All the data as creepy as it sounds, is being accumulated. There is different ways to bundle it and look at anomalies and trends. It gives us information that we used to have. The Atlanta Public School story started out as a discovery that test scores had dramatically turned around in a short time. Data allowed us to discover it was statistically impossible for that to happen. That was what the team uncovered. Putting those scores together paint a picture that was impossible. They had dated different from data different from the data of others that you recall. I would Say Something about families. The Sulzberger Family owns the New York Times. Those families have maintained their commitment to quality. That is an exception in an america today. So many families, for many reasons, tax reasons, sold their companies. Thank god for the sulzbergers and the coxs. I cant tell you how many few owners would make the statement that alex just made. We understand the role of the watchdog in our new
Just say, we are thinking about those people like certain muslim religious leaders in this country, the wonderful imam from Catholic University that is certainly not meant to be an oxymoron but others who could serve as individuals, who could relate messages, create understanding, build bridges, be part of what we would call the unofficial, but now much more employment put it this way universe of diplomacy that we could use in that particular fashion. I think it makes a lot of sense. Retirees are fine, but maybe active individuals in their own area who know the problem very well from a religious angle want to now be part of the official quotient in moving the question ahead. Thank you. Thank you very much. [applause] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] coming up on cspan, a look at the government and the media. First, a discussion from the National Association of black journalists conference. And then, the fut
Doingrnalists had been that work we would have known about it. These are disclosures that are important for the public to know about. Spoke earlier about how many different Media Outlets there are out there now. They are all covering the same story. The things that are exclusive and distinctive are important. There is no better way to set yourself apart. To become somebody who breaks news that editors can get from any other source. Was a great conversation. Want to thank each of you we are going to take a short break. We have the newsmaker with the dnc chair scholz. Thank you. [applause] thank you. It was a pleasure. Coming up, views of the obama administrations fiscal policies. Then a discussion on the 45th anniversary of the woodstock music festival. Then the changing demographics of the 65 years old and older population. Washington journal is live. Friday, a look at the continuing conflict between russia and the ukraine. The center for the National Interest on cspan. Here are highli
Again by watching what a four minute video that focuses one on that moment when in those hours one, and then we are going to try to recreate that moment in history with the three panelists, with large lamar senators and to be the governor, the u. S. Attorney, and with keel hunt, the author, whose book many of you have already gotten his autograph for that. So, we are happy to come on behalf of the center i am so happy to welcome you all here and to share what is truly an unprecedented transition in government that took place all of these years ago. I would like to begin by asking what how many people i know there are some people here. Just raise your hand. How many people were in the room the night that Lamar Alexander was four men as the governor would . [applause] roi thats interesting. How many of you live in tennessee when this transition took place . So, it is a subject that is familiar to you like what i ask you to show the video now. That will create small shadows but there will
Open us to govern in the true spirit, amen. Why is it so imperative that you take office now . United states attorney for the middle district of tennessee called me at noon and said he had substantial reason to believe governor blanton was about to let out of the state prison a person who was a target of a grand jury investigation and alleged payoffs connected with parole. With that information, i concluded immediately as i told the speaker and Lieutenant Governor that that was new and specific information that demanded i act as i could. What is your feeling tonight . In many ways a very sad moment in tennessee but in many other ways it is a great moment. It will be recorded that ray lamar ray blanton was his own worst enemy. Broad this on himself, there was no other choice. The United States attorney today did what he had to do when they heard from the United States attorney, i think Lamar Alexander did what he had to do. The attorney general who assured me in the afternoon that if i