Newsmakers with Secretary Robert McDonald
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald talked about how he was addressing long wait times for veterans at VA hospitals, along with reports of VA under-staffing, wasteful spending at some…
3,602 viewsVeterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald talked about how he was addressing long wait times for veterans at VA hospitals, along with reports of VA under-staffing, wasteful spending at some…
3,602 viewsPanelists talked about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other veterans' health issues. Colonel Rebecca Porter said the five percent of soldiers who had served in Iraq and Afghanista…
512 viewsDavid Wood talked about the ten-part series he authored for Huffington Post, “Beyond the Battlefield: The War Goes on for the Severely Wounded,” for which he won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for …
1,379 viewsUS Army Lieutenant General David Rodriguez, commander of International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, spoke to reporters on operations in Afghanistan. In his comments he said that …
541 viewsDavid Wood recently returned from his fourth trip to Afghanistan where he was embedded in eastern Afghanistan with the 82nd Airborne and the 4th Brigade Combat team, 25th Infantry Division (…
91 viewsThe panel talked about the role of journalism in world and military affairs. They talked about strategies to become more effective in the journalist occupation. Advice included fair question…
106 viewsMr. Wood spoke about an upcoming summit on the status of the Middle East peace process scheduled for the following day in Annapolis, Maryland. He also responded to telephone calls and electr…
95 viewsAli al-Dabbagh talked about the Iraq government’s perspective on PKK rebel actions in the Kurdish north region and Turkey’s possible attacks across the border in response. Other topics inclu…
149 viewsJonathan Broder moderated an analysis of the results of the 2006 midterm elections. The panel focused on defense and foreign policy, Iraq as an issue during the election, likely changes in p…
53 viewsThe panelists talked about the challenges journalists face when reporting from the front lines. They also responded to questions from the audience. Ms. Johnson moderated the panel.
112 viewsPresident Gerald Ford presented Kenneth Walsh, U.S. News & World Report, with the Ford Prize for Distinguished Reporting of the Presidency, and David Wood, Newhouse News Service, with the Fo…
100 viewsDavid Wood, Newhouse News Service, talked about the series he wrote on victims of the Cold War. He took calls from viewers and answered their questions.
144 viewsMr. Wood discussed the buildup of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia and the possibility of a resolution of the standoff there.
37 viewsJournalists Jessica Lee, Robert Rosenblatt, and David Wood discussed the news of the week which included what the new George H.W. Bush Administration was looking to do with the economy, defi…
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