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Senator McCain made appearances around Chicago for two days in order to promote his new book, Worth the Fighting For: A Memoir, published by Random House. This autobiography is a follow-up t…

James Warren spoke via video link from Chicago about media coverage of the 2016 presidential campaign, as well as President Obama’s remarks on the state of political journalism.

James Warren of the Poynter Institute spoke by phone about the media’s role in 2016 campaign coverage, especially related to the upcoming presidential debate on Fox.

News headlines were read and phone lines were open for viewer comments on media coverage of the 2016 presidential election. James Warren spoke by phone about the media’s role in campaign cov…

Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-VT) talked about delays in health care for veterans at VA hospitals and allegations that some VA hospitals kept secret, separate se…

Reporters, writers, and media executives discussed the future of the news media.

James O’Shea, former managing editor at the Chicago Tribune and editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times, gave an inside view of the acquisition of the Times Mirror Co. by the Tribune Co. an…

David Axelrod spoke to James Warren about working in the White House and the goals of the Obama administration. He also responded to questions from the audience.

Jim Warren gave an update by phone on the trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. The jury reached a guilty verdict on only one of the 24 charges. On the other 23 counts, the jury…

Telephone lines were open for comments on the question, “Do we expect too much of public officials?” David Drucker spoke by phone about the Senate returning for one day from August recess. J…

Jim Warren spoke by phone about closing arguments in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.

Participants talked about whether the presidential tapes shed light on crucial moments in U.S. history, such as the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War. The John F. Kennedy Presidential…

Stephen Dinan and James Warren talked about the week’s news on the CIA interrogation memos, the economy, President Obama’s first 100 days in office, and the state of the newspaper industry. …

Students from the University of Denver participated by broadband feed in a distance learning class. James Warren talked about the Obama administration, Washington politics, and the 2009 p…

Leonard Downie and Jim Warren, who participated remotely from Chicago, talked about the future of the newspaper industry in light of staff and revenue reductions, the growing use of the Inte…

Michael Lind talked about his book What Lincoln Believed: The Values and Convictions of America’s Greatest President, published by Doubleday. In the book he examined Lincoln’s political amb…

James Warren talked about the books that he had read recently. They included Day of Battle by Rick Atkinson, Right is Wrong by Arrianna Huffington, Nixonland by Rick Perlstein, and Rome 1960…

Steven Gillon talked with James Warren about his book The Pact: Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and the Rivalry That Defined a Generation (Oxford University Press, June 3, 2008). He talked abou…

Carol Felsenthal talked about her book Clinton in Exile: A President Out of the White House, published by William Morrow. She talked about the difficulties of the post-presidential career of…

Panelists talked about the presidential election campaigns of Senators Barack Obama and John McCain. Topics included the themes and demographic information that emerged from the prolonged De…