Longtime foreign correspondent Myron Belkind told an audience Tuesday night at Marymount University that immense opportunities remain in journalism. When he began his career, Belkind said the dream of many journalists was to own a newspaper, which was difficult because of the cost of a printing press.<\/p>\n
\u0093Now anyone can be a publisher of news, almost for the cost of a laptop or an iPhone,\u0094 he said.<\/p>\n
In his remarks at the Marya McLaughlin Lectureship in Media Communications in Reinsch Library Auditorium, Belkind stressed that the opportunity comes with a focus on \u0093accuracy coupled with responsibility and fairness.\u0094<\/p>\n
Belkind spent four decades abroad for The Associated Press as a foreign correspondent and bureau chief in Kuala Lumpur, New Delhi, London and Tokyo.<\/p>\n
He stressed the importance of journalism.<\/p>\n
\u0093When journalists uncover wrongdoings at whatever scale, they ensure that the world does not ignore or turn a blind eye to what is wrong,\u0094 he said.<\/p>\n
For the past decade, Belkind has been an adjunct professor at The George Washington University in the School of Media and Public Affairs and the Graduate School of Political Management. In 2014, he served as the National Press Club president and focused on enhancing international programs.<\/p>\n
Despite the difficulties in the profession, ranging from the killing of journalists abroad to restrictions placed on their work by governments, Belkind still encourages his students to enter the field.<\/p>\n
\u0093One does not go into journalism to get rich monetarily, but the rewards are far greater than anything money can buy,\u0094 he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The endowed lecture honors Marya McLaughlin, a well-known CBS News radio and television correspondent, and provides students, faculty and the public insights and inspiration from journalists of national stature. Past lecturers have included Mark Shields, a syndicated columnist and political analysts for \u0093PBS NewsHour\u0094; the late Helen Thomas, a legendary White House correspondent; and Bob Schieffer, chief Washington Correspondent for CBS News and moderator of \u0093Face the Nation.\u0094<\/p>\n
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