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Current and former members of Congress, journalists, and policy experts participated in a role-playing simulation. They responded to hypothetical scenarios related to the global economy, seq…

Technology experts and journalists talked about the history, evolution and future of the internet. They touched on a wide variety of topics including the impact of new technologies and commu…

Former Secretaries of State Madeline Albright and Colin Powell spoke about the U.S. role in world affairs and challenges facing U.S. foreign policy. They spoke about the importance of “soft …

Julius Genachowski and Newton Minow spoke about the future of the telecommunications industry, their experiences as chairmen at the Federal Communications Commission, and the impact of new t…

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta talked about U.S. international challenges. Topics included the federal budget, future operations in Afghanistan, interd…

Former White House press secretaries spoke about their experiences and the role of the press secretary. The talked about the challenges of the job, changes in the media landscape over the pa…

Panelists talked about the growth, influence, and use of social media by political campaigns. Among the issues they addressed were the amount of resources campaigns devote to social media, t…

New York Times columnist Bob Herbert talked about the state of journalism, focusing on the role of cable news and the Internet. He expressed concern that newer media outlets such as cable ne…

Azar Nafisi gave the keynote address at a forum on new media and social networking in Iran. She talked about her experience as a woman writer in Iran, the history of the country, and what a …

David Plouffe, former campaign manager for President Barack Obama, and Karl Rove, former deputy chief of staff and senior advisor to President George W. Bush, participated in a panel discuss…

Students and college presidents discussed the rapidly rising costs of higher education. The forum was held as a result of a new report released by Public Agenda entitled Squeeze Play. The fi…

Reporters from New Orleans talked about reporting on Hurricane Katrina while also being victims of the storm. Also discussed were the efforts to maintain public interest in the situation as …