First hour: The impact of a Trump administration on the United Nations
Second hour: Should the New York Times have run that photo of the Turkish assassin who killed the Russian ambassador?
How will the Trump administration affect the United Nations? Our panel will discuss Trump's posture toward the U.N. so far, along with his selection of ambassador. We'll examine how a changing relationship between the United States and the U.N. could impact relationships around the world. Our guests:
- Dr. Randy Stone, director of the Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies at the University of Rochester
- Dr. Sebastien Lazardeux, assistant professor of political science at St. John Fisher College
- Svanhildur Thorvaldsdottir, graduate student at the University of Rochester from Iceland, doing her dissertation on the U.N.
In our second hour: On Monday, December 19, a Turkish assassin shot and killed Russia's ambassador to Turkey. Associated Press photographer Burhan Ozbilici captured some remarkable images of the immediate aftermath, including the killer ranting with a finger in the air, the ambassador's body lying just a few feet away. The New York Times, among other publications, chose to run that photograph on the front page, despite its graphic and disturbing nature. A number of readers protested that decision, saying that the image was too grisly, or that it glorified terrorism in some fashion. We'll discuss such decisions, and why even the most disturbing images can have vital news value. Our guests:
- Max Schulte, Democrat & Chronicle lead photographer
- Jenn Poggi, assistant professor of photojournalism at RIT, and former photo editor for the Associated Press and U.S. News & World Report
