Author Discussion on Covert Operations
Johns Hopkins University Professor Thomas Rid, Active Measures; Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Barton Gellman, Dark Mirror; and Washington Post columnist David Ignatius, The Paladin…
623 viewsJohns Hopkins University Professor Thomas Rid, Active Measures; Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Barton Gellman, Dark Mirror; and Washington Post columnist David Ignatius, The Paladin…
623 viewsThe Carnegie Endowment for International Peace hosted a virtual discussion on the future of democracy after the November 2020 elections. The panelists discussed various scenarios that could take place after…
316 viewsFrederick A.O. Schwarz talked about his book, Democracy in the Dark: The Seduction of Government Secrecy, about the debate over secrecy and transparency in the U.S. government. In his book, Mr. Schwarz…
769 viewsMichael Hayden and Barton Gellman debated the role of the National Security Agency (NSA) and privacy laws. They spoke about the process by which the NSA conducted its operations, including how requests…
1,421 viewsWashington Post correspondents talked about their contributions to their newspaper’s coverage of National Security Agency’s surveillance programs that collected metadata of Americans' phone records.…
1,043 viewsThe three journalists who were chosen by Edward Snowden to receive top-secret National Security Agency (NSA) files were interviewed. They all appeared via Skype from foreign countries for fear of prosecution. They also…
1,084 viewsPanelists talked about how journalism has changed since the Guardian newspaper’s decision to publish leaked U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance files submitted by former government contractor Edward Snowden.…
1,652 viewsTwo former directors of National Intelligence talked about National Security Agency (NSA) intelligence and data collection. Both were involved with the beginning and expansion of the NSA surveillance programs. Barton Gellman,…
105 viewsPanelists talked about PRISM, the National Security Agency’s (NSA) program for electronic surveillance and data collection within the U.S., and the impact of leaks by former CIA consultant Edward…
444 viewsBarton Gellman spoke by phone about the relationship between former President Bush and former Vice President Cheney. C-SPAN Radio’s Nancy Calo read headlines at the end of the program.
178 viewsBarton Gellman talked about Vice President Dick Cheney’s influence on national security, economic and environmental policy, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. Mr.…
281 viewsMr. Gellman spoke by video uplink from New York City about his article on the new, secret espionage arm of the military. He also responded to telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail…
23 viewsIn this annual event, foreign correspondents gathered to talked about stories which they have recently covered. Barton Gellman spoke about the recent terrorist bombings in Israel. Fred…
53 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were exaimined through reviews of the morning newspaper; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes and…
56 viewsFollowing the journalism awards and remarks by the recipients, former President Ford spoke about his tenure in the White House and the prospects for Republicans in the years to come. He…
52 viewsMr. Gellman discussed yesterday’s resignation of Defense Secretary Les Aspin. Topics included the reasons for the resignation and the potential replacement for Aspin.
28 viewsJournalists Joan Lowy, Kwame Holman and Baton Gellman took viewer calls and discussed the major news events from the past week, including the threatened filibuster by the Republicans in the…
46 viewsViewer call-in with Barton Mr. Gellman, author of an article on friendly fire in the Washington Post, to discuss the U.S. casualties in the Persian Gulf War resulting from American soldiers…
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