Editors, directors and academics discussed the future of journalistic independence and free expression in light of changes in the digital age on Monday.

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Four decades after Watergate, the two Washington Post reporters who broke the story recounted what happened and how they uncovered the facts in a scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.Carl Bernstein called it an assault on the U.S. democracy but at the same time says it showed that our system of governance worked.

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Journalist John Seigenthaler hosts a discussion on online accuracy and the First Amendment. He also discusses a false biography published online that said he was a suspect in the assasination of President John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert.

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This week on Q&A, high school students from 35 states and Guam discuss the quality of journalism today, along with their career aspirations in media. 

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Actor, writer and public radio host Harry Shearer spoke at the National Press Club about the state of journalism in the U.S and his feature lenght documentary, "The Big Uneasy:  Natural Disaster?  You Don't Know The Half Of It."   Mr. Shearer gives voice to multiple characters on the Fox animated series "The Simpsons" and hosts the syndicated public radio program, "Le Show."

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Journalists from the Washington Post and New York Times participated in a panel discussion moderated by Bob Schieffer of CBS News that looked at the impact WikiLeaks has on public policy and journalism.

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C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles take American History TV on the road. Throughout the weekend of June 15-17 we feature the history of Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Author and professor Jonathan Gill talks about his book “Harlem: The Four Hundred Year History from Dutch Village to Capital of Black America.” To illustrate the scope of the Harlem Renaissance, Professor Gill discusses James Weldon Johnson -- a poet, songwriter, author, educator, diplomat and civil rights activist. This event was hosted by the New York City Bar Association.

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The Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville was fought April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Many historians consider the battle to be Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s greatest victory. Facing a Union Army more than twice the size of his own, Lee divided his forces, sending 27,000 men under “Stonewall” Jackson on a 12-mile march to deliver a flank attack. In this program, we follow two National Park Service historians on a tour as they walk the same ground exactly 150 years after Jackson launched his attack.

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Author Graham Hodges looks at New York City’s cartmen, who hauled goods on one-horse carts and dominated the streets of the city from 1667 to 1850. He talks about how the cartmen developed deep relationships with the merchants and residents of New York City and came to be a part of the civic culture. The cartmen also came to hold political power and can be considered the forerunners of modern labor unions. The Gotham Center for New York City History hosted this event.

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