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WFPL Media Critic Discusses Recent Column on Coverage of HIV-Positive Jail Inmate

Knowing what facts to add or emit information from a piece of journalism is among the most complex parts of the craft. WFPL’s Media Critic, James Miller, considered this point when several Louisville media outlets ran with astory concerning an HIV-positive inmate in Louisville.Miller considers the relevancy of the inmate's HIV-positive status in the story.He explained the issue to WFPL’s Jonathan Bastian. Listen below:

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