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With ongoing wars in Ukraine and in Gaza, shifting geopolitics around the world, periodic incidents of international and domestic terrorism, evolving economic security dynamics, and a new U.S. administration, effective and nonpartisan national security reporting is as essential as ever. Meanwhile, the media landscape is shifting, with consumers of news turning to a variety of traditional and nontraditional media outlets and platforms. Robert M. Gates Senior Fellow Carrie Cordero will host a conversation with Alex Marquardt, chief national security correspondent at CNN; Alexander Ward, national security reporter at The Wall Street Journal; and Natalie Orpett, executive editor at Lawfare, on the current environment for national security reporting and analysis.
Watch the entire conference at conference.cnas.org
With ongoing wars in Ukraine and in Gaza, shifting geopolitics around the world, periodic incidents of international and domestic terrorism, evolving economic security dynamics, and a new U.S. administration, effective and nonpartisan national security reporting is as essential as ever. Meanwhile, the media landscape is shifting, with consumers of news turning to a variety of traditional and nontraditional media outlets and platforms. Robert M. Gates Senior Fellow Carrie Cordero will host a conversation with Alex Marquardt, chief national security correspondent at CNN; Alexander Ward, national security reporter at The Wall Street Journal; and Natalie Orpett, executive editor at Lawfare, on the current environment for national security reporting and analysis.
Watch the entire conference at conference.cnas.org
