Community Night with the Library - The Carmel Public Library Foundation presents The Power of Language

Journalism, Truth, and the Free Press, with Professor Emeritus Samuel G. Freedman, Columbia University, and former USA Today Correspondent Marco della Cava

Join us for a compelling evening with acclaimed journalist, author, and Columbia University Professor Emeritus Samuel G. Freedman in conversation with former USA Today Correspondent Marco della Cava, as we explore the power of language in journalism and its essential role in protecting democracy, promoting truth, and giving voice to the unheard. In an age of misinformation and media saturation, Professor Freedman, also a former New York Times columnist, will share insights from his decades-long career in academia and journalism, offering a profound look at how the words we choose—and the truths we tell—can shape public consciousness and civic life.

Samuel G. Freedman is the author of ten acclaimed books, including Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights (2024). A finalist for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, he has chronicled everything from civil rights to religious life in America. Freedman taught at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism for nearly 30 years, where he earned a reputation as one of the field’s most respected educators and mentors.

Marco della Cava is a retired USA Today correspondent who has reported across continents, helping to launch the newspaper’s first European bureau in London. He has covered a wide spectrum of stories—ranging from technology and business to war and culture—and his work has been submitted twice for Pulitzer Prize consideration.

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