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As part of the “National Media Forum on Poverty, Inequality and Race: 40 Years after the Kerner Commission,” journalists and media experts talked about the lack of media coverage of poverty,…

In the second annual program on newsroom diversity, the panelists talked about whether progress has been made. They answered questions from the audience of students.

Tim Berners-Lee talked about his book, Weaving the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web By Its Inventor, published by Harper Collins. He focused on the incepti…

Journalists spoke to students about how diversity within news organizations can improve the quality of news and can provide a broader education to both consumers and journalists. Following t…

Journalists and health care experts talked about the amount and quality of coverage in the media related to aging issues. They talked about their experiences in covering these issues and als…

MSNBC anchor Soledad O’Brien spoke about the changes in journalism wrought by technological developments to a group of educators. She stressed that technology can drastically improve how new…

As part of the inaugural activities of Freedom Forum’s new Pacific Coast Center, Donald Barlett discussed the current state of the content of newspapers. He said that newspaper editors are m…

Walter Cronkite, Author, talked about life as a journalist, beginning in Houston and ending as the CBS evening news anchor. He also talked about the journalism industry and how it has change…

Panelists discussed the impact of media mergers on journalism and their role in society. They examined topics such as diversity in media and its function of informing citizens.

Mr. Gutierrez spoke about the role of the southern black press and the national press in the civil rights movement. He also talked about Dr. King’s support for first amendment rights.

The Freedom Forum held a symposium on American journalists in the 1990's.

The Freedom Forum, in coalition with the Asian American Journalist Association, held a town hall meeting to discuss media and race relations in Washington, DC. The meeting was held as part o…

Freedom Forum sponsored a forum on journalistic practices concerning racial incidents in American society. The panelists focused on the coverage of the recent riots in Los Angeles to discuss…