Diane Foley, mother of the late war journalist James Foley, and other panelists discussed reporting in domestic and foreign conflict zones at an event hosted by the National Press Club. Topi…
218 views“Show Austin … that he has value to his country, that he is worth bringing home,” said Debra Tice, mother of freelance journalist Austin Tice who pleaded o President Biden for help. Mr. Tice…
100 viewsJournalists discussed the state of press freedom in Afghanistan one year after the U.S. withdrawal from the country. All agreed independent, unbiased news coverage is a major issue since the…
192 viewsThe National Press Club held the 49th Annual Journalism Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C. Al-Jazeera’s Shireen Abu Akleh was posthumously given the National Press Club President’s Award at t…
388 viewsThe contributors to War Torn: Stories of War from the Women Reporters Who Covered Vietnam, published by Random House, discussed their collection of essays. The women, who worked for various …
670 viewsArmy Secretary Ryan McCarthy delivered remarks and participated in a discussion during the Headliner’s Luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. He spoke about the importance of…
382 viewsScott Pelley, CBS “60 Minutes” correspondent, discussed his memoir, Truth Worth Telling, at a National Press Club luncheon. He talked about some of his concerns around American journalism du…
683 viewsFormer State Department officials talked about protecting journalists around the world. Topics included the death of Saudi journalist and Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi and impl…
1,290 viewsMostefa Souag, the director general of the Al Jazeera network, discussed press freedom at a National Press Club headliners luncheon. Mr. Souag highlighted Al Jazeera’s independence as a netw…
407 viewsCraig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist, spoke at a National Press Club luncheon. He talked about his philanthropic efforts to support journalism research, training, and news gathering. He …
304 viewsConstitutional law attorney Floyd Abrams was a keynote speaker at a symposium on First Amendment issues. He criticized President Trump’s attacks on the press and accused him of having an “ag…
425 viewsJournalists involved in the reporting of the Panama Papers* data breach talked about those documents and data reporting. Speakers included reporters from the International Consortium of Inve…
533 viewsJohn Norris talked about his book Mary McGrory: The First Queen of Journalism, in which he remembers the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Mary McGrory, who covered 12 presidential ca…
610 viewsPanelists talked about the policy implications of Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server to conduct government business while serving as secretary of State. The speakers explained t…
1,251 viewsCarol Booker, who edited Alice Dunnigan’s autobiography, Alone Atop the Hill, and James McGrath Morris, author of Eye on the Struggle, a biography of Ethel Payne, talked about the two Africa…
640 viewsPanelists talked about media coverage of race issues following grand jury decisions not to indict officers in police shootings in Ferguson, Missouri, and Staten Island, New York. They also r…
1,521 viewsMatthew Rosenberg talked about the outlook for Afghanistan’s political and national security future. He also discussed his concerns about the corruption in Afghanistan, the stalemate over wh…
448 viewsThomas Friedman discussed freedom in an interview by Marvin Kalb. Topics included the intersection of national security and freedom in the wake of Edward Snowden’s revelations about National…
1,735 viewsJournalists and former government public affairs officials talked about the role of government public affairs offices and whether their roles help or hinder government openness. The panelist…
243 viewsCNN senior political analyst David Gergen and Representative Fred Upton (R-MI) were the featured speakers at the 26th annual Gerald Ford Journalism Award luncheon. They focused on Gerald For…
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