Alumni Weekend 2018: Media On Elections

The political media in the United States is fractured, flawed, and absolutely essential. It's also under attack. How well is it covering the upcoming November election? How serious are the threats to the free press? This panel explored the influence the press brings to bear and the status of the fourth branch.

Moderator: Emily Bazelon '00, Staff writer, New York Times Magazine; Truman Capote Fellow for Creative Writing and Law, Yale Law School

Panelists:

Charlie Savage '03, Washington Correspondent for the New York Times; Author of Takeover and Power Wars

David Schulz '78, Floyd Abrams Clinical Lecturer in Law and Senior Research Scholar in Law, Yale Law School; Senior Counsel to Ballard Spahr, LLP

Nabiha Syed '10, Vice President, Legal at Buzzfeed; Visiting Fellow, Yale Law School