS:
- David Folkenflik - Media Correspondent, NPR and the author of Murdoch’s World: The Last of the Old Media Empires
- Senator Chris Murphy (D) - Junior U.S. Senator, Connecticut and member of the Foreign Relations Committee
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Colin McEnroe and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.
