"Civility and American Democracy: A National Forum"
From: 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station
Length: 01:58:30
On February 17th, a group of leading historians, scholars, political scientists and journalists gathered at the University of Massachusetts-Boston to begin a national conversation about the meaning of civility and its role in our public discourse. In this special two-hour program, WBUR presents highlights from "Civility and American Democracy: A National Forum," moderated by Tom Ashbrook.
Panelists include Diana Eck of Harvard University, Ilan Stavans of Amherst College, Joe Klein of Time Magazine/CNN and syndicated columnist Ellen Goodman. Both live and online audiences participated in the event.
"Civility and American Democracy: A National Forum" was presented by the Center for Civil Discourse at the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, in partnership with Mass Humanities, 90.9 WBUR and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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On February 17th, a group of leading historians, scholars, political scientists and journalists gathered at the University of Massachusetts-Boston to begin a national conversation about the meaning of civility and its role in our public discourse. In this special two-hour program, WBUR presents highlights from "Civility and American Democracy: A National Forum," moderated by Tom Ashbrook.
Panelists include Diana Eck of Harvard University, Ilan Stavans of Amherst College, Joe Klein of Time Magazine/CNN and syndicated columnist Ellen Goodman. Both live and online audiences participated in the event.
"Civility and American Democracy: A National Forum" was presented by the Center for Civil Discourse at the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, in partnership with Mass Humanities, 90.9 WBUR and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Broadcast History
3/4/12 @20:00 on 90.9 WBUR Boston
Timing and Cues
Piece Audio Version
00:00:00-01:11:30 Part 1 "Civility and Culture"
ic: mux, "From 90.9 WBUR, Boston's NPR news station, I'm Deborah Becker..."
oc: "...Civility, Politics and the Media." mux fade
1:11:30-1:13:00 LOCAL BREAK mux fill
01:13:30-01:58:30 Part 2 "Civility, Politics and the Media."
ic: (applause fade in) Ashbrook: "We've got a panel of distinguished journalists here today..."
oc: "...I'm Deborah Becker." mux fade
single file Version
00:00:00-01:11:30 Part 1 "Civility and Culture"
ic: mux, "From 90.9 WBUR, Boston's NPR news station, I'm Deborah Becker..."
oc: "...Civility, Politics and the Media." mux fade
1:11:30-1:13:00 LOCAL BREAK silence
01:13:30-01:58:30 Part 2 "Civility, Politics and the Media."
ic: (applause fade in) Ashbrook: "We've got a panel of distinguished journalists here today..."
oc: "...I'm Deborah Becker." mux fade
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