Inspector Michael Horowitz American University sylvia burwell. Staff, students and viewers at home, good afternoon to you all. My name is Camille Nelson and i had the privilege of serving as a dean of the Washington College of law and its my pleasure to welcome you to this beautiful canvas for such an important conversation on government oversight and accountability and in conjunction with the launch of our new student publication. Oversight project. Org. This project is yet another example of the work of our student leaders integrating a go to source about the work of federal oversight accountability and ethics watchdogs. We could not be more proud of our students, their effort and their enthusiasm here at Washington College of law. Our Law School Community is especially grateful at the launch of this project is made possible and is elevated by leading experts who will share their insights and accountability with us today. So my warm welcome again please, join me in welcoming this eve
When you point out something inaccurate about it, it corrects itself. That the hallmark of journalism. To the extent journalists talk about that they are discrediting their own enterprise because they are suggesting they dont honor the norm, in the face of evidence they have been wrong about something. I like the ds and vacuum. I want people to think venereal disease. I dont want to catch or transmit it. Bible deception focuses on the virality of it, and factor on the ground and focuses on reception. We are not talking about news but deception. When something comes into our news feed we need to be critical about those things we are supposed to agree with so if someone is a supporter of a candidate of one party one is more likely to be uncritical about anything about that candidate, so instead of attacking we defend even if the attackers are journalists. We are also wanting about the opposing candidate to believe anything said about the person even if it is not legitimate. Even if it is
By pressure from downing street. We have to act now to make sure that there is an insurance policy against a no deal crash out on the 31st october. It comes as conservative mp philip lee defects to the libdems, leaving the government with no working majority. Well just ahead of an expected welljust ahead of an expected vote in the commons which could see mps to control of commons business, phillip lee crossed the floor to sit with the liberal democrats losing the working majority for the conservative government. Phillip lee crossed the floor to sit with the liberal democrats as the Prime Minister was addressing the house. The labour leader, jeremy corbyn, said mrjohson was losing friends at home and failing to win them in europe. Well, a little earlier my colleague huw edwards, asked philip lee whos crossed the floor to join the liberal democrats why he felt compelled to leave his party. Ive been a member of this conservative party for 27 years. But over recent months ive increasingly
Globe. He served on the spotlight team. In his capacity as a journalist he has covered congress, the Supreme Court and every president ial campaign from 1980 through 2012. In addition he served as a senior politicals correspondent for the center for public integrity, a Nonprofit Center for Investigative Journalism in dc. In 1996 he received the prize and award from the White House Correspondent association for coverage of the presidency, the first time anyone had captured the first in a single year. Hes a frequent guest including at harvard, the us military academy, university of chicago and other institutions abroad. Hes the author of three books. Tonight his talk focuses on his third book about Richard Nixon, a biography of the 37th president of the United States. This book has won the award for best biography of the year, the New York Historical society and was a finalist for the pulitzer prize. After the program please join us in the atrium where his book is for sale for signing. P
Election . Now, bit of election . Now, bit of controversy he is. James cleverly , a moron. Harsh words , cleverly, a moron. Harsh words, some might say, but not according to nigel farage. Because as ive been saying on this show all week , the this show all week, the government tried to take credit for the fact zero people crossed the channel in small dinghies over the Christmas Period because of 50 mile an hour winds. This fella tried to take the credit. Nigel farage roared back fair comment or below the belt. And finally a new report belt. And finally a new report by politicians is asking for a clampdown on fans who turn up to big football matches without tickets. This, of course, tickets. This, of course, follows the euro 2020 final at wembley, when 2000 fans steamed into the ground through escape exits and disabled doors. But do we really need new laws, or is it simply a matter of tighter security . What are this lot . No about going to a football match. All of that coming up in the