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The Freedom Forum presented its annual Free Expression Awards, honoring achievements of First Amendment heroes for their courageous acts and contributions to free expression. Honorees includ…

The Freedom Forum Institute hosted a day-long summit assessing sexual misconduct in the media industry. The event concluded with a panel discussion composed of journalists and news editors, …

The Freedom Forum Institute hosted a day-long summit assessing sexual misconduct in the media industry. This portion of the event included a conversation with current and former officials fr…

The Freedom Forum Institute hosted a day-long summit assessing sexual misconduct in the media industry. This portion of the event included remarks by Politico editor Carrie Budoff Brown, Vox…

The Freedom Forum Institute hosted a discussion on the role of special counsels. Among the speakers were former Clinton and Carter administration official Stuart Eizenstat, George Washington…

John Seigenthaler, anchor of the NBC Nightly News weekend edition, interviewed his father, an author and founder of the First Amendment Center. The elder Seigenthaler related his experiences…

Journalists and political communication scholars talked about analyzing presidential debates, focusing on what is important beyond “who won” and “who lost.” They discussed debate formats, le…

Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan participated in a forum with former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Justice…

Katharine Graham talked about her perspective on Watergate during a symposium marking the 25th anniversary of the Watergate burglary which lead to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.…

Panelists talked about investigating and prosecuting cases in which national security violations are alleged, concerns over privacy and free speech issues, the needs of law enforcement and i…

Panelists talked about the intersection of criminal law, national security, and the First Amendment. Major topics included the Pentagon Papers, the AIPAC Espionage Act case, recent Wikileaks…

Michael Hayden gave the luncheon address at a First Amendment Center day-long discussion entitled, “Criminal Law, National Security and the First Amendment.” He focused on the relationship …

Panelists talked about the history of women lawyers, the challenges women face in the legal profession, and the role women lawyers have played in oral arguments before the Supreme Court. The…

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens moderated a discussion on the crucial 1803 case of Marbury v. Madison that established a judicial right to review whether legislation i…

Bob Woodward talked about his book The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate’s Deep Throat, published by Simon and Schuster. Former assistant director of the FBI Mark Felt recently revealed th…

Former Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse talked about her career with retired Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Walter Dellinger made introductory remarks, and Ronald Collins mode…

Authors Jack Bass and Marilyn Thompson talked about the life history of Senator Strom Thurmond (R-SC). They focused on his persona as a man of unusual political and physical courage. They sp…

Panel members spoke about the Johnson presidency, and its legacy. They focused on how negative journalism affected his presidency, and whether his decision not to run for a second term was …

Mr. Rushdie spoke about free expression and freedom of the press. He discussed the problems he has encountered as a result of publishing his book, The Satanic Verses and announced that it wi…

The Newseum hosted a panel discussion on the 25th Anniversary of the Watergate scandal that culminated in the resignation of President Richard Nixon. Participants spoke about the events lead…