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Pollsters Margie Omero and Kristen Soltis Anderson talked about the 2016 presidential race and how polls are used. Among other topics, they discussed younger voters, polling questions, and p…

Journalists Tom Brokaw and Nick Clooney shared their memories of the Kennedy presidency in a program commemorating the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s famous Jun 10, 1963 speech, “A …

A panel of veteran journalists discussed the topic, “Reinventing the News Business: 1982 and Today.” USA Today was launched as the first national newspaper on September 15, 1982. Mr. Paulson…

A panel discussion was held about the relationship between the press and the presidency and the role of the media in the presidential election. Topics included the role of the media in polit…

Panelists talked about the role of young people in the 2008 election, and their views and political media use. Topics included new media technology in the campaigns and how it helped galvani…

Keith Richburg talked about international news coverage. He described his experiences as a foreign reporter in Haiti, the Philippines, Africa, and Afghanistan, saying he had to learn to cove…

A panel of former and current USA Today editors discussed the influence of the newspaper on the industry. Topics included USA Today’s design innovations and color, the importance of the spor…

Donald Graham delivered the commencement address to the 2006 graduating class at the American University School of Communication and School of International Service.

Ms. McHale gave the commencement address to the 2005 graduates of American University.

Mr. Russert talked to graduates about facing the challenges of the future, the impact of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the nation, and heroism.

Senator Inouye spoke to graduates about rising to the challenges of the future, his experiences during and since World War II, as well as civil rights issues.

Participants talked about recent corporate accounting scandals, the Bush administration’s reaction to corporate crime, and media coverage of the scandals. They also talked about the state of…

Panelists discussed the challenge of covering courts.

Panelists talked about media coverage of political events. Among the issues they addressed were the degree to which media is objective in their campaign coverage, the impact of the Internet …

Participants discussed the probable New York Senate campaign of Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and the Republican presidential campaign of Elizabeth Dole. They focused on how these women ha…

Panelists discussed news media coverage of public health concerns. They examined issues such as what types of health stories the media carried and how they should report risks to the public,…

American University hosted a panel discussion on media coverage of President Bill Clinton. The panelist consisted of journalists and scholars and they talked about the media coverage during …

Participants discussed perceptions of women in positions of power in politics, the press and other social institutions. They focused on how the media covered women in powerful positions, esp…

Panelists spoke about how various media glamorize drug use and whether this affects personal behavior. There was also a heated discussion over whether government policies can impact drug usa…

Journalists, former staffers, and others discussed news coverage of candidates' wives, Hillary Clinton and Mrs. Dole, as well as coverage of several other first ladies. Mr. Anthony is the au…