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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 …

Journalists W. Joseph Campbell and Rajiv Chandrasekaran talked about freedom of the press around the world with students from around the nation participating in the Close Up Foundation’s wee…

Bill Buzenberg and James Grimaldi talked about investigative journalism with students from around the nation participating in the Close Up Foundation’s week-long government studies program. …

Mark Levine and Dan Gainor discussed the influence of talk radio and the blogosphere with students. Mark Levine is the host of the political radio talk show “The Inside Scoop from Washing…

James Kotecki and Jimm Phillips talked with students and answered questions about the role of young journalists in the media. Topics included the skills and ethics that future journalists sh…

Kimberly Dozier talked about the risks and dangers of news reporting and surviving injuries sustained during wartime with students from around the nation participating in the Close Up Founda…

The guests discussed the risks and dangers of war reporting with students from around the nation. Students from the audience were interviewed before the program began. Richard Pyle is th…

Helen Thomas discussed the legacy of President George W. Bush with students from around the nation participating in the Close Up Foundation’s week-long government studies program. Students t…

Martin Kady discussed the relationship between the press and Congress with students from American University. The event was held at MHz Studios in Falls Church, Virginia.

A discussion on press freedoms in the U.S. and anonymous sources was held with students participating in Close Up Foundation’s week-long government studies program. Topics included ways Amer…

The guest held a discussion on press freedoms in the former Soviet states with students from Tajikistan, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan,…

Robert Novak talked about the media’s coverage of President Bush, comparing it to coverage of past presidents, with students from around the nation participating in Close Up Foundation’s wee…

Scott McClellan talked about the media’s coverage of Iraq the with students from around the nation participating in the Close Up Foundation’s week-long government studies program. Topics inc…

Brian DeBose talked about the media’s coverage of the new Democratic Congress and their “first 100 hours” agenda with students from around the nation participating in the Close Up Foundation…

Henry Champ talked about international news coverage of the United States with students from Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Jordan, and Washington D.C. area schools. They also discussed where Ameri…

Dave Marash talked about international reporting and the role of international correspondents as alternative sources for news and information. He was from Al Jazeera Television’s English-lan…

Hal Buell talked about combat photography, the role of the battlefield photo journalist, and the power of visual images of warfare. He answered questions from students in the audience.

Panel 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…

The 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…

USA 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…