The Edward R. Murrow Forum on Issues in Journalism
The Edward R. Murrow Forum on Issues in Journalism is an annual event held at
Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington examined the changing face of journalism in the digital age for the 2014 forum. In 2015, ABC News' Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos
discussed reliability in the 24-hour news cycle.
Forum Themes and Panelists
2018
Panelists:
- MSNBC Live
- Neal Shapiro, Former President, NBC News
2017 "Media in a New Age: Fake News, Alternative Facts, and What’s Next"
Panelists:
- Lester Holt, News Anchor, NBC Nightly News
- Jonathan Tisch, Co-Chairman of the Board of Loews Corporation
2016 "Contemporary Media Issues"
Panelists:
- Anderson Cooper, News Anchor, CNN
- Jonathan Tisch, Co-Chairman of the Board of Loews Corporation
2015 "Who Do You Believe in the 24/7, Multi-Platform World of News?"
Panelists:
- George Stephanopoulos, Chief Anchor, ABC News
- Jonathan Tisch, Co-Chairman of the Board of Loews Corporation
2014 "'From TV to Tablet: Is the Digital Frontier Making Journalism Better?"
Panelists:
- Huffington Post.
- Jonathan Tisch, Co-Chairman of the Board of Loews Corporation
2013 "'This Is London': The Evolving Role of the Foreign Correspondent"
Panelists:
- Christiane Amanpour, Chief International Correspondent for CNN, host of CNN International's Amanpour, Global Affairs Anchor for ABC News
- Jonathan Tisch, Co-Chairman of the Board of Loews Corporation
2012 "Covering Campaign 2012: New Tactics, New Opportunities, New Challenges"
Panelists:
- Brian Williams, NBC Nightly News
- Jonathan Tisch, Co-Chairman of the Board of Loews Corporation
2011 “Watching the News: Broadcasting, Webcasting, Forecasting”
Panelists:
- Katie Couric, CBS Evening News
- Jonathan Tisch, Co-Chairman of the Board of Loews Corporation
2010 “DIXIE CHICKING: Murrow, McCarthy, and the Blacklist — History Lesson or Current Event?”
Panelists:
- Casey Murrow, Executive Director, Synergy Learning
- Lynne Olson, author
- Arnie Reisman, producer and screenwriter
2009 “Digging Too Deeply? Headlines, Politics, and Public Service”
Panelists:
- Chris Matthews, MSNBC, Host of Hardball with Chris Matthews
- Michael S. Dukakis, Former Massachusetts Governor, 1988 Democratic Party candidate for President
- Janet Wu, Political Reporter, WCVB-TV
2008 “Noise vs. News: The State of Political Coverage”
Panelists:
- Tom Brokaw, Special Correspondent, NBC News
- Matt Bai, Political Reporter, The New York Times Magazine
- Eric Fehrnstrom, Senior Communications Advisor to former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
- Peggy Noonan, Columnist, The Wall Street Journal
2007 “What Would Murrow See Now? How the Press Covers War and Conflict”
Panelists:
- Dan Rather, Global Correspondent, Dan Rather Reports, HDNet
- Kimberly Abbott, Media Adviser for North America, International Crisis Group
- Dave Marash, Anchor, Al Jazeera English
- Charles Sennott, Staff Writer, Special Projects Team, The Boston Globe
- Commander Joseph “Cappy” Surette, APR, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. European
Command Liaison Office
2006 “What Would Murrow See Now? The U.S. Press and the World”
Panelists:
- Ted Koppel, Managing Editor, Discovery Channel
- Louise Lief, Deputy Director, International Reporting Project, Johns Hopkins University
- Keith Richburg, Foreign Editor, The Washington Post
- Neal Shapiro, Former President, NBC News
- Crocker Snow, Director, Murrow Center, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
References
- ^ 2011 Murrow Forum Program. Tufts University