Videos

Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel talked about their book Blur: How to Know What’s True in the Age of Information Overload. In their book they provide a roadmap through the messy media landscap…

Awards for various fields of journalism were presented at the 27th Annual National Press Awards Dinner.

The panel consisted of journalists who had covered the Civil Rights Movement. They focused on the aftermath of the Civil Rights Movement from 1968 to 1987. The people that they talked about …

Keynote speaker Bob Woodward was joined by a panel of journalists, lawyers, and government officials to examine the constricted access to public information in an age of terrorism. The discu…

Journalists talked about the state of news reporting and professional standards in journalism. They focused on granting anonymity to sources, media leaks by politicians and others, the exerc…

Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel, co-authors of The Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect, published by Crown Publishers, joined a panel discussion o…

Audio is poor during small group discussions (15 minutes).

Winners of the 2000 Lukas Prize discussed the craft of writing narrative non-fiction and how they approached the research for their books. The prize was named for Pulitzer Prize-winning auth…

Professor Charles Nesson moderated a panel of experts who discussed the potential impacts of DNA research and technology on criminal law, particularly in capital crimes. Among the issues the…

Authors talked about the state of American journalism, focusing on how the media had changed the ways it filters and presents the news. Among the issues they addressed were the impacts of ne…

A panel of journalists at the National Press Club discussed how the media should cover the 2000 campaign. They focused on the duration of the campaign and the difficulty of maintaining inter…

This event took place at the National Press Club, part of the Nieman Foundation’s Forum on the Media Coverage of the 2000 Elections. Steven Brill talked about how to cover candidates in an e…

Andrew Kohut, Director of the Pew Center for the People and the Press talked about the important issues to voters in the upcoming presidential election. He stressed that the public does not …

As part of a conference, “Are We Asking the Right Questions?: A Conference on Watchdog Journalism for Campaign 2000,” at the National Press Club, former Senator Alan Simpson (R-WY) and journ…

Ms. Hargrove accepted the 19th annual Robert F. Kennedy Print award and Mr. Christianson accepted an award for his book With Liberty for Some. Representative Lewis accepted an award for his …

As part of a symposium on “The Separation of News and Business,” newspaper editors and television news producers discussed the influence of corporate values on decisions in the news room. Th…

As part of a symposium called “The Separation of News and Business,” panel members discussed whether editorial decisions are now biased by financial reasons. Arguments presented in favor of …

As part of a symposium on “The Separation of News and Business,” the panelists discussed editorial and financial decisions in the news industry, including the changing nature of this relatio…

The Panelists discussed the criteria and boundaries of being a journalist. Carol Marin talked about the commitment of journalists to objectivity and conviction. Ms. Marin was involved in the…

Journalists and scholars analyzed local television news and the journalistic standards by which local news operates. They answered audience questions.