Beat the Press
February 28, 2014
Special | 28m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Much ado about "maybe", Tabloid duped, Cliche crackdown, Susan Wornick and Rants & Raves
Much ado about "maybe": Did the press overreact to Gov. Deval Patrick's statement that he might "one day, but not the foreseeable future" run for president? Tabloid duped: Philip Seymour Hoffman's friend sues the National Enquirer for libel. Cliche crackdown: The Washington Post lists which words to avoid. Susan Wornick signs off: The veteran WCVB anchor retires from Channel 5. Rants & Raves
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Beat the Press is a local public television program presented by GBH
Beat the Press
February 28, 2014
Special | 28m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Much ado about "maybe": Did the press overreact to Gov. Deval Patrick's statement that he might "one day, but not the foreseeable future" run for president? Tabloid duped: Philip Seymour Hoffman's friend sues the National Enquirer for libel. Cliche crackdown: The Washington Post lists which words to avoid. Susan Wornick signs off: The veteran WCVB anchor retires from Channel 5. Rants & Raves
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