Ways for journalists and government officials to Work Together constructively to make sure that the public gets the information that we all need in a democracy. Kathy said i am barbara cochran. Im professor of journalism and the director of the Washington Program of the Missouri School of journalism. And also the president of the National Press Club Journalism institute, which is the charitable and educational arm of the National Press club. This session is one of a series we have been doing this year to address the problems that have arisen, very dramatically, in washington for reporters this year and the threats facing a free press. This spring we discussed the challenges facing white house and other Government Agency reporters and also reporters who were covering local issues at the local level. And other Government Agency we have spoken out along with other journalism organizations about efforts to block reporting about government, and we are preparing a curriculum for the fall tha
Barbara cochran, who is the president of the National Press Club Journalism institute will say a few welcoming remarks, and thank you, all, for coming. Ms. Cochran good morning, and thank you so much for being here today. I think the size of this crowd is a pretty good indication of the interest there is in finding ways for journalists and government officials to Work Together constructively to make sure that the public gets the information that we all need in a democracy. As kathy said, i am barbara cochran. Im professor of journalism and the director of the Washington Program of the Missouri School of journalism. And also the president of the National Press Club Journalism institute, which is the charitable and educational arm of the National Press club. This session is one of a series we have been doing this year to address the problems that have arisen, very dramatically, in washington for reporters this year and the threats facing a free press. This spring we discussed the challen
Host front page of the Washington Post has this story. Robert costa reporting along with Philip Rucker and karen tumulty. Mitt romney is moving quickly to assemble the National Political network, calling former aides and donors over the weekend and in a single of his seriousness of the launching a president ial campaign. Romneys message is that he almost certainly will make what would be his third bid for the white house. His aggressive outreach comes as representative paul ryan, romneys 2012 Vice President ial running mate and the newly installed chairman of the house ways and Means Committee announced monday that he would not seek the presidency in 2016. Romneys activity indicates that his exploration of interest friday to a group of donors in new york was more than the release of a trial balloon. Instead, it was the start of a deliberative effort by the 2012 nominee to carve out space for himself in an emerging 2016 field, also likely to include former Florida Governor jeb bush, new
Paychecks of all americans, not just the wealth of a few. That will be the order of the presentation. Talk about the economic challenge, how current proposals stack up in meeting that challenge and additional action plan that i think that can meet that challenge. So, the economic challenge we face was well captured in the jobs report released last friday by the department of labor. First, there is the good news part of the story. It is very good news. The economy has continued to grow and more americans are finding jobs. Last month, our economy created 252,000 jobs, capping the best year of job growth since 1999. The Unemployment Rate fell to 5. 6 , which meant the Unemployment Rate fell faster last year than any year since 1984. The private sector has now added jobs for 58 consecutive months. 11. 2 million jobs total. Gas prices are down, the stock market is up and the deficit has fallen rapidly. This is all very good news. It would not have been possible without the tough decisions p
It is our identity. Today it is in doubt. There are millions of americans who are started to believe we are no longer that country. You either know them or you are them. You are living paycheck to paycheck. Now the jobs do not go far enough. They literally live one unexpected expense away from disaster. The young people who did everything we asked, and other cannot find a job. The person trying to start a business out of their home, it is in violation of zoning codes but it is a good business. [laughter] they are struggling because of government regulations. As a result, our identity as a nation is in doubt. Why is this happening . The answer is, because we have leaders trapped in the past. People who think it is the 20th century. People who think yesterdays ideas will propel us to tomorrow. They never will. America is a nation out of its history but it has always been about his future. Our future has the opportunity to be better than our history. We must confront challenges and embrac