Visions of America: Photographing Democracy
Joseph Sohm talked about his book Visions of America: Photographing Democracy, published by Visions of America. Joseph Sohm talked about his life and career as a “photohistorian.” He talked …
232 viewsJoseph Sohm talked about his book Visions of America: Photographing Democracy, published by Visions of America. Joseph Sohm talked about his life and career as a “photohistorian.” He talked …
232 viewsCurrent and former associates of the Close Up Foundation looked back on 30 years of television programming on C-SPAN. They also talked with high school students from across the nation. Among…
460 viewsPanelists previewed the upcoming 2006 elections. They discussed the significance of the upcoming elections and how these midterm election might change the political landscape and affect the …
68 viewsPanelists discussed dialogues between different religious faiths and how the Abrahamic traditions can be a source for finding common ground. They answered questions from students in the audi…
263 viewsPanelists spoke about democracy in the Muslim world with high school exchange students from countries with predominantly Muslim populations. Topics included the level of interest for democra…
195 viewsMs. Finneran spoke about the Silverdocs Film Festival. Christopher Quinn, director of 21 Up America, and Frank Popper, director of Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?, discussed their c…
187 viewsMr. McMasters and Mr. Cronauer spoke to students about the history of flag burning. Among the topics they discussed were freedom of speech and expression; proposals to enact a U.S. flag burn…
507 viewsA panel discussed reporting on America’s inner cities. Topics included media involvement and identifying problems and policies in the cities. They responded to questions from the students in…
119 viewsThe panelists discussed the current immigration debate with an audience of high school students from around the country. Topics included changes in U.S. immigration over time and the effects…
79 viewsThe Close Up Foundation and the Wilson Center hosted a panel on the state of democracy in Africa with United Nations officials. Among the topics addressed were the United Nation’s role in Af…
206 viewsThe panelists discussed teaching world religions in public schools. A Modesto, California High School teacher talked about an initiative that required all the community’s high school student…
1,336 viewsPanel members discussed the risks journalists take in covering certain news stories. They also talked about, and video clips were shown of, the May 3 rededication when the names of the 59 jo…
99 viewsThe Close Up Foundation discussed the media’s role as the fourth branch of government as part of the American Bar Association’s National Law Day events. The panelists answered questions from…
160 viewsUSA Today personnel talked about demographic changes in the U.S. Topics included census data analyzing, editorial implications, investigative reporting, increasing diversity in the U.S., Hur…
131 viewsThe panelists discussed the state of democracy in Latin America and recent and upcoming elections in the region. Other topics included changes in Latin America in the last twenty years, indi…
182 viewsThe panelists discussed about newsroom diversity, including their personal experiences and racial diversity in journalism. Mr. Milewski moderated the discussion. The panelists answered quest…
183 viewsA panel moderated by Mr. Milewski talked about coverage of events in Iraq and the impact on the homefront of news stories about warfare in Iraq. They also responded to questions form the hig…
79 viewsA panel discussion was held on politics and the media, moderated by Mr. Milewski. Topics included the relationship between media, government and politics, how press coverage of government an…
128 viewsPanelists talked about the importance and challenges of minority student civic engagement. After their remarks the panelists answered questions from students in the audience. This was th…
85 viewsA panel, moderated by Mr. Milewski, talked about issues surrounding sexual orientation and public schools and promoting civil discourse on these issues. The panelists responded to questions …
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