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McChrystal Piece Stirs Debate On Covering Military

Interviewed: Michele Norris speaks with former war correspondent Stephen Ward, now director of the Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, about the controversy surrounding the profile of Gen. Stanley McChrystal published in Rolling Stone magazine. The article, which led to McChrystal?s ouster as the top commander in Afghanistan, sparked debate among journalists about on- and off-the-record exchanges.