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Publishers and newspaper executives talked about the future of the news industry, the role of print media, use of the Internet by news organizations, business models and consumer attitudes a…

Media leaders talked about adapting to new technology. Persons who are making the transition from print to Internet talked about their experiences with the many-to-many interactivity that al…

Moderated by Stephen Friedman, business executives talked about competitiveness and how the U.S. compares with the rest of the world. Topics included inflation, productivity, U.S. employee w…

David Kirkpatrick moderated a forum titled “Who Are the New Revolutionaries?” Young people who play important roles in new technologies talked about the fast pace of change. Topics included …

Walter Isaacson moderated a discussion on the future of broadcast news. Ms. Couric and Mr. Schieffer spoke about their experiences in various television news programming, the role of the anc…

At the Aspen Ideas Festival Mr. Anderson moderated a panel featuring television producer Norman Lear, actor and filmmaker Sydney Pollack, and author and filmmaker Nora Ephron. They talked ab…

At the Aspen Ideas Festival, panel members, moderated by Priscilla Painton, discussed “The State of Conservatism in America.” Topics included the history of conservatism, the September 11 a…

Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz described the national security legacy of Paul Nitze, who served six presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt through Ronald Reagan. He was a former Secretary of the …

A panel discussion titled “Grading America’s Education” was held at the Aspen Ideas Festival. The panel, moderated by Walter Isaacson, was sponsored by the Educational Testing Service. Topic…

Raymond Gifford, President of the Progress & Freedom Foundation, moderated a panel discussion that related the Founding Fathers to the Internet and other communications developments. Aspen I…

Roger Kennedy spoke on how to be more effective at work and in everyday life. He used examples from history to demonstrate the way to be most effective is to work as a community and not as i…

As part of a symposium on Journalism and Society, Max Frankel, New York Times Columnist and Former Executive Editor, discussed changes in media values over the years and the influences of te…

Mr. George Gilder, Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, spoke about the transformation from an industrial to an information economy. He emphasized that this economy is only limited by t…

Alvin Toffler, Author of "Future Shock In The present Tense", spoke about the ramifications of an information revolution on U.S. society, politics and economy. He examined how this is chang…

Horace Brock, President and Founder - Strategic Economic Decisions, spoke about several notions about the U.S. economy in the late 20th century. He examined the reasons for the paradoxical j…

Mr. Jonathan Alter, “Newsweek Magazine” Senior Editor, talked about the history of news coverage. He believes that the news media are in a crisis of trust and quality, driven by economic con…