Lynton history prize, mark lynton history prize and the j. Anthony prize, the work in progress prizes are administered jointly by Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation for journalism at harvard md. And i want to introduce our host for this evening. Thats ann marie lipinski, Pulitzer Prize winning former editor of the chicago tribune, and the curator here of the Nieman Foundation. Weve got a good and very stimulating evening ahead. So ann marie. Were killing the music. Ive done it. Thats it. Its my folks that jazz. Its called the jazz lounge bar. In case anyones interested interested. Thank you, jonathan, and welcome everyone to the presentation of the j. Anthony lucas prize project honoring the very best of american Nonfiction Book writing in celebrating gifted writer winners this evening, we remember Pulitzer Prize winning journalist j. Anthony lucas, a 1969 nieman fellow, and the late mark linton, a history enthusiast and expert and Senior Executive at the firm Hunter
Accountable. He is introverted but real clear politics calmness associate editor eight beat stoddard after words is it weekly Interview Program with relevant guest host. In achieving top nonfiction authors about their latest work. Maps, it is wonderful to be with you. It is a delight to be able to do this with you. We have known each other for years and i find you to be a singularly happy, hopeful and patriotic person i think anyone who cares about our system of governance and representation will learn a lot from your hard work and your deep research. Despite these sub title you do not aim with filthy rich politicians to enrage her fellow citizens. You and set outline rush rational doable commonsense reforms we could all support and we should. So lets dig right in. Why does it matter that politicians are rich . Even if there is a perception they are allowed to feather their nests . Look, i think the reason it matters is that it is eroding trust and liberal democracy and elected officia
The cass review, as its called, came out last week, and it recommends a new approach for clinicians. This is a Polarising Subject for some people. So, what mightjournalism do differently in how it covers it . Hannah barnes is a former bbc producer who investigated some of the uks gender Identity Services for the corporations newsnight programme. She went on to write a book about it. I asked her when she first started her investigation. First came across it at all in 2017. I was off on my first Maternity Leave and there was a piece in the times Byjanice Turner Which was talking about this really rapid increase in the referrals of Teenage Girls to gids the gender Identity Development service and she had spoken to two clinicians who worked at the service. It wasnt really a Big Sort Of Whistle blowy piece but they had talked to her and said what theyd seen and itjust i thought it was very interesting, but i was off and, you know, spending time with my baby. And there was also a documentary
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Chicago continues. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the 36th annual printers role lit fast. Please help me get a special thank you to all of the sponsors. [applause] before we begin, we ask that you silence your cell phones and turn off your cameras. We will have time at the end for questions and answers and ask that you use the microphone thats over here to ask your questions when that time comes but please welcome amy stanley and deborah cohen. [applause] its great to be here and wonderful to be here talking about this book. If you pick up a amy stanleys stranger, you can smell the tofu and hear the click in the shops. You can even feel the chills in the country. This is one of the most evocative and gorgeously written examples of the historians craft that you will read. In this marvelous book, amy tells the story of a frustrated, stubborn japanese woman in the early part of the 19th century that runs off to the big city, the predecessors city to todays tokyo. This is the tale of