The State of Journalism & the News with David Fahrenthold, Pulitzer Prize winning Investigative Journalist

March 16, 2018

Hosted by Hartford Courant Media Group

David Fahrenthold during a CNN interview

Who and what do we trust? How do we become smarter news consumers? What’s the future of journalism and the news media in our divided – and connected – world.

Featuring David Fahrenthold, Hugh Hewitt, and Joy Reid and moderated by John Dankosky, this timely Forum will explore some of the most pressing issues regarding journalism and the media, including:

Challenges to the freedom of the press
The relationship between the press and the presidency
The difficulty of sorting information in an age of information overload, 24-hour news cycles, Twitter and fake news
Media bias
The future of investigative journalism
The state of local journalism

Our diverse panel of experts will represent different political affiliations and perspectives from both traditional and new media outlets.

A political reporter for The Washington Post, David broke the biggest, most talked about stories of the 2016 presidential campaign, including extensive exposés on Donald Trump’s troubled charitable foundation, Trump’s promises to donate to charity, and the infamous Access Hollywood video. For his groundbreaking reporting, he earned journalism’s most prestigious award, the Pulitzer Prize.

David has been with The Post since 2000 and recently received the publication’s inaugural Ben Bradlee Prize, in honor of relentless and courageous pursuit of the truth. He has won honors including the Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for his coverage of Congress, and the Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi award for coverage of Washington.
David joined CNN as a contributor in 2017.