News and Media Speakers discuss the top stories and current events of the world we live in. These news speakers educate and inform audiences, demonstrating how a free and open media can be a force for good.

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Nina Totenberg

<p>NPR’s iconic Nina Totenberg shines a light on the inner workings of our nation&#39;s highest court and helps audiences understand the impact of history-making judicial cases on America’s future.</p><p>The legendary journalist and Supreme Court doyenne Nina Totenberg is, according to <em>The Washington Post</em>, “the best-known and most respected legal affairs reporter in America.”</p><p>An award-winning correspondent with more than 40 years’ experience at National Public Radio, Totenberg can be heard regularly on NPR’s <em>All Things C

Sally Kohn and Tara Setmayer

<p>Noted progressive Sally Kohn and conservative Tara Setmayer bring their spirited debate from television broadcasts to live audiences to tackle some of the biggest issues of the day. In unique and engaging presentations, Kohn and Setmayer offer valuable insight and thought-provoking perspective on partisan issues ranging from climate change and Wall Street largesse to Black Lives Matter and tax cuts.

Barbara Martinez Jitner

<p>Filmmaker and Human rights activist, Barbara Martinez Jitner, is the inspiration for the Jennifer Lopez film <i>Bordertown</i>. Martinez Jitner posed as a worker in a factory on the Mexican border in order to uncover a dark world of grueling poverty and sexual abuse that has led to over 400 women being murdered in the border town of Juarez, Mexico.

Anderson Cooper

<p>Anderson Cooper takes audiences inside the news of the day, sharing sometimes provocative yet always eye-opening insights on the stories impacting people and issues around the world.</p><p>As the anchor of the Emmy-winning CNN news program Anderson Cooper 360°, he brings the most pressing stories of the day to a worldwide audience from multiple perspectives.

Jonah Goldberg

<p>Named by <em>The Atlantic </em>magazine as one of the top fifty political commentators in America, Jonah Goldberg is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of <em>The Dispatch</em> and the former senior editor of <em>National Review</em> magazine.</p><p>As a speaker, Jonah Goldberg stimulates audiences with bold, provocative critiques of the today’s highly polarized political landscape, examining the underpinnings of liberal and conservative ideologies, economic policy, and the changing role of modern-day media.</p><p>Goldberg

Soledad O'Brien

<p>Through the transformative power of storytelling, Soledad O’Brien brings a fresh perspective on diverse and contemporary issues to foster change in your own community or organization.</p><p>Soledad O’Brien is an award-winning documentarian, journalist, speaker, author, and philanthropist, and founder of Soledad O’Brien Productions, a media production company dedicated to telling empowering and authentic stories on a range of social issues.

Chris Mooney

<p>Chris Mooney writes about energy and the environment at <i>The Washington Post</i>. In May of 2020, Mooney and his staff won the Explanatory Reporting Pulitzer Prize for their groundbreaking series that showed with scientific clarity the dire effects of extreme temperatures on the planet.</p><p>Mooney previously worked at <i>Mother Jones</i>, where he wrote about science and the environment and hosted a weekly podcast.

Bob Woodward

<p>As an investigative journalist, Bob has honed his listening and empathy skills—a practice that is essential when he interviews the rich and powerful.</p><p>Robert Gates, former director of the CIA and Secretary of Defense, once said about Woodward: “He has an extraordinary ability to get otherwise responsible adults to spill [their] guts to him…his ability to get people to talk about stuff they shouldn’t be talking about is just extraordinary and may be unique.”</p><p>Bob has written multiple bestsellers that depict an insider’s view of Washington—the budget

Chris Wallace

<p>Chris Wallace breaks down today’s top news issues and their impact on individuals and industry. Wallace’s thorough presentation of the facts leaves audiences with takeaways that prepare them for impending changes in the political landscape.</p><p>Wallace is an anchor for CNN and host of <em>Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?</em> on HBO Max. Featured interviews from the show also air on CNN in Sunday primetime.

Zanny Minton Beddoes

<p>Editor-in-chief of<em> The Economist </em>and named one of the "Most Powerful Women in the World” by <em>Forbes</em>, Zanny Minton Beddoes is a renowned global economics expert, sought-after for her authoritative perspectives on the world economy.</p><p>The first female editor in <em>The Economist’s</em> 170+-year history, Minton Beddoes previously served as the publication’s business affairs editor, economics editor and emerging-markets correspondent.