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    Panel Discussion: Inside the Presidential Debates

    Newton Minow is the vice chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates as well as the co-chair for the 1976 and 1980 presidential debates. He talked about the history of American presid…

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    Children's Television

    President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore hosted a conference on children’s television at the White House. Participants spoke about how children can learn from television, what enter…

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    Year in the Life of the Supreme Court

    A panel of journalists, who covered the U.S. Supreme Court, gathered to talk about their book about the cases from the 1995 term entitled A Year in the Life of the Supreme Court. They talked…

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    Telecommunications Policy Summit

    In a conference hosted by Northwestern University’s Annenberg Washington Program the participants discussed federal, state and local telecommunications policy and ways in which the different…

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    Telecommunications Policy Summit

    The participants discussed federal, state and local governments' telecommunications policy and ways in which the different levels of government can cooperate on such policies. They also addr…

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    Children and the News Media

    Network news executives, reporters, and producers discussed the news media, violence, and children. They also considered how television producers could do a better job of meeting the needs o…

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    Television and Presidential Debates

    The discussants analyzed the 1992 presidential debates and the prospects for future presidential debates. They also talked about the prospects for third party candidates in modern presid…

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    Women in the Military

    The Presidential Commission on Women in the Armed Forces heard testimony on combat, prisoners of war, cohesion, and the changing impact of American cultural values on the military family. Th…

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    The Vast Wasteland

    Mr. Minow, a former FCC Chairman, talked about the growth of public television. He gave a brief history of public broadcasting. In particular, he talked about WETA in Washington on the stati…

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    The Impact of Media on Society

    Mr. Newton Minow, Director, Annenberg Washington Program, discussed the impact of media on society. He also discussed the quality of broadcasting in this country.

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    Childrens' Television in Other Countries Pt.2

    Discussion on what other countries are doing with Childrens Television.

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    Sponsorship & Control of Presidential Debates

    The Annenberg Washington Program sponsored a conference entitled “What Can be Done to Improve the Presidential Debates Next Time Around?” The stated purpose of the conference sought to deter…

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    Structuring Presidential Debates

    Panelists spoke of the structuring of Presidential Debates and what can be done to improve them

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    From Whistle Stop to Sound Bite

    Annenberg Washington Program held a meeting the complete title is “From Whistle Stop to Sound Bite: A Colloquium on Four Decades of Politics & Television.”

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    Childrens' Television in Other Countries Pt.1

    The Annenberg-Washington Program sponsors a panel about children’s TV in other countries.

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    Mandatory Presidential Debates

    Oxford University and Northwestern University students took part in an Oxford-style debate, which also included outside experts in the subject area. The result is a lively exchange that illu…

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    Forum on Technology & Financial Markets

    Technology and Financial Markets forum of speakers at The Annenberg Washington Program.

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    Overview of Libel Reform Proposal

    This program is part of “The Libel Dilemma” conference. Issues discussed include reforming libel law and how such changes would affect legal cases.

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    Public's Right to Know Versus Candidate's Right to Privacy

    Students from Oxford and Northwestern Universities took part in an Oxford-style debate on the public’s right to know versus a political candidate’s right to privacy. Outside experts in the s…

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    Equal Time Provision: Presidential Elections

    The panel discussion, titled “Section 315 of the Communications Act: The Equal Time Requirement for the 1988 Presidential Race,” considered whether the equal time provision should be suspend…

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