Quinnipiac University Presents Fred Friendly Award to Morley Safer

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Publication: U.S. Newswire

Date: 2009-05-20 00:00:00

To: NATIONAL EDITORS

Contact: John W. Morgan, associate vice president for public relations, Quinnipiac University, +1-203-582-5359, John.Morgan@quinnipiac.edu

NEW YORK, May 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Morley Safer, the "60 Minutes" correspondent, expressed concern Wednesday about the future of journalism as the newspaper industry continues to shrink.

"The death or disintegration of local newspapers threatens all of journalism and by extension the public's right to know," said Safer, who received the 2009 Fred Friendly First Amendment Award ...

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