Media Minutes for July 25, 2008
Producer: Stevie Converse and Candace Clement
Length: 5:00

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In a House hearing about privacy and the Internet, Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) indicated that Congress could take action to strengthen privacy protections. And a study disproves the notion that TV news audiences prefer superficial tabloid coverage to well-written quality journalism.

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