Two Generations of Journalism
John Seigenthaler, anchor of the NBC Nightly News weekend edition, interviewed his father, an author and founder of the First Amendment Center. The elder Seigenthaler related his…
313 viewsJohn Seigenthaler, anchor of the NBC Nightly News weekend edition, interviewed his father, an author and founder of the First Amendment Center. The elder Seigenthaler related his…
313 viewsA panel of veteran journalists discussed the topic, “Reinventing the News Business: 1982 and Today.” USA Today was launched as the first national newspaper on September 15, 1982. Mr.…
228 viewsBob Woodward talked about his book The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate’s Deep Throat, published by Simon and Schuster. Former assistant director of the FBI Mark Felt recently revealed that he was Deep…
2,026 viewsThe panel consisted of journalists who had covered the Civil Rights Movement. They focused on the time period of 1960-1964. The panelists talked about the effect that the media had in…
356 viewsJournalists talked about race in America and how journalists have treated the issue of race relations over the years. Among the topics they addressed were media coverage of the civil rights…
95 viewsMs. Hargrove accepted the 19th annual Robert F. Kennedy Print award and Mr. Christianson accepted an award for his book With Liberty for Some. Representative Lewis accepted an award for his…
240 viewsParticipants debated whether integrity existed in the journalism profession and to what extent someone could be believed if they identified themselves as a journalist. Among the topics…
148 viewsThe Close Up Foundation held a panel discussion on the future of television news and the changes brought by 24 hour cable news channels. The discussion included questions from an audience…
67 viewsIn the first segment, Mr. Daley talked about the morning headlines. In the newspaper roundtable, Mr. Seigenthaler and Rep. Souder talked about current issues including international…
89 viewsThe participants discussed the decision by “The Washington Post” and the “New York Times” to publish a lengthy statement by the “Unabomber.” The FBI has been investigating the man known as the…
342 viewsA panel of newspaper editors spoke during a forum on the relationship between newspaper journalism and newspapers as businesses during a meeting of newspaper editors. Issues raised in the…
45 viewsFormer Chicago Tribune editor, James Squires, spoke about the state of American newspaper publishing and his book about his years in journalism. His book is titled Read All About It: The…
37 viewsMr. Seigenthaler discussed current events in the news, politics, and journalism.
13 viewsNational Press Foundation’s 7th Annual Awards dinner, the following journalists were honored for their contributions to the field. As Editor of the Year, Janet Chusmir, executive editor of the…
143 viewsIn this often boisterous session, journalists and talk show hosts debated the definition of “journalist” and the merits of alternative television news formats.
1,283 viewsThe panel is from the annual meeting of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication. This forum is titled “What Should Journalism Schools Teach?”
49 viewsThe annual awards dinner of the National Press Foundation held in Washington, D.C. in 1989. The Sol Taishoff Award was presented to Brian Lamb of C-SPAN, and N. Christian Anderson of the…
68 viewsPanelists discussed if mergers and buyouts affects news reporting. They answered audience questions.
63 viewsThe Society of Professional Journalists/Sigma Delta Chi Defense Fund’s Roast of Walter Cronkite. An Auction to support the Defense Fund was conducted before guests roasted the guest of…
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