Videos

John Seigenthaler, anchor of the NBC Nightly News weekend edition, interviewed his father, an author and founder of the First Amendment Center. The elder Seigenthaler related his experiences…

Mr. Rushdie spoke about free expression and freedom of the press. He discussed the problems he has encountered as a result of publishing his book, The Satanic Verses and announced that it wi…

Former Chief Justice Warren Burger spoke on “Religious Liberty: Crisis or Crossroads?” He described the changes he has observed in religion in the U.S., such as increased ecumenicity. He ta…

Mr. Overby discussed the importance of freedom of the press and also fairness in reporting. He discussed five aspects of fair reporting, accuracy, balance, completeness, detachment of report…

This program includes the introduction and keynote speech by Mr. Case as he kicked off the seminar on how the Internet and technology have changed the workings of journalism. Mr. Case talked…

At the dedication of a new building for the Freedom Forum Media Studies Center in New York, Mr. Wallace spoke about the lack of public trust in the news media. He focused on the need for a b…

David Broder and Haynes Johnson talked about their new book, The System: The American Way of Politics at the Breaking Point, published by Little, Brown and Company. The book examined in deta…

Participants discussed several aspects of the relationship between the media and congress including its past and present, and what forces may be shaping this relationship in the future. Afte…

In his first official speech as Ambassador to China, Ambassador Sasser talked about his plans. Following his prepared remarks, he took questions from the audience.

The participants discussed the decision by “The Washington Post” and the “New York Times” to publish a lengthy statement by the “Unabomber.” The FBI has been investigating the man known as t…

The Freedom Forum sponsored a look at the presidency and the media during a discussion held in Arlington, Virginia, sponsored by Columbia University. Journalists and scholars address relatio…

Wilma Mankiller spoke at the Freedom Forum about her book: "Mankiller: A Chief and Her People". She addressed the issue of tribal governments and her motivation for writing the book.

Participants discussed freedom of the press and the issues that surround international reporting in an event sponsored by The Freedom Forum. Following opening statements, the guests took que…

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) spoke about the impact of technology on democracy. He talked about freedom of information, personal privacy, and preserving and accessing electronic infor…

CNN Anchor Bernard Shaw spoke at a luncheon sponsored by the Freedom Forum about the need for aggressive government action to reduce poverty and violence in the U.S. Mr. Shaw suggested that …

Kristen Clark-Taylor, the first African-American woman on the White House staff, discussed her book The First to Speak in a speech to an audience at the Freedom Forum. Introduced by her form…

The Freedom Forum presented the Freedom Forum Award to retired Supreme Court Justice Brennan and to the son of late Supreme Court Justice Marshall.

The Freedom Forum held a symposium on American journalists in the 1990's.

The Freedom Forum sponsored an event on “Women, Men and Media” to focus on the role of women and minorities in producing media reports and portrayals of women and minorities by the media. Pa…

Freedom Forum sponsored a forum on journalistic practices concerning racial incidents in American society. The panelists focused on the coverage of the recent riots in Los Angeles to discuss…