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Newt Minow talked about the history of presidential debates, his relationship with Former President John F. Kennedy, and the upcoming debates to be held prior to the 2020 presidential electi…

A panel marked the 50th anniversary of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 by discussing the educational uses of public broadcasting, including thoughts on the origins of Sesame Street and N…

Former FCC commissioners and one of the co-founders of NPR discussed the origins of public broadcasting at this event held to mark the 50th anniversary of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967…

Newt Minow talked about the evolution and role of debates in the political process, and how they are affected by the quickly changing landscape of the media.

Julius 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…

As an NBC news correspondent Mr. Vanocur was a questioner during the first 1960 Kennedy-Nixon debate. During this commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the debates, he and the other p…

Newton Minow was interviewed about his career in telecommunications. Mr. Minow, who served as the Federal Communications Commission chairman from 1961 to 1963, currently co-chairs the organi…

Former presidential aids spoke about how campaigns had changed over the past several decades. Through personal stories and anecdotes, they addressed a variety of issues including the influen…

Journalists and scholars analyzed local television news and the journalistic standards by which local news operates. They answered audience questions.

Participants discussed their ideas on the concept of service journalism. Jean Lemmon talked on the role of women’s magazines in providing information to readers to help with the problems and…

Jack Fuller, Tribune Publishing president, spoke about trends in journalism. He talked about the increase in competition for audience share and the decrease in journalistic ethics. Mr. Fulle…