Did BuzzFeed make a mistake by publishing the entire dossier of unverified links between Donald Trump and Russia? Editor-in-chief Ben Smith says no; he errs on the side of sunlight, and he views BuzzFeed as part of a new kind of media paradigm. But traditional journalists have said it was a reckless decision, a mistake.
Our panel debates the decision, and the future of disseminating information. In studio:
- Tianna Manon, editor-in-chief of Open Mic Rochester
- David Riley, former government reporter for the Democrat & Chronicle
- Jack Rosenberry, journalism professor at St. John Fisher College
- Jim Memmott, journalist with the Democrat & Chronicle and professor at the University of Rochester