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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…

Stanford Ungar talked about his recently published book, Fresh Blood: The New American Immigrants, published by Simon and Schuster. It focuses on how waves of immigrants have renewed U.S. so…

Foreign journalists spoke about how the contested presidential election was viewed abroad. They said that reactions consisted of surprise, amusement, and disbelief. Following their remarks t…

Author Sanford Ungar talked about his book Fresh Blood: The New American Immigrants published by the University of Illinois Press. Tracing immigration policy since World War II, the book pr…

Panelists discussed news media coverage of public health concerns. They examined issues such as what types of health stories the media carried and how they should report risks to the public,…

American University hosted a panel discussion on media coverage of President Bill Clinton. The panelist consisted of journalists and scholars and they talked about the media coverage during …

Participants discussed perceptions of women in positions of power in politics, the press and other social institutions. They focused on how the media covered women in powerful positions, esp…

Panelists spoke about how various media glamorize drug use and whether this affects personal behavior. There was also a heated discussion over whether government policies can impact drug usa…

Journalists, former staffers, and others discussed news coverage of candidates' wives, Hillary Clinton and Mrs. Dole, as well as coverage of several other first ladies. Mr. Anthony is the au…

Panelists discussed how Oliver Stone’s movie, “Nixon,” portrays President Nixon’s political career and presidential term. They debated how accurate the movie was and whether it even should h…

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

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…

Journalists who covered World War II talked about what it was like to report on such history-making and dramatic events. They pointed out the differences between journalistic standards then …

The participants talked about the media’s coverage of the first 100 days of the 104th Congress. They also took questions from the audience.

Moderated by Dean Ungar, the panelists speculated on various ways they might cover the Republican-controlled 104th Congress. They also discussed Newt Gingrich who will be the new speaker of …

David Gergen, White House adviser on foreign policy issues and goals presentation, discussed the importance of the national news media and his own role in the Clinton and earlier administrat…

A panel of strategists and journalists, including White House Correspondent Helen Thomas and Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page, participated in a forum on media coverage of the Clinton…

The American University School of Communication hosted a discussion on reporting on events in the former Yugoslavia. Participants spoke about the region’s ongoing conflict and the efforts by…

The participants discussed the coverage of foreign policy events and issues on television. They focused on the media’s influence on the foreign policy of the United States. After their discu…

American University School of Communications hosted a forum titled “Malcolm X, the Movie: Cinema as History.” Media figures spoke on the 1992 Warner Brothers movie “Malcolm X,” focusing on t…