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Covering the Press: Ethics, Values and Social Issues

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Kerry Smith Marash

Kerry Smith Marash is a veteran ABC News producer and manager. She was named vice president for editorial quality in February 2000. Marash reports to David Westin, president, ABC News. As vice president for editorial quality, she is responsible for maintaining the journalistic integrity and editorial standards of ABC News. In addition, she serves as a senior advisor to the president for editorial matters and continues as the executive in charge of “This Week with Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts.” Marash has also been the senior Washington editor for ABC News. In that position she supervised Washington news coverage and coordinated the bureau’s editorial product for all ABC News programs. In addition, she was instrumental in the startup of “Political Points,” the ABCNEWS.com daily webcast on politics produced with The New York Times, and she supervises the project on behalf of ABC News. Previously, Marash was senior producer of the Washington bureau’s Magazine Unit, supervising a 25-person production office. During her more than 20-year career as a television news producer and program executive, Marash has worked for “PrimeTime Live,” “World News Tonight,” “Good Morning America” and “Nightline.”

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Seminar speeches given by Kerry Smith Marash:
Covering the Press: Ethics, Values and Social Issues
April 22, 2002
The New Business of Media. Convergence, cross-media ownership and other forces are chipping away at editorial traditions and tipping the influence in favor of economic concerns, requiring new relationships and business models that can sustain both journalistic standards and profitability.

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