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August 8, 2025
Mideast Observer Doesn't See Israel-Hamas Conflict Ending Anytime Soon
Karim Elsammak, who has been involved in Mideast affairs working for the Trump campaign in the Arab American community in New York and Michigan, talks about the feedback he's getting regarding the situation in Gaza. He also offers thoughts on the worsening humanitarian crisis, the possibility of a truce and what he believes is the long-term solution for peace.
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Freedom of the Press
View MoreThe Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club defends press freedom by assisting detained, threatened or exiled journalists through advocacy, direct support and community.
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Journalism Lessons From A Civil Rights Reporter
New York Times correspondent John Herbers was born to a white family in the segregated South, but he went on to earn praise for his pivotal coverage of the civil rights movement. Broadcast/Podcast Committee member Viola Gienger speaks with his daughter, journalist Anne Farris Rosen, about the personal and professional journey Herbers chronicled – and the lessons for journalists today -- in the memoir he wrote with her help before he died in 2017.