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Journalists who covered the Vietnam War discussed the challenges they faced, their work conditions, TV network competition, and their relationships with military officers and soldiers.…

“In Memoriam” 2016 continues with Nobel Laureate, peace activist and holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel. He died earlier this year at the age of 87. In April of 1993, Mr. Wiesel spoke at the…

Ted Koppel talked about his book, Lights Out: A Cyberattack, a Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath, which examines the possibility of a cyberattack on the U.S. electrical grid. He…

Ted Koppel talked about his book Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath, in which he presents his thoughts on what would happen to the United States power…

Former Energy and Defense Secretary James Schlesinger was interviewed by Ted Koppel at the U.S. Energy Security Council conference on energy policy and security. They addressed the impact…

Former ABC News reporter and anchor Ted Koppel talked about the state of network news and news consumption, and how the Internet have affected the quality of reporting. He was interviewed by Marvin…

Marvin and Deborah Kalb looked at how the Vietnam War has affected presidential decisions regarding going to war since 1975. During this event at the National Press Club the co-authors were…

Jeff Greenfield theorizes on how American politics and culture might have been altered if three key historic events had occurred differently. He talked with Ted Koppel about a John Kennedy…

Telephone lines were open for reaction to the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Highlights were shown.

A party was held to celebrate the publication of the book Peter Jennings: A Reporter’s Life, published by PublicAffairs. The book was co-edited by Lynn Sherr, a colleague at ABC News, freelance book…

This symposium, marking the tenth anniversary of the opening of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, described the effects of the Vietnam War on the people and culture of the…

28th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Award Ceremony. Presenters included Tim Russert, Dan Rather, Katie Couric, Bill Small, Soledad O’Brien, John Stewart, Elie Weisel, Bob Woodruff, Rick…

Mr. Koppel spoke about the role of the news media in imparting important information about government activities to the public, the free flow of information between government sources and the media,…

Donald Vance and Rajiv Chandrasekaran were awarded Ridenhour Prizes and spoke briefly. Former President Carter was awarded The Ridenhour Courage Prize in recognition of his life-long…

A roundtable of six internationally renowned panelists in world affairs, health, technology, and industry explored the issues of living in turbulent times, from terrorism and nuclear…

Joseph Stiglitz and Thomas Friedman discussed the pros and cons of economic globalization. Joseph Stiglitz’s latest book is Fair Trade for All: How Trade Can Promote Development, published by Oxford…

The 26th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards were presented by the National Television Academy at a black-tie ceremony at the Marriott Marquis hotel in New York City. Newsmakers and…

Mr. Koppel spoke to students about media reporting of political events. Among the topics he addressed were the broadcast of the names of casualties in an episode of Nightline titled “The…

Friends, family and former colleagues paid tribute to journalist Michael Kelly, who was killed in Iraq in April 2003. Things Worth Fighting For, published by Penguin Press, is a collection of Mr.…

Democratic presidential candidates debated one another on a number of issues including operations in Iraq, the Bush administration record, the economy, and health care. The debate was moderated…