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should be distinctly separated, as they
were in the past.
"We live in a media age where that
doesn't happen very much," he said.
Stavitsky said it can be especially
difficult to establish trust with col
lege students who tend to seek much
of their information from online
sources and watch television pro
grams such as "The Daily Show" and
"Saturday Night Live," which parody
the media.
"They also undercut our trust in
media by pointing out some of the
problems in media," he said.
Rinaker agreed college students, or
the "MTV generation," may not al
ways turn to the most reliable media
sources, which can undermine overall
media credibility.
"We want our news in tidbits," he
said. "It's tough to get too in-depth."
Junior Megan Barrer, who is study
ing general science, said she gets
some of her news off the Internet but
tries to be more skeptical of it than
other sources.
"Anybody can put something on the
Web," she said, adding that she tends
to trust other sources, such as newspa
pers and broadcast news, more than
online. "I think for the most part, it's
pretty true and accurate."
But senior math major Ryan Fraback
said people need to realize that all me
dia are biased to some extent.
"Obviously, it is biased," he said. "It
does represent a viewpoint."
1 Ie said this probably leads many
people to conclude that the media
are less credible, and it is therefore
important for people to get a variety
of perspectives.
"You kind of have to use some de
ductive reasoning," he said.
Rinaker said media need to relay
the same accurate information to fa
cilitate informed debate.
'Then we can at least debate our be
liefs on the same foundation," he said.
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• Location: 185 Lillis
Thursday, May 6:4 p.m
• The Ruhl Lecture: “The
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• Radio Ethics: What’s working
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• Ethics in Campus Media:
EfJIICS WEEK
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• Location: 221 Allen
Wednesday: 5 p.m.
• Top Ethical Challenges to
Journalism: Being human and
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• Rogue River Clean-up, Outdoor Program Barn, 7 a.m.
• Human Resources workshop entitled “Demonstrating a Deeper Understanding of Communication,"
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• EMU Craft Center Lonely Pot sale, EMU Craft Center, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
•Administrative Rule public hearing, EMU Alsea/Coquille rooms, noon.
•Student Forum, Beall Concert Hall, 1 p.m-1:50 p.m.
• Latin America Studies lecture by Jonathan Fox entitled “Indigenous Mexican Migrants and
Collective Identity Formation," EMU Fir Room, 3:30 p.m.
• Judaic Studies lecture by Claire Katz entitled "Sarah's Laughter and the Joys of Motherhood:
Eros and Responsibility in the Work of Emmanuel Levinas," Browsing Room, Knight Library, 4-6 p.m.
•Take Back the Night rally and march, EMU Amphitheater, 6 p.m.
•Journalism Ethics Week panel entitled “Radio Ethics,” EMU Metolius/Owyhee rooms, 7 p.m.
This discussion is part of Ethics Week leading up to the Ruhl Lecture on May 6.
• Oregon String Quartet, Beall Concert Hall, 8 p.m.
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