Videos

The American University Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies with the American League of Lobbyists sponsored a forum on ethics in lobbying. Panelists focused on the balance betw…

Jeffrey Birnbaum participated in a Booknotes program to talk about his book, The Lobbyists: How Influence Peddlers Get their Way in Washington. He described the role of lobbyists in the legi…

Moderated by Lewis Lapham, the panelists talked about media coverage of the Whitewater investigation into President Bill Clinton’s financial dealings while he was governor of Arkansas. They …

Journalists talked about the current news topics, including ethics questions about Representative Newt Gingrich’s (R-Georgia) book deal, committee assignments and the new Congress.

The guests discussed the events of the past week, including the recent developments in the Whitewater investigation. Other topics included the status of the health care legislation before Co…

Wall Street Journal Deputy Bureau Chief Jill Abramson and Wall Street Journal White House Correspondent Jeffrey Birnbaum participated in a live call-in program from their offices in Washingt…

Mr. Birnbaum, Mr. Lauter, and Mr. Von Drehle spoke about events of the past week, particularly the passage of a budget plan by the Senate last night. Other topics included the status of Sump…

Representatives of media organizations spoke on how lobbying is portrayed in the media in a panel discussion during a class of the Lobbying Institute, an educational program for students wis…

The panelists talked about how lobbying could change during the Clinton administration, and about how the media should be covering the issue. Panelists included author Pat Choate, Jeff Birnb…

Several correspondents spoke in a forum on media coverage of specific congressional delegations, including coverage of state delegations by reporters from local papers and reporting the comp…

Mr. Birnbaum spoke via remote link from the Clinton/Gore briefing room in Little Rock, Arkansas, on the Clinton presidential transition and the possible makeup of a Clinton presidential cabi…

Richard Thomas, Newsweek, Jeffery Birnbaum, Wall Street Journal and Sam Fullwood, Los Angeles Times participated in a Journalist round-table discussion. The journalists reviewed the week’s …

This Journalist Roundtable featured Karen Hosler of the Baltimore Sun, Jeffrey Birnbaum of the Wall Street Journal, and CNN’s Bob Franken. The journalists looked at the main events in the ne…

The members of the roundtable responded to viewers' questions regarding the BCCI scandal and the role of certain Americans in the affair, the importance of the upcoming presidential election…

Congressional Correspondent of The Wall Street Journal Jeffrey H. Birnbaum discussed the congressional agenda. He focused on gun control, the banking system, campaign finance reform, civil r…

A discussion about the House Minority Whip Election

Panelists discussed covering Congress and what influences their news stories. They answered audience questions.

Mr. Birnbaum discussed the response of Congress to President Reagan’s tax reform package.

Mr. Birnbaum discussed the daily news headlines. Due to the age of source media, the video breaks up.