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Lying or Memory Lapse?

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Published: March 15, 2015 by VPR Producer

A few weeks ago, veteran news anchor, Brian Williams, was suspended from his job on the Nightly News because he had embellished a story about his involvement in an event in the Iraq War. Did he purposely lie? Or could it have been a matter of “misremembering”? We talk to a psychologist and a news veteran about the issue, how it can happen and what the future may hold for Williams.


Guest Information:

  • Dr. Frank Farley, psychologist, professor at Temple University in Philadelphia and a former president of the American Psychological Association.
  • Al Primo, creator of the “Eyewitness News” format for television, producer of Teen Kids News and a the recipient of an Emmy, a Peabody Award and an Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award, among many others

Links for Additional Info:

  • www.temple.edu
  • www.teenkidsnews.com
Program #: 15-11segment type: Feature StoriesTopics - Media and Entertainment| Memory| News and Journalism| Philosophy and Ethics| Psychology and Psychiatry| SociologyGuests - Al Primo| Dr. Frank FarleyInstitutions - American Psychological Association| National Broadcasting Company (NBC)| Temple UniversityMovies, TV & Digital Media - Eyewitness NewsNotable Names - Brian Williams| David Letterman| Hillary Clinton| Lester Holt
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