Roy J. Harris Jr.
Cognoscenti contributor
Roy J. Harris Jr., a former Wall Street Journal reporter, is author of "Pulitzer’s Gold: A Century of Public Service Journalism."
Recently published
In Film About Breaking The Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal, A Spotlight On Deference
The film "Spotlight" might celebrate investigative journalism, but it also warns of the dangers to journalists -- and the rest of us -- of uncritically deferring to authority.