Videos

Author and journalist Lisa Napoli profiled four female journalists, Susan Stamberg, Linda Wertheimer, Nina Totenberg, and Cokie Roberts, whose reporting helped establish National Public Radi…

Historians and authors at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston, Massachusetts talked about President Kennedy’s legacy on the 50th anniversary of his death. Speakers included Ke…

The panelists explored whether the American justice system is flawed, and talked about why there is a disproportionate number of black men in prison. Topics included what the justice system …

David Brooks, Margaret Carlson, and Linda Wertheimer participated in a panel discussion on the first six months of the Obama Administration. Topics included President Obama’s most significan…

Presidential speechwriters discussed the art of capturing the president’s voice, communicating his ideas, and inspiring the public. They shared memories of the presidents with whom they work…

Three women journalists talked about freedom of the press, the journalism industry, and the practice of journalism as a profession. The also talked about public access to information, histor…

Panelists discussed the public cynicism about Congress and the U.S. political process. Topics included the causes of and solutions to public dissatisfaction, as well as the effects of cynici…

Ellen Goodman discussed her book, "Paper Trail: Common Sense in Uncommon Times", with Linda Wertheimer Senior National Correspondent at National Public Radio. The book, published by Simon a…

Coinciding with the dedication of the National World War II Memorial, the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage held a four-day “Tribute to a Generation: National World War I…

Before the official transfer of control of the Panama Canal to Panamanian authorities, the history, operations and future of the canal were discussed. Linda Wertheimer talked about the reneg…

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…

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…

C-SPAN’s Washington Journal examined current news events and poltical issues through reviews newspapers, interviews with newsmakers, journalists and legislators, and viewer comments. In the …

Panelists discuss whether limits on free speech are appropriate for today’s society and whether such limits should be re-examined in an attempt to make them more useful. They also take quest…

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

Ms. Wertheimer spoke about her recently published book, \f2Listening to America\fR and Mr. Bradlee spoke about his book, \f2A Good Life\fR, his memoirs as a journalist.

Journalists participated in a round-table discussion in which they talked about current events including the 1994 congressional elections and the remainder of the congressioal term.

Participants in the forum spoke about the apparent declining standards in news gathering among major news sources. They also spoke about the public’s concerns over the quality of journalis…

C-SPAN’s “Sunday Journal” program that featured interviews, viewer calls, video clips and vignettes illustrated the political issues and events of the previous week.

Participants discussed the importance of proper financial planning for middle-class families because of the president’s health care reform plan. Mr. Anderson outlined the details of the plan…