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Well, i hope youll all join me in thanking ambassador cui. [applause] a live picture now from the new America Foundation here in washington. They host a discussion looking at the Obama Administration and the press, more specifically a new report by the committee to protect journalists which investigates press Freedom Conditions during the obama presidency. Leonard downie is the journalism professor at Arizona State university and former executive editor of the Washington Post to other speakers included Senior Correspondent for the Washington Post. This is live coverage on cspan2. ....
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I am thinking what is happening in washington is our own governments. President obama has played a next role in how he is asserting u. S. Leadership. We have talked about the importance of diplomacy. But in the way that it played out in the area, there is an element of coercive diplomacy. I would like you to comment with use of force in getting action and getting states to act under that make a difference in moving the parties along on this hearing . But more generally, i would like you to say a little bit more about what youre reading is of the u. S. Role. We have rising powers that are warning of a bigger voice and we did not talk about the u. N. Security reform and that is essentially a question for the Member States. But i would like you to comment a little bit about that being role in the United States. Please talk about that. Thank you, i appreciate you having me. I hope ....
Foundation discussed the studys findings. This is an hour and 15 minutes. Hello and welcome to new america. Im the managing editor at new america which means i edit the digital weekly magazine. Im here here to welcome me to this event. The Obama Administration and the press surveillance post9 11 america. If you havent had a chance to see this report which i have you may want to rename the group that to protect sources say those of us who have done the job of investigative reporting the sources are our lifeblood and if they come to the sources we had better. Im also familiar with the court cases against sources. Its a bleak picture of to and including u. S. Attorney in chicago who was the hero pat fitzgerald. They put a lot of guys away who were investigating but when it came to blankly asserted that journalists who get leaked information is our witnesses to a crime which puts us in the crosshairs. Thanks for coming here it i ....
Author of big, hot, cheap and right, and what america can learn from the strange genius of texas. [inaudible conversations] good morning. Im glen, the directer of the school of journalism at the university of texas at austin. I welcome you. Theres two superb authors here to morning to talk about the state of the union where we went wrong. We have 45 minutes, but could spend 45 hours on this. We better get rolling. Ill introduce the writers, ask questions, and i turn it over to you. I want to remind you when the session ends, two authors go to the signing tents, and theres a place to buy copies of the books and take them to the tent and have them signed. Follow us out when we leave. To the left, george packer, staff writer for the new yorker magazine, author of asass sins gate, named one of the ten best books of the year by the New York Times, written two novels and two Nonfictio ....