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shorter supply. >> who can you trust to deliver the facts you need? safeguarding the public trust in a new media world--that's our topic today on "the future of news." >> a government without a tough and vibrant media of all sorts is not an option for the united states of america. >> the journalist's role is to get to the truth, and the best way to get to the truth is to accumulate facts. >> many people sort of assume that if they get crossposted on gawker, they have a journalism career. >> from the newseum in washington d.c., this is "the future of news." welcome to the knight studi...

nixon in "the rehnquist choice. "i really enjoyed rereading that because i saw nixon being strong, decisive, i saw him being comedic when he didn't know he was being funny, when he knew he was being funny, i saw him making good decisions, i saw him making bad decisions, it's just a microcosm of his presidency. but there are lots of issues that need to be tucked away, and there's some outstanding, large issues that aren't mysteries, but just large issues that need to be put to rest, and i'm in a unique position to do it, and my publisher knows that. so then i can put, hopefully, water...

>> this program is brought to you by a grant from the ford foundation, working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. >> journalism, the fourth estate--working for the public good and keeping your government honest. a recent state of the first amendment survey shows 71% of americans see a free press as a necessary watchdog on government. in the future, will journalists be able to live up to the public's expectations? are the economics of news threatening journalists' traditional role? >> i think that people who watch cable news now increasingly are very frustr...

The investigation. the question of loyalty is one of the issues the special counsel is looking at in terms of obstruction of justice. why was the president so obsessed with having someone loyal to him run the investigation? why did he ask jim comey for his loyalty? was it simply loyalty because -- around him who were loyal to him, or was there a reason for this, and why has the president continued to go after sessions publicly? why has he tried to get him to resi resign? what was behind that? was he trying to install someone more loyal to him atop the justice department? those are the question...

Al qaeda's trying to hit this, that's what they're going to do, looking to strike where they get the maximum amount of impact and damage and media coverage. if you can avoid being in places like that that's a bit safer for you. and -- >> let me ask dan about this. dan, state department issued this directive and it says, americans, i'm quoting, should take every precaution, adopt appropriate safety measures. i mean, obviously they have one problem if something would happen, they knew there was the threat of something and didn't put out an alert they get criticizes for that. on the or hand, what...