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    Producing Trustworthy News

    Former Washington Post executive editor Leonard Downie and former CBS News President Andrew Heyward discussed moving “beyond objectivity” to create new guidelines for producing trustworthy j…

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    Library of Congress Discussion on the Fiftieth Anniversary of Watergate

    Dwight Chapin, an aide to former President Richard Nixon, took part in a Library of Congress panel discussion marking the 50th anniversary of the break-in at the Democratic National Committe…

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    The Weekly With Leonard Downie, Jr.

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    Leonard Downie, Jr talked about his career at The Washington Post and a number of stories he covered including Watergate, and 9/11. He discussed the coverage of the 2020 election.

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    The Weekly With Leonard Downie Jr.

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    Former Washington Post Executive Editor Leonard Downie Jr. talked about his latest report with the Committee to Protect Journalists. It cataloged President Trump’s anti-press behaviors and c…

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    Covering the Trump Administration

    Journalists from the Washington Post, CNN, and CBS talked about covering the Trump administration. Arizona State University Professor Leonard Downie moderated. Topics included White House so…

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    National Security and the Press

    Panelists talked about the public’s right to know versus the responsibility to protect classified information for national security. Participants included two former CIA directors and former…

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    Obama Administration and the Press

    Panelists talked about a report by the Committee to Project Journalists which investigates press freedom conditions during the Obama administration.

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    Obama Administration and the Press

    Panelists talked about a report by the Committee to Project Journalists which investigates press freedom conditions during the Obama administration. The report argues that the Obama administ…

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    Politics and the Press

    Leonard Downie, who was executive editor of the Washington Post for seventeen years, talked about the future of newspapers in an event called “Politics and Press: Navigating the Waters.” He …

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    National Press Foundation 26th Annual Awards Dinner Part 2

    Susan Swain, Gloria Story Dittus, and Gerald Seib co-chaired the the 26th National Press Foundation Annual ward Dinner. Three awards were given during this section. Nate Beeler won the Cl…

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    Future of Newspapers

    Leonard Downie and Jim Warren, who participated remotely from Chicago, talked about the future of the newspaper industry in light of staff and revenue reductions, the growing use of the Inte…

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    American Society of Newspaper Editors

    Three forums were held one three topics relating to the media and the military. In the first forum, the panelists focused on newspaper coverage of military operations in Iraq and the Middle …

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    Journalism Issues

    Bob Schieffer moderated a conversation with journalists on “The Changing Communications Landscape.” Among the topics they addressed were the future of newspapers and print media, the impact…

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    Newspaper Industry Issues

    Leonard Downie talked about journalism and new technology, the state of the newspaper industry, and the impact of information technology on younger newspaper readers. Mr. Downie was intervie…

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    Online News

    Participants at an Online News Association conference talked about the use of the Internet by news organizations, future trends in news gathering and dissemination, and various sources of in…

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    Perceptions of U.S. Foreign Policy

    Foreign news editors and overseas correspondents from the Washington Post talked about their experiences in Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries. They also talked about U.S. foreign policy,…

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    An Army at Dawn

    After an introduction by Mr. Downie, Mr. Atkinson talked about his book An Army at Dawn: The War in Africa, 1942-1943, published by Owl Books. The book covers World War II in Africa, and is…

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    U.S. Foreign Policy

    Moderated by Mr. Downie, the annual roundtable of Washington Post correspondents discussed U.S. foreign policy. Ms. Constable talked about her experiences covering the transition in Baghdad.…

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    Reporting on World Events

    Journalists talked about challenges facing foreign journalists and media coverage of world events. Among the topics they addressed were the political situations in the regions they covered, …

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    Ethics in Journalism

    Charles Ogletree moderated a roundtable discussion of ethical issues facing journalists. Among the topics they addressed were the military program to embed journalists in Iraq, how reporting…

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