ANWC March Program

What:
The American News Women's Club (ANWC) in collaboration with the The World Affairs Council of Washington, DC presents a conversation with Leonard Downie, Jr.- Executive Editor, The Washington Post and Robert G. Kaiser - Associate Editor, The Washington Post about their new book: The News About The News: Journalism in Peril.

When it works like it should, the American news machine is the most informative, insightful, and useful operation in the world. Coverage of the events of September 11 is a case in point. We all benefited from the serious and steady news gathering that dominated the weeks following the national tragedy. The question that lingers, however, is that if the news media are capable of such high standards, why does so much of what we typically see, read, and hear fall so far below the bar? Downie and Kaiser analyze American journalism, its role in our culture, and its shaky future.

Leonard Downie Jr. has worked since 1964 at the Washington Post, where he has been an investigative reporter, a principal editor in the paper's Watergate coverage, a foreign correspondent, national editor, managing editor and, since 1991, executive editor, succeeding Ben Bradlee. This is his fourth book. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Robert G. Kaiser, who joined the Post in 1963, has been a local, national and foreign correspondent, assistant managing editor for national news and managing editor. He is now associate editor and senior correspondent. This is his sixth book. He lives in Washington, D.C.

When: Tuesday, 19 March 2002 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Where: The National Press Club
Holeman Lounge
National Press Building, 13th Floor,
529 14th Street NW (near 14th and F)
Washington, DC  20045
Phone: 202-662-7501

Two blocks west from Metro Center (Park FREE after 5 p.m. at PMI Garage, 1325 G Street NW
NPC will validate your ticket so bring it with you.)

Cost: $20 ANWC members; $25 nonmembers

RSVP: Reservations are required. Please reserve by Friday, March 15th.

• Phone: 202.332.6770
  Fax: 202.265.6477
  E-mail: anwc@anwc.org
• Pre-paid registration by check or credit card up to 48 hours before the event guarantees a space (no refunds)
• Payment by credit card must include: Full name, telephone number, and address of the cardholder; Type of card - Visa or Mastercard (only); Expiration date of card: month, year, and card number

Directions

By Metro: close to Metro Center. Take the Red, Blue, or Orange line (also see the current Metrorail map). Take the F & 12th Street Exit and walk west two blocks toward 14th Street. Turn left at 14th Street and walk down to the entrance of the National Press Club, 529 14th Street. (You can also enter The Shops at National Place and find your way to the lobby of the National Press Club.) Take the elevator to the 13th floor.

By car: The National Press Club is on 14th Street between E and F Street, NW. Parking garages are located on G Street and on 13th St. Your parking ticket will be validated for free parking by The Fourth Estate if you park after 5 p.m. at the PMI Garage, 1325 G Street.