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Discourse and Democracy
The 2004 LaBrosse-Levinson Lectures
“Discourse
and Democracy” was the theme of the
third LaBrosse-Levinson Lectures. On Wednesday, October 20, 2004, David
Brooks, New York Times columnist,
discussed how the media chooses to inform the public, especially
during the months preceding a presidential election. (Listen to his talk.) On
Thursday, October 21, 2004, scholars Karlyn
Kohrs Campbell, Todd Gitlin,
and John Searle discussed the evolving
nature of freedom of speech in America, and how politicians,
the media, and special interest groups make use of that
freedom to influence the public.
Papers from this conference are published in the Fall
2004 issue of The Hedgehog Review. |
