CBS's Schieffer: “I Cannot Remember A Time When It's Been More Challenging For Journalists”...

Associated Press October 8, 2006 at 09:00 AM
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Veteran CBS newsman Bob Schieffer, who received the Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media at the University of South Dakota, says the nation has never needed a vigorous free press more than now.

"I cannot remember a time when it's been more challenging for journalists," said Schieffer, 69, who has covered Washington for more than 30 years and hosts the CBS interview show "Face the Nation."

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