Videos

Ms. Finneran spoke about the Silverdocs Film Festival. Christopher Quinn, director of 21 Up America, and Frank Popper, director of Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?, discussed their c…

USA Today personnel talked about demographic changes in the U.S. Topics included census data analyzing, editorial implications, investigative reporting, increasing diversity in the U.S., Hur…

Mr. Sidey, former political and White House correspondent for Time Magazine, talked about his life and career. He had covered nine presidents over 38 years for the magazine and is one of the…

Veteran journalists talked in detail about their experiences in the South during the civil rights movement. Topics included the nation-wide effects of the movement, the influence of televisi…

The Close Up Foundation hosted a Panel discussion on the First Amendment and the role of religion in American life. Among the specific issues addressed were challenges to the words “under Go…

The panelists talked to students about the Centrist movement and its development over time. According to a Voter New Service poll, the number of American voters who consider themselves moder…

In the first of a two-part series on the media and Congress, media analysts talked about the Federal Communications Policy known as the Fairness Doctrine, which was repealed in 1987. Topics …

During this panel discussion hosted by the Close-Up Foundation, Patricia Finneran, director of the Silverdocs Film Festival, spoke about the difficulties of documentary filmmaking and distri…

Author John De Graaf is one of the authors of Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic, published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. Mr. De Graaf was also the producer of the PBS documentaries Aff…

Ambassador Wolpe introduced the program saying that, in conjunction with the Africa Program of the Woodrow Wilson Center, this event is part of an international commemoration of the tenth an…

Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry (D) and First Lady of Oklahoma Kim Henry talked about their careers and about their experiences running for governor in 2002. They talked about making the study …

The guests discussed President George W. Bush’s January 20 State of the Union Address. They talked about the role of the annual speech and its effect on politics and policy, and about critic…

Representatives of alternative and independent media outlets talked about their work. Kristy Li Puma is an independent videographer and a media activist. Tim Karr’s “Media Channel” is a publ…

David Brooks of the Weekly Standard talked about U.S. domestic and foreign policy, policy toward Iraq, and conservative political ideals. Following his remarks he answered questions from stu…

Mr. E. J. Dionne spoke to students about journalism, charges of media bias, and conservative politics. Following brief remarks he answered questions from the audience.

The Close Up Foundation hosted a forum where guests debated the effects of September 11, 2001 on American political debate. They also responded to questions from students in the audience.

The guests talked about the alternative media, underreported news stories, the Independent Media Center, and The Utne Reader. They answered questions from the audience of students.

The guests discussed the First Amendment issues of religion in public schools. They answered questions from the audience of students.

The guests debated the possible effects of campaign finance reform legislation that recently passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. They answered questions from members of the audience…

Participants talked about the history of the African American press and its impact on today’s media culture. Following their discussion they answered questions from students.