Videos

Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer David Hume Kennerly talked with historian Jon Meacham about his more than 50-year-long photography career. Among the topics: Mr. Kennerly’s time as Presid…

Professor Chris Impey talked about his book, Beyond: Our Future in Space, about the next generation of space exploration. This interview, conducted on the campus of the University of Arizona…

Melissa Sevigny talked about her book, Under Desert Skies: How Tucson Mapped the Way to the Moon and Planets. Ms. Sevigny is a science and technology reporter for KNAU (Arizona Public Radio)…

Scott Selisker, assistant professor of English at the University of Arizona, talked about his book, Human Programming: Brainwashing, Automatons, and American Unfreedom. This interview, condu…

Professor Linda Lumsden talked about her book, Inez: The Life and Times of Inez Milholland, a biography of suffragist Inez Milholland. This interview was recorded on the campus of the Univer…

Professor Barbara Norrander talked about her book The Imperfect Primary: Oddities, Biases, and Strengths of U.S. This interview was recorded on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tuc…

Professor Jennifer Earl talked about her book, Digitally Enabled Social Change: Activism in the Internet Age. This interview, recorded on the campus of the University of Arizona, is part of …

David Cuillier, director of the School of Journalism at the University of Arizona, talked about his book, The Art of Access: Strategies for Acquiring Public Records. This interview, recorded…

Professor Kathleen Schwartzman talked about her book, The Chicken Trail: Following Workers, Migrants, and Corporations across the Americas, in which she examines the impact of global trade d…

Professor William Mishler talked about his book, Popular Support for an Undemocratic Regime: The Changing Views of Russians. This interview, conducted on the campus of the University of Ariz…

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan spoke about the inner workings of the court and her relationship with the late Justice Antonin Scalia, whom she frequently traveled with on hunting tri…

The University of Arizona hosted a discussion about journalists in conflict zones. The panelists included former Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson, who was held hostage in Lebano…

Marsha Ternus, former Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice, discussed the issue of judicial independence from the political sphere. A 2009 Iowa Supreme Court decision to allow same-sex couples t…

A simulcast of C-SPAN Radio’s “Washington Today” program was shown. The program included audio clips from various newsmakers and events of the day.

Local residents and national politicians gathered at a candlelight vigil on the first anniversary of shootings in Tucson, Arizona which killed several and injured Representative Gabrielle Gi…

Judge Vaughn Walker spoke about the history of cameras in the courtroom. He focused on precedents set by the Ninth Circuit over the past 20 years, reaction to several highly publicized trial…

Participants spoke about press freedoms, the administration of justice, conduct of fair trials, and challenges posed to the process by the use of new media. They also responded to questions …

Panelists talked about the challenges of handling and covering high-profile cases from the perspective of judges, court staff, lawyers, and journalists. Issues included courtroom coverage, p…

Panelists talked about the impact of federal courts of appeals and how the new media may be changing their anonymity and their public face. Because the Supreme Court hears so few cases, the…

Participants talked about the impact of social media on the courts and judicial process. Among the topics they addressed were the use of social media and blogs to disseminate real-time news …