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The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law held a hearing to examine the impact of online media platforms on the news industry. Witnesses included…

Former New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson reported on the state of the news business with the influx of new technologies. She was interviewed by Vivian Schiller, former president…

Jennifer Kavanagh talked about a new RAND Corporation report she co-authored on increasing subjectivityin the news media has become more biased over the last 30 years.

Washington Post columnist David Von Drehle discussed the question, “Could it be a civic duty to tune out the news?”

Telephone lines and social media were open to take viewer calls and comments to the questions, “How much news consumption do you think is healthy?” and “Is following the news the key to being a…

The Washington Post held an in-depth discussion with journalists and lawmakers on the future of and importance of local news. In this portion, attendees heard from two lawmakers, Representatives David…

In this portion of the Washington Post's in-depth discussion with journalists and lawmakers on the future of and importance of local news, Facebook’s Anne Kornblut talked about how the…

Michael Massing talked about his article in The American Prospect, "How Not to Cover America, on the decline of local news coverage and national news organizations' efforts to fill the void. This…

Public media figures, including former PBS NewsHour anchor Jim Lehrer and talk show host Dick Cavett, gathered to discuss the history of news and public affairs programming. The Public…

Jared Yates Sexton, author of The People Are Going to Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore, and Kevin Young, author of Bunk, talked about politics in the age of fake news. They spoke at the…

The USC Annenberg School hosted a panel discussion with journalists, including CNN’s Jake Tapper, NBC’s Katy Tur, Univision’s Jorge Ramos, and CNN’s Brian Stelter, on the state of the news…

The Radio Television Digital News Foundation hosted its annual First Amendment awards dinner to honor journalists and news industry leaders. The pre-dinner ceremony included opening remarks and…

Journalists, politicians and celebrities gathered for the White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner where journalism awards were presented. President Obama gave humorous remarks focusing on his potential 2012 Republican…

A. Brad Schwartz talked about his book, Broadcast Hysteria: Orson Welles’s War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News, about the reaction to the 1938 Orson Welle’s radio broadcast of War of…

Newspaper editors talked about the state of domestic and international news coverage. Marty Baron talked about threats to free expression. Elisabeth Bumiller talked about international news coverage. Then…

Reporters and topic experts talked about Pope Francis’s upcoming September 22-27, 2015, visit to the United States. The pope would be making stops in Washington, D.C., New York City, and…

News headlines were read and phone lines were open for viewer calls on the question: “Where do you get your political news?” The question was inspired by a Pew poll on differences by age and political views.…

Telephone lines were open for viewer responses to the question: “What is your top news story of the week?”

Journalists, politicians and celebrities gathered for the White House Correspondents' Association Annual Dinner. President Obama poked fun at himself and his Republican rivals and included jokes about a passage from his…

At the annual association dinner, journalists presented awards to colleagues for their work in the previous year. Following the awards dinner speeches included humorous remarks and a slide…