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Roger Mudd on TV Journalism

Former CBS Evening News anchor Roger Mudd says that TV journalism is in big trouble these days. He talks about his long career at CBS and how the news world has changed since he’s left is The Place to Be: Washington, CBS, and the Glory Days of Television News.

Events: Roger Mudd will be speaking and signing books
Thursday, April 24 at 7 pm
Bookends
232 East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ

Roger Mudd will be speaking and signing books
Friday, April 25 at 6 pm
Columbus Circle Borders

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The Art of the Ad Campaign

Renowned ad man George Lois talks about how he’s created so many effective ad campaigns over the years, for everyone from Bobby Kennedy to MTV to the New York Post. MoMA is currently hosting “George Lois: The Esquire Covers,” a new exhibit of his covers for Esquire magazine.

Slideshow: George Lois’s Esquire magazine covers

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States of the Union: North Carolina

Since January, 165,000 people have registered to vote in North Carolina’s May 6 primary. While the focus will be on the presidential race, there is also a race for governor. David Ingram is a staff writer for The Charlotte Observer, covering North Carolina politics from the state capital bureau. He explains what matters most to voters in the Tar Heel State, and why the state’s Republican party now finds itself at odds with John McCain over a new ad.

States of the Union fact of the week: The first gold nugget found in the US was found in Cabarrus County, North Carolina in 1799.

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Underreported: Crisis in Mogadishu

Violence in Somalia’s war-torn capital, Mogadishu, has worsened in the last week, leaving dozens of people dead after fighting between Ethiopian forces and Islamist fighters. We’ll find out more about what’s happening and how it could further destabilize the Horn of Africa. David Shinn is former US ambassador to Ethiopia and currently adjunct professor with George Washington University's Elliot School of International Affairs.

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Underreported: Swaziland’s Royal Family

Swaziland is Africa’s last remaining absolute monarchy. Its Royal Family lives a very lavish lifestyle, while much of the rest of the country lives in dire poverty and suffers from the world’s highest rate of HIV/AIDS. Michael Skolnik has directed a new documentary about Swaziland’s monarchy called “Without the King.” It opens April 25 at the Quad Cinema (34 W. 13th St.).

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