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Social Security Reform
Participants spoke about the future of the Social Security system and plans to introduce reforms in the second Bush administration. Among the topics they addressed were partial privatization of the program, the fiscal stability of the system, the rates of payroll taxes, the budget process and past efforts at reform. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Second Term Presidency
Participants talked about second term presidencies, the traditional problems in enacting ambitious proposals during a second term, past second term presidencies, and the Bush administration's agenda for a second term. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Competition For Congress
Participants talked about the impact of campaign finance reform legislation on the 2004 presidential elections, the political process in general, and forms of issue advocacy. The panel focused on the operations and functioning of Congressional races. They also talked about the initial stages of a study on the project. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Advocacy Groups
Participants talked about the impact of campaign finance reform legislation on the 2004 presidential elections, the political process in general, and forms of issue advocacy. The panel focused on the operations and functioning of specific advocacy groups. They also talked about the initial stages of a study on the project. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Campaign Finance Reform
Participants talked about the impact of campaign finance reform legislation on the 2004 presidential elections, the political process in general, and forms of issue advocacy. The panel focused on the operations and functioning of the national political parties. They also talked about the initial stages of a study on the project. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Anonymous Sourcing and Government Secrecy
Journalists talked about the state of news reporting and professional standards in journalism. They focused on granting anonymity to sources, media leaks by politicians and others, the exercise of the free media in the telecommunications marketplace, and verifying the accuracy of information. Several journalists and scholars in the audience were identified on air as they asked the panel questions.
Type: Media
Photographing the White House
Moderated by Mr. Cohen, the photojournalists described their experiences in making photographs in the unique setting of the White House and on presidential trips. Topics included all presidencies since Kennedy, changes of photography technology, travel, and security. Dozens of slides were shown of their most famous or favorite photos. After their presentations, the photographers answered audience members' questions.
Type: Media
Influence of Arab Media
The second panel of conference on "The Power and Influence of Arab Media" addressed the question of "Is Arab Media a Force for Reform, the Status Quo, or Extremism?" The panel was moderated by Ambassador Edmund Hull, Diplomat in Residence at the Woodrow Wilson School. Among the topics they addressed were the size and reach of media markets, news and entertainment programming on cultural issues, and the impact of new technology and media messages on social and political structures in the region. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Influence of Arab Media
At a conference titled "The Power and Influence of Arab Media," participants talked about the operation of Arab news sources and programming by media outlets. Following remarks by Mr. Fandy, Ms. Bennett, moderated a panel on the question "How Does Ownership of Arab Media Outlets Drive the News Agenda?" Among the issues addressed were perceptions of the West by the Arab media, U.S. foreign policy in the region, growing media markets in the Middle East, and freedom of the press and human rights issues. They also responded to questions from the audience.
Type: Media
The Bonus Army: An American Epic
The authors talked about their book The Bonus Army: An American Epic, published by Walker and Company. They described the event in the summer of 1932, at the height of the Depression, when some 45,000 veterans of World War I descended on Washington, D.C. from all over the country to demand the bonus promised them eight years earlier for their wartime service. They said that blacks and whites lived together in shantytowns while protesting and rallying for their cause. The authors answered questions from audience members following the presentation.
Type: Media