A free press, with its role as a watchdog of the government, is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. Yet today journalists are under attack. They have been called “the enemy of the people” by our president and silenced by dictatorships around the world. Is freedom of the press in jeopardy, and what is at stake for the future of democracy? Peter Beinart—contributor to The Atlantic, CNN commentator, and a professor at The Graduate Center and CUNY’s Newmark School of Journalism—moderates a discussion featuring Anne Applebaum, columnist for The Washington Post; Michelle Goldberg, columnist for The New York Times; Jeff Jarvis, writer of the influential media blog Buzzmachine.com and professor at the Newmark School of Journalism; and Graciela Mochkofsky, award-winning reporter in South America and the U.S. and professor at the Newmark School of Journalism.
Read about the event, watch the video of the event, or check out the one-minute takes from the panelists:
One-Minute Takes from the Panelists
Michelle Goldberg of The New York Times on the Trump Administration’s treatment of the press
Anne Applebaum of The Washington Post on the polarizing effects of social media and smartphones
Graciela Mochkofsky of CUNY’s Newmark J-School on the media’s tendency to appropriate presidential propaganda
Jeff Jarvis of Buzzmachine.com and CUNY’s Newmark J-School on redefining journalism for our times