Videos

A Booknotes interview with Nat Hentoff,Author, SPEAKING FREELY; A Memoir The book begins in the 1950's, focusing on his time in New York as a columnist, activist, and music critic. I…

BookTV toured the Strand Book Store and talked with authors Richard Brookhiser, Harold Evans, Amy Goodman, John Fund and publishers Peter Osnos and Adam Bellow. The Strand also held an autho…

Mr. Hentoff and Professor Edley debated the practice of affirmative action. After opening remarks they answered questions by a panel and the audience. Among the issues they addressed were cl…

Participants debated the resolution, “there should be less privacy in American society, not more,” focusing on the competing interests between civil rights and public safety. After their pre…

Participants paid tribute to Barney Rosset and his contributions to the publishing industry. They stressed that Mr. Rosset had the courage to write about controversial topics that helped def…

The Close Up Foundation hosted a panel discussion about student journalism and the extent that institutions should impose some amount of censorship or provide editorial guidance in the publi…

Panelists discussed to what extent free speech should be allowed. They focused on the use of racist and sexist lanuage and whether the government should be allowed to censor. After the panel…

Three journalists received awards at this twelfth annual dinner. Mr. Coffey was editor of the year. Mr. Hentoff won the award for distinguished service to journalism. Mr. Britt was cartoonis…

The guests discussed new allegations related to the House post office scandal and other current topics of interest. The conversation also included a summary of President Clinton’s performanc…

Mr. Hentoff discussed the recent allegations of rape in the Kennedy compound and coverage of the charges by the press.

Panelists discussed how the media covers the abortion issue. Topics included the amount of coverage given to each side of the issue, tactics used to gain coverage, and the attraction of the …