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From Soundbites to Solutions Part Two: How the Media Influence and Reflect Political Realities

Chie Witt — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:38:08 +0000

The 2008 presidential primaries brought race, gender and age issues to the front page, whether warranted or not. This second of two panels focuses on the roles and responsibilities of both the media and the public, in how they both react to and shape the political climate. Panelists include Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international correspondent in New York; William Douglas, White House Correspondent for McClatchy; Juan Gonzalez, staff columnist for the New York Daily News since 1987 and co-host of Democracy Now; Dr. Kathleen Hall Jamieson, professor of Communication and Public Policy at the University of Pennsylvania; Pamela Newkirk, associate professor of journalism at New York University and author of Within the Veil: Black Journalists, White Media (2000) and; Geneva Overholser, director of the School of Journalism at the University of Southern California. This event was held by the Women’s Media Center, in cooperation with The White House Project and the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education (MIJE).

From Soundbites to Solutions Part One: Candidates, Campaigns and the Politics of Bias

Chie Witt — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:29:28 +0000

The 2008 presidential primaries brought race, gender and age issues to the front page, whether warranted or not. In public and in private, Americans hashed out what an election should and could look like, and in what ways this one fell short. This first of two panels focuses on the problems, realities and conundrums faced by both the candidates and the voters. Panelists include Susan J. Carroll, author of Gender and Elections (2006); Callie Crossley, journalist; Celinda Lake, pollster and strategist for Democrats and progressives; Courtney E. Martin, columnist for The American Prospect; Dr. Ronald Walters, author of Freedom is not Enough: Black Voters, Black Candidates and American Presidential Politics, (2005) and; Patricia J. Williams, law professor at Columbia University and columnist for The Nation. This event was held by the Women’s Media Center, in cooperation with The White House Project and the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education (MIJE).

The Road to 2008: Presidential Politics Today with Arianna Huffington

Chie Witt — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:59:05 +0000

An up-to-the-minute, headline-driven analysis of the 2008 presidential election with Arianna Huffingon, co-founder and editor-in-chief of the influential Huffington Post. At the helm of one of the most active communities on the Internet, Huffington has her finger on the political pulse. Just days before the highly anticipated Pennsylvania primary, she shared her behind-the-scenes knowledge of the race for the Democratic nomination and her predictions of what is to come before November. Huffington is also the co-host of Left, Right & Center on NPR, and author of eleven books including the forthcoming Right Is Wrong: How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America, Shredded the Constitution, and Made Us All Less Safe. This event was held by Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy, as the 2008 Henry Cohen Lecture.