William E. Buzenberg is the former executive director of The Center for Public Integrity, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative news organization based in Washington, D.C. He stepped down from the Center in early 2015 after eight years. Previously, he was vice president for news at National Public Radio, as well as NPR foreign affairs correspondent and London bureau chief. He was also senior vice president of news at American Public Media/Minnesota Public Radio (1998-2006). In 1997, Buzenberg was a Fellow at Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP). He is co-editor of the memoir, Salant, CBS, and the Battle for the Soul of Broadcast Journalism. While at the Shorenstein Center, Buzenberg explored journalistic collaboration in the digital age.
Bill Buzenberg: Why We Shouldn’t Call Trump an “Ignorant Bully” (Even When We Really Want To)
June 1, 2016
Bill Buzenberg, spring 2015 fellow and vice president of strategic initiatives for Yes! Magazine, argues that Trump’s “name-calling is a surefire, free way to make headline news,” while debasing dialogue and reasoned debate. Read more in Yes! Magazine.
