PROGRAM

Join us as Harold Holzer, Jonathan F. Fanton Director of The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, and John Avlon, Senior Political Analyst for CNN, dive into Holzer’s latest release, “The Presidents vs. the Press.” The endless battle between our nation’s leaders and the journalists who cover them is anything but new: in fact, it dates all the way back to America’s first president, George Washington.

This new book explores 230 years of historic clashes between chief executives and journalists, focusing on the long traditions of partisan journalism, censorship, propaganda, press conferences, and new technologies. From Adams and Lincoln jailing opposition newspapermen to the best media manipulators using fresh approaches through radio, television and Twitter to get their messages out directly, we will explore a long line of presidents who treat the press with hostility, fabrications, exaggeration, ridicule, and pandering.

Event will be held on Zoom online video conferencing.

(Zoom link will be provided upon RSVP. Please download the Zoom app before joining the event)

Despite the unexpected challenges of the Coronavirus, Hunter persevered throughout the spring semester. As we start the fall semester, Hunter students continue to move forward. With the ongoing financial crisis, student requests for tuition assistance, emergency grants for rent, food, and medical bills, and mental health counseling have grown significantly. The demand for our food pantry packages also continues to be high. With most learning remaining on-line this semester, we still need funds to provide our students with books, equipment, supplies and technology for coursework that will be taught outside of our classrooms. As the pandemic has also impacted the New York State budget, and Hunter’s public funding has become severely constrained, we must reach out to our friends to help us continue to support our students’ needs.

In the spirit of our motto, Mihi Cura Futuri “The Care of the Future is Mine,” we hope you will consider making a gift to Hunter CARES (Coronavirus Assistance, Resources, and Education Support), a new fund that will support our students during a time of urgent need. A Hunter degree helps our students, many of whom are immigrants, or the first in their families to attend college, attain the American Dream. This has been Hunter’s story throughout its 150 year history, which we celebrate this year.

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If you missed any of our previous talks or would like to watch an encore, Hunter@Home lectures and other archived Hunter events, are available at https://hunter.cuny.edu/hunter-on-demand/