Lectures tagged "News Reporting"

Don Lattin: The Harvard Psychedelic Club
Don Lattin
January 14, 2010
00:49:58
Journalist and religion writer Don Lattin gives an inside look into The Harvard Psychedelic Club: How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America.
Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough: All Things at Once
Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough: All Things at Once
Mika Brzezinski
January 8, 2010
00:57:30
Mika Brzezinski, journalist and co-host of MSNBC's Morning Joe, talks about her new book All Things at Once, with fellow journalist and former congressman Joe Scarborough.
Harry Shearer's The Silent Echo Chamber
Harry Shearer
November 20, 2009
01:00:00
Artist and performer Harry Shearer discusses his recent video work, The Silent Echo Chamber.
Public Broadcasting: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Tom Ashbrook
August 14, 2009
01:08:44
A panel of experts, reporters, and producers discuss the state of public broadcasting, which many consider the last bastion for quality and thoughtful journalism.
Jim Lehrer on His Passion for Writing
Jim Lehrer
May 5, 2009
00:58:22
Consummate PBS reporter Jim Lehrer discusses his prolific passion for writing, as he introduces his latest book, Oh, Johnny. Lehrer is the author of 18 previous novels, two memoirs and three plays. Lehrer has been awarded top honors for his work as a journalist.
Jim Lehrer: Oh, Johnny
Jim Lehrer
May 5, 2009
00:46:26
Jim Lehrer, anchor of PBS' NewsHour, discusses his latest novel, Oh, Johnny. This event is hosted by the Atlanta Press Club. Lehrer is the author of 18 previous novels, two memoirs and three plays. He has been awarded top honors for his work as a journalist.
How Women's Freedom Will Determine the World's Future
Michelle Goldberg
April 23, 2009
00:53:12
Michelle Goldberg exposes the global war on women's reproductive rights and its disastrous and unreported consequences for the future of global development, as described in her new work, The Means of Reproduction: How Women's Freedom Will Determine the World's Future.
Robert Seigel: All Things Considered
Robert Siegel
December 5, 2005
01:08:49
Robert Siegel, senior host of NPR's award-winning evening news magazine All Things Considered, discusses his thirty years with NPR covering the new events that have shaped and impact his life and the lives of the millions who listen each week.