Try as he might, moderator Marvin Kalb could not get any one of his four guests on the “Kalb Report” April 16 to give an optimistic prediction for the future of U.S. relations with Russia. Each said relations will get worse.
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The Kalb Report: Putin’s Trump Card
New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker, Brookings Institution President Gen. John Allen, NPR Host Mary Louise Kelly, American Enterprise Institute Scholar Leon Aron Join Marvin Kalb for April 16 National Press Club ForumContinue Reading
Trump’s Criticism Becomes “Background Music” as Times and Post Push for Truth, Executive Editors Say
While reporting on President Trump can be challenging as he demeans critical stories about him, often calling them fake, the executive editors of two of the nation’s leading newspapers told a National Press Club audience recently that it can be done, but only by maintaining high standards and not snapping at the president’s bait.
“If you tell the truth, if you’re accurate, if you’re aggressive, and you’re fair, and you hold onto your principles, I think in the end, that’s the only way you can cover him,” New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet told moderator Marvin Kalb on the latest edition of “The Kalb Report.”Continue Reading
The Kalb Report: Guardians of the Fourth Estate
New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet and Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron Join Marvin Kalb for Oct. 16 National Press Club Forum
The Kalb Report: The Fight for Freedom of the Press
CNN’S Jake Tapper and The Washington Post’s David Fahrenthold Join Marvin Kalb on Saturday, April 8, to Discuss Life in the Crosshairs of Donald Trump’s TweetsContinue Reading
The Kalb Report: What to Do About Those Debate Whoppers?
In a presidential debate, what is the moderator’s responsibility to point out obvious lies spoken by the candidates? That was the central question in the Dec. 5th edition of “The Kalb Report” as moderators and organizers of the 2016 Presidential Debates conducted a reveiw of this year’s efforts.Continue Reading
The Kalb Report – Democracy In Action: The 2016 Presidential Debates
Debate Moderators Martha Raddatz of ABC News and Chris Wallace of Fox News Join Commission on Presidential Debates Co-Chairs Frank Fahrenkopf and Mike McCurry For Post-Election Review with Journalist Marvin Kalb, Dec. 5 Continue Reading
The American Story: A Master Class with David McCullough
To be a good writer, it helps to be a good painter, one of the most acclaimed writers of history and biography told host Marvin Kalb on the May 12 edition of “The Kalb Report” at the National Press Club.Continue Reading
PBS NewsHour’s Woodruff Talks About the Trump Phenomenon
Donald Trump is posing a major conundrum for the news media that is trying to figure out how to cover him, PBS NewsHour Co-Anchor Judy Woodruff told host Marvin Kalb on the April 20 edition of The Kalb Report.Continue Reading
Special Daytime Edition of The Kalb Report to Feature Historian David McCullough May 12
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The American Story: A Master Class with David McCullough
Presidential Medal of Freedom Honoree Discusses Our Founding Fathers, Freedom of the Press and America’s Future with Journalist Marvin KalbContinue Reading