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Well, i hope youll all join me in thanking ambassador cui. [applause] a live picture now from the new America Foundation here in washington. They host a discussion looking at the Obama Administration and the press, more specifically a new report by the committee to protect journalists which investigates press Freedom Conditions during the obama presidency. Leonard downie is the journalism professor at Arizona State university and former executive editor of the Washington Post to other speakers included Senior Correspondent for the Washington Post. This is live coverage on cspan2. It should sta...

I am thinking what is happening in washington is our own governments. President obama has played a next role in how he is asserting u. S. Leadership. We have talked about the importance of diplomacy. But in the way that it played out in the area, there is an element of coercive diplomacy. I would like you to comment with use of force in getting action and getting states to act under that make a difference in moving the parties along on this hearing . But more generally, i would like you to say a little bit more about what youre reading is of the u. S. Role. We have rising powers that are warni...

Foundation discussed the studys findings. This is an hour and 15 minutes. Hello and welcome to new america. Im the managing editor at new america which means i edit the digital weekly magazine. Im here here to welcome me to this event. The Obama Administration and the press surveillance post9 11 america. If you havent had a chance to see this report which i have you may want to rename the group that to protect sources say those of us who have done the job of investigative reporting the sources are our lifeblood and if they come to the sources we had better. Im also familiar with the court case...

Last year, we declassified the basics of the u. S. Military pot cap towers and the u. S. Militarys counterterrorism activity in yemen and somalia. It was a long and difficult process to get there. Certain people in the white house persevered. We said publicly and officially what we were doing. As far as i can tell, the world has not come to an end. That event is available on our website, cspan. Org. President obama expected to johnson this afternoon. Leftover john cspan starts at 2 00 p. M. Eastern from the rose garden. Live coverage on cspan. The syrian envoy to the u. S. Will speak in washin...

He was responsible for launching the Global Campaign against impunity. And finally, to joels left is rajiv chandrasekaran, also well known to this audience from his longstanding work with the Washington Post. He is currently the Senior Correspondent and associate editor of the Washington Post. He wrote Imperial Life in the emerald city, a terrific piece of work that became a movie with matt damon. He has been journalist in residence at the International Reporting project at the Johns Hopkins school for advanced studies in washington. Today, i would like to start off if you would give us an ove...