Panel to discuss government transparency vs. national security Jan. 21

A panel of national security and press freedom experts will present an interactive session on "Government Transparency vs. National Security: Press Rights, Limits and Ideals in a Post-9/11 World" on Wednesday, Jan. 21 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Registration is required here. The event costs $5 for Club members; $10 non-members. Members should login for the discounted price. The event is sponsored by the National Press Club Journalism Institute.

Your direct engagement with thought leaders from the legal, academic, and media worlds will help ensure a frank and meaningful conversation on how our democracy does and should balance public safety goals against its inherent need for an informed citizenry.

Confirmed panelists are:

ELLEN SHEARER, co-director of the National Security Journalism Initiative at Medill University and editor of “Whistleblowers, Leaks and the Media,” (ABA 2014).

HARVEY RISHIKOF, chair of the Advisory Committee for the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security.

DINA TEMPLE-RASTON, Counterterrorism correspondent for NPR and Nieman Fellow, Harvard University, 2013-2014.

GEORGE JAMESON, former Senior Counsel at the Central Intelligence Agency and in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

The moderator is:

LISETTE GARCIA, founder of FOIA Resource Center, assisting lawmakers, journalists, and nonprofit organizations quickly and cost-effectively obtain government records in the public interest.

To submit questions in advance of the panel, email [email protected]. For live tweeting of the event, follow #safeorfree.