Five media journalists/correspondents discuss various aspects of American society.|BAD NEWS BEARERS SERIES: New signals - Five media journalists/correspondents discuss various aspects of American society. - CONTENT: Christopher Hitchens : columnist for The Nation (12 min.) -- Mark Hertsgaard : a modern electronic society in the Reagan era (13 min.) -- Branda Payton : Oakland Tribune columnist (13 min.) -- Alexander Cockburn : corruptions of empire (18 min.) -- Robert Scheer : thinking tuna fish, talking death (13 min.). RECORDED: 1989.
pt.1. Columnist for The Nation / Christopher Hitchens (12 min.) -- pt.2. Modern electronic society in the Reagan era / Mark Hertsgaard (13 min.) -- pt.3. Oakland Tribune columnist / Branda Payton (13 min.) -- pt.4. Corruptions of empire / Alexander Cockburn (18 min.) -- Thinking tuna fish, talking death / Robert Scheer (13 min.).