Program Explores the Future of News
The Newseum, the interactive museum of news located in Washington, D.C., launches a groundbreaking 10-part series for public television that explores news and communication in the digital age.
"The Future of News with Frank Sesno" is hosted by the Emmy Award-winning journalist and director of the School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Sesno guides the weekly conversation between the best minds in traditional and new media as they discuss emerging forms of news and information and the role of a free press in an ever-changing digital democracy.
Is the gatekeeper news model a thing of the past? In a world of opinion and with so many news choices, how do we find the facts that matter in our lives? Sesno and his guests will examine these issues and more.
Upcoming and Past Tapings
"The Future of News with Frank Sesno" is taped in the Knight TV Studio and is open to all visitors. Seating is on a space-available basis.
Guests: John King and Steve Grove
John King is anchor of "State of the Union" on CNN. Steve Grove directs the news and political strategy and programming for YouTube.
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Guests: Chris Matthews and Jan Schaffer
Chris Matthews is the anchor of MSNBC's "Hardball." Jan Schaffer is a Pulitzer-prize winning reporter who runs the J-Lab at American University.
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Guests: Aneesh Chopra and Ellen Miller
Aneesh Chopra is the first chief technology officer for the White House. Ellen S. Miller is co-founder of the Sunlight Foundation, which advocates openness in government through the Internet.
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Guests: Bob Woodward and Bill Buzenberg
Bob Woodward, an associate editor at The Washington Post, is one of the country's preeminent investigative reporters and non-fiction authors. Bill Buzenberg is executive director of the Center for Public Integrity, an investigative news organization based in Washington, D.C.
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Guests: Tina Brown and Ken Paulson
Tina Brown is the founder and editor-in-chief of "The Daily Beast" and the former editor of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. Ken Paulson is president of the Newseum and the former editor of USA Today.
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Guests: Dan Rather and Farai Chideya
Veteran journalist Dan Rather is now anchor and managing editor of "Dan Rather Reports" on HDNet. Farai Chideya is the founder of PopandPolitics.com, writer of multiple books and previous host of NPR's "News and Notes."
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Guests: Jay Rosen and Clarence Page
New York University professor of journalism Jay Rosen is the author of PressThink, a weblog about journalism, and a leading proponent of citizen journalism. Clarence Page is a Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist for the Chicago Tribune and a frequent guest on MSNBC.
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Guests: Walt Mossberg and Mara Schiavocampo
New media experts Mossberg and Schiavocampo join Future of News host Frank Sesno to discuss the digital revolution in the media landscape, and the challenges and opportunities it presents for journalism.
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Guests: Jim VandeHei and Sam Donaldson
Jim VandeHei of Politico and former ABC News White House correspondent Sam Donaldson discuss how the Internet has accelerated the news cycle and changed political reporting.
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Guests: Ann Curry and Charles M. Sennott
NBC News anchor Ann Curry and Charles M. Sennott, executive editor of web-based GlobalPost, discuss the need for more international reporting and how the Internet, social networking sites and citizen journalists have impacted global news.
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"The Future of News with Frank Sesno" is produced by the Newseum for American Public Television and is supported by a generous grant from the Ford Foundation.
