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Mr. Rushdie spoke about free expression and freedom of the press. He discussed the problems he has encountered as a result of publishing his book, The Satanic Verses and announced that it wi…

Close Up Foundation marked 25 years of its programs on C-SPAN. Founder Steve Janger, Frank Bond, and John Milewski talked about the history of Close Up Foundation and C-SPAN, showing video c…

Former Chief Justice Warren Burger spoke on “Religious Liberty: Crisis or Crossroads?” He described the changes he has observed in religion in the U.S., such as increased ecumenicity. He ta…

Mr. Overby spoke about diversity in newsrooms, noting that less than 12 percent of media personnel were members of minority groups. Among the issues he addressed were improving recruiting an…

Following a tribute to the late cartoonist Charles Schultz, participants announced the creation of two endowments to support high school journalism and to recruit minority journalists.

Mr. Overby discussed the importance of freedom of the press and also fairness in reporting. He discussed five aspects of fair reporting, accuracy, balance, completeness, detachment of report…

At the Newseum located in Arlington, Virginia, A panel of its editors and correspondents discussed the history of “60 Minutes,” the CBS news magazine that debuted September 24, 1968. Don Hew…

This program includes the introduction and keynote speech by Mr. Case as he kicked off the seminar on how the Internet and technology have changed the workings of journalism. Mr. Case talked…

At the dedication of a new building for the Freedom Forum Media Studies Center in New York, Mr. Wallace spoke about the lack of public trust in the news media. He focused on the need for a b…

David Broder and Haynes Johnson talked about their new book, The System: The American Way of Politics at the Breaking Point, published by Little, Brown and Company. The book examined in deta…

Lawmakers, First Amendment advocacy and monitoring groups, and journalists talked about issues faced when covering the legislative process. Following their prepared remarks, the panelists to…

Participants discussed several aspects of the relationship between the media and congress including its past and present, and what forces may be shaping this relationship in the future. Afte…

In his first official speech as Ambassador to China, Ambassador Sasser talked about his plans. Following his prepared remarks, he took questions from the audience.

The 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 t…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes and e…

The Freedom Forum sponsored a look at the presidency and the media during a discussion held in Arlington, Virginia, sponsored by Columbia University. Journalists and scholars address relatio…

Wilma Mankiller spoke at the Freedom Forum about her book: "Mankiller: A Chief and Her People". She addressed the issue of tribal governments and her motivation for writing the book.

Participants discussed freedom of the press and the issues that surround international reporting in an event sponsored by The Freedom Forum. Following opening statements, the guests took que…

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) spoke about the impact of technology on democracy. He talked about freedom of information, personal privacy, and preserving and accessing electronic infor…

CNN Anchor Bernard Shaw spoke at a luncheon sponsored by the Freedom Forum about the need for aggressive government action to reduce poverty and violence in the U.S. Mr. Shaw suggested that …