Economic Crisis Role Play
Current and former members of Congress, journalists, and policy experts participated in a role-playing simulation. They responded to hypothetical scenarios related to the global economy, seq…
600 viewsCurrent and former members of Congress, journalists, and policy experts participated in a role-playing simulation. They responded to hypothetical scenarios related to the global economy, seq…
600 viewsTechnology experts and journalists talked about the history, evolution and future of the internet. They touched on a wide variety of topics including the impact of new technologies and commu…
977 viewsFormer Secretaries of State Madeline Albright and Colin Powell spoke about the U.S. role in world affairs and challenges facing U.S. foreign policy. They spoke about the importance of “soft …
299 viewsJulius Genachowski and Newton Minow spoke about the future of the telecommunications industry, their experiences as chairmen at the Federal Communications Commission, and the impact of new t…
4,876 viewsSecretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta talked about U.S. international challenges. Topics included the federal budget, future operations in Afghanistan, interd…
822 viewsFormer White House press secretaries spoke about their experiences and the role of the press secretary. The talked about the challenges of the job, changes in the media landscape over the pa…
2,364 viewsPanelists talked about the growth, influence, and use of social media by political campaigns. Among the issues they addressed were the amount of resources campaigns devote to social media, t…
1,088 viewsNew York Times columnist Bob Herbert talked about the state of journalism, focusing on the role of cable news and the Internet. He expressed concern that newer media outlets such as cable ne…
415 viewsAzar Nafisi gave the keynote address at a forum on new media and social networking in Iran. She talked about her experience as a woman writer in Iran, the history of the country, and what a …
987 viewsDavid Plouffe, former campaign manager for President Barack Obama, and Karl Rove, former deputy chief of staff and senior advisor to President George W. Bush, participated in a panel discuss…
416 viewsStudents and college presidents discussed the rapidly rising costs of higher education. The forum was held as a result of a new report released by Public Agenda entitled Squeeze Play. The fi…
390 viewsReporters from New Orleans talked about reporting on Hurricane Katrina while also being victims of the storm. Also discussed were the efforts to maintain public interest in the situation as …
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