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Kiss the Sky
Farai Chideya talked about her book Kiss the Sky: A Novel (Atria; May 12, 2009).
Type: Media
What Are You Reading?: Jim Lehrer
Jim Lehrer talked about his reading habits.
Type: Media
Oh, Johnny
Jim Lehrer talked about his book Oh, Johnny: A Novel (Random House; March 24, 2009).
Type: Media
The Healing of America
T.R. Reid talked about his book, The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care (The Penguin Press; August 20, 2009).
Type: Media
The SEED School of Maryland
Carol Beck talked about the SEED School of Maryland, a statewide college-preparatory public boarding school for students from under-served communities. She was at the National Press Club Book Fair with four students from the school to thank patrons who were buying books for the school library. The students talked about their studies and what books they wanted for their library.
Type: Media
Too Good to Be True
Erin Arvedlund talked about her book, Too Good to Be True: The Rise and Fall of Bernie Madoff (Portfolio Hardcover; August 11, 2009).
Type: Media
Journalism's Roving Eye
In his book veteran former foreign correspondent John Maxwell Hamilton provides a definitive history of American foreign news reporting. He chronicles the economic and technological advances that have influenced overseas coverage, as well as the personalities who have shaped readers' perceptions of the world. Dean of the Manship School of Mass Communications at Louisiana State University, Hamilton also served at the U.S. Agency for International Development and on staff at the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Type: Media
Lift Every Voice
Patricia Sullivan talked about her book Lift Every Voice: The NAACP and the Making of the Civil Rights Movement (New Press; August 1, 2009).
Type: Media
What Are You Reading?: Harold Evans
Sir Harold Evans talked about the books he was reading, his selection of five great books about newspaper reporting for the Wall Street Journal, and the book party given at the British Embassy the previous evening for his autobiography, My Paper Chase: True Stories of Vanished Times (Little, Brown and Company; November 5, 2009).
Type: Media
Transportation Safety Issues
Deborah Hersman spoke at a National Press Club luncheon. She talked about NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) procedures and its relationship with the press and the public. In her remarks she said that fatigue is an insidious problem facing the transportation industry. She answered questions submitted by members of the audience.
Type: Media