1863 New York City Draft Riots
City University of New York professor emeritus Joshua Brown taught a class on the 1863 New York City Draft Riots and Civil War newspapers. He described how citizens across the country saw dr…
2,354 viewsCity University of New York professor emeritus Joshua Brown taught a class on the 1863 New York City Draft Riots and Civil War newspapers. He described how citizens across the country saw dr…
2,354 viewsMartin Baron spoke about leadingThe Washington Post as executive editor under the ownership of Jeff Bezos and during Donald Trump’s presidency. He was interviewed by NPR media correspondent …
473 viewsAuthor Kathryn Olmsted talked about the American media titans of the pre-World War II years and their influence on public perceptions of President Franklin Roosevelt and his policies. The Fr…
1,177 viewsAmerican University professor Joseph Campbell taught a class about the 1972 Watergate scandal and, what he calls, “the myth of heroic journalism.” He argued that the unraveling of the Waterg…
1,496 viewsJournalist Dan Froomkin talked about Amazon founder and Washington Post wwner Jeff Bezos' influence in the news industry. Mr. Froomkin explained that Mr. Bezos created a content management s…
284 viewsLocal news executives testified on the negative impacts of tech giants using their content. They spoke at a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy hearing examining the proposed…
3,142 viewsFilmmakers Beth Levison and Jerry Risius discussed their documentary, Storm Lake, about the Storm Lake Times, a small town family-run newspaper in Iowa and its efforts to stay afloat amidst …
457 viewsWashington Examiner Editor-in-Chief Hugo Gurdon talked about the publication’s website, “Restoring America,” which seeks to “unify Americans by promoting patriotic values.”
935 viewsViewers responded to the question, “Do you subscribe to your local newspaper?”
365 viewsScholars discussed the role of the western press during the Civil War. They talked about the divide between pro-Union and secessionist papers west of the Mississippi River as well as the del…
360 viewsScholars discussed how the Civil War press commemorated soldiers in newspaper illustrations, obituaries, prisoner of war accounts and solicitations to fund monuments. This session was part o…
293 viewsA panel of journalism and media scholars discussed the press coverage of presidents and presidential candidates in the mid-19th century. The online event was part of the 28th annual 19th Cen…
235 viewsAuthor Elizabeth Mitchell talked about her book, Lincoln’s Lie: A True Civil War Caper Through Fake News, Wall Street, and the White House. She described Abraham Lincoln’s relationship with …
299 viewsA panel of five scholars took turns presenting talks on American press coverage of 19th century epidemics and the 1918 influenza pandemic. The online event was part of the 28th annual “19th …
377 viewsMaryland Senator Ben Cardin (D) paid tribute to journalists and others killed on the anniversary of the Capital Gazette shooting in Annapolis, Maryland. He went on to talk about President Tr…
1,313 viewsSenator Tom Cotton (R-AR) responded on the Senate floor to controversy over his editorial published in The New York Times calling for military response to recent protests. The editorial page…
6,052 viewsToledo’s Woodlawn Cemetery was founded in 1876. Historian Tedd Long highlighted a memorial built there to memorialize a Toledo businessman who helped support and promote newspaper boys acros…
185 viewsRAND Corporation senior political scientist Jennifer Kavanagh discussed a new report on where Americans are getting their news and what they consider to be credible sources.
941 viewsTelephone lines and social media were open for viewer comments on the state of local media: “What local newspapers are available in your area?”
613 viewsVeteran journalist and author Patt Morrison of the Los Angeles Times examined the history and importance of newspapers in her book, Don’t Stop the Presses!: Truth, Justice, and the American …
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