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The panelists talked about rights, responsibilities, and the First Amendment. They also discussed recent news stories that have been under-reported. The trip Mrs. Gore made to the Honduras w…

Attorney Garey Eaks and Former General Counsel for Americans United for Life Jim Thunder talked to high school students about legal and moral issues surrounding living wills and assisted sui…

The panel discussed new scientific revelations about the private life of Thomas Jefferson and his relationship with one of his slaves, Sally Hemings. Panelists commented on how President Jef…

Panelists discussed the ethics of the producers' of “60 minutes” decision to air the tape made by Mr. Kevorkian showing his fatally injecting a man who wanted to die. One panelist stated tha…

Mr. Steuerle spoke about the role of news media in government and how the media can effect public policy. He focused on how media can help bring about change such as the end of the Cold War,…

American University Professor Roger Streitmatter discussed his book Mightier Than the Sword about how the news media has shaped American history. He talked about why he wrote the book and ho…

The Close Up Foundation hosted a panel discussion on the history of the Impeachment process. University reporters discussed the origins of the terminology used in the Constitution about the…

Panelists discussed public opinion polling and coverage by the media. They talked about the negative and positive aspects of how polling is used by the media. They answered students' questio…

Media experts discussed recent news stories, including the President Clinton-Monica Lewinsky story. They noted that the media had developed a tendency to obsessively cover one story at the e…

Panelists discussed the future of public education and dealt with issues and challenges from within and without public schools. They addressed these problems and tried to come up with possib…

George Dessart and William Baker talked about their new book Down the Tube: The Failure of American Television, and their reasons for writing it. They answered questions from the audience.

Representatives from congressional staff, the tobacco industry and an anti-tobacco advocacy group talked about tobacco and teen smoking. They discussed the problem of teen smoking and whethe…

College journalists talked about environmental issues and their relevancy to young people today. They talked about how different generations view environmental concerns. Mr. Howe is the co-a…

Michael Kramer talked about his new magazine, Content, its purpose and significance. He has written for several journalistic publications and is the author of a Pulitzer Prize winning book. …

Marjorie Heins, of the American Civil Liberties Union, and Bob Knight, of the Family Research Council, talked about television violence and issues of child protection and censorship. Accordi…

In this discussion of REPORTING ON SCIENCE & THE ENVIRONMENT at the CLOSE UP FOUNDATION Rick Chappell, Director, Science & Research Communications, VANDERBILT UNIVERSI…

The National Cathedral School in Washington, D.C. hosted this event by the Close Up Foundation with John Milewski as the moderator. Participants discussed their definitions of feminism and w…

John Milewski, Close Up Foundation, hosted this College Journalist Roundtable at the Newseum in Arlington, Virginia. Panelists discussed the role of college newspapers and their importance o…

In this forum hosted by John Milewski and the CLOSE UP FOUNDATION the topic of Bible-Based Curricula in Public Schools is addressed. Robert Boston,Ass’t.Communications Director, AMERICAN…

Ms. Cochran and Mr. Ornstein talked about how free air time for political candidates would increase the fairness of campaigns and how this would work in practice from the broadcasting indust…