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Supporting an Informed Citizenry
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Video · Sep 17, 2026
Pushing New Strategies for Local Journalism
Article · Jul 9, 2026
Sustaining Local Journalism Strengthens Our Democracy
Finding strategies that sustain the work of professional journalism, where reporters are trained to hear all sides of a topic, are steeped in knowledge about their beats, and help their communities address problems, ultimately strengthens our democracy.
Video · Jul 7, 2026
Building a $1 Billion News Industry: An Interview with Sarabeth Berman, CEO of the American Journalism Project
Jun 15, 2026
News Literacy is a Must-Have Job Skill
Video · Jun 8, 2026
Loneliness in Local Media Deserts: An Interview with George Washington University Professor Danny Hayes
May 14, 2026
Becoming good citizens requires practice – and we all need to do our reps
Video · Apr 28, 2026
Everyone can engage in democracy: conversation with Mayor David Holt
Video · Apr 16, 2026
Forum on Leadership 2026: Welcome and At Liberty to Speak
Watch welcome remarks from Shilo Brooks, President and CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Center; and conversation featuring David French, Opinion Columnist, The New York Times, and Anne Wicks, the Don Evans Family Managing Director, Opportunity and Democracy, George W. Bush Institute
Apr 9, 2026
The system of checks and balances limits the power of the three branches of government
Apr 2, 2026
The Declaration, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights are America’s Charters of Freedom
Mar 31, 2026
Pivotal points in journalism in postwar America
Mar 24, 2026
The chronicle of a first-time voter
Mar 11, 2026
Elections are democracy in action
Feb 24, 2026
Fort Worth Report: Journalism as Part of the Solution
Jan 21, 2026
Journalism's partisan origins: What we can learn from the past of a critical American institution
Jan 9, 2026
How Political Parties Organize U.S. Politics
Dec 16, 2025
The fundamental freedom to worship
Dec 9, 2025
Innovation and entrepreneurship sustain local journalism
Dec 2, 2025
Quotes from figures who have shaped our country
Oct 22, 2025
Journalism Explainer: The Role of Opinion Journalism
Oct 15, 2025
Wait! Can the media say that? How America empowered a free press
Sep 22, 2025
Start-Up Journalism: The Puente News Collaborative Model
Jun 17, 2025
How Sycamore Media is Surviving in Eastern Iowa
Jun 16, 2025
`Either-or’-ism is incompatible with a strong democracy
Jun 11, 2025
Americans can disagree on policy, but must unify against democratic threats.
May 20, 2025
Strengthening Trust in the Media – Journalism Lessons with Martin Baron
During his 45-year journalism career, Martin Baron served as editor of the Washington Post, Boston Globe, and Miami Herald. After retiring from the Post in 2021, the Lehigh University graduate wrote a memoir, Collision of Power. The veteran journalist participated in a panel on restoring trust in the media at the George W. Bush Institute’s 2025 Forum on Leadership. We spoke beforehand about strategies to bolster such trust. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.
Video · Apr 24, 2025
Forum on Leadership 2025: Restoring Trust in the Media
Watch the conversation featuring Martin Baron, former Executive Editor of The Washington Post and Jessica Yellin, founder of News Not Noise, moderated by Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, the Kelly and David Pfeil Fellow at the Bush Institute
Apr 17, 2025
“Knowledge-Based” Journalism Can Bolster Trust in the Media
Apr 2, 2025
The American Democracy Optimists: April 2025
The George W. Bush Institute's monthly U.S. democracy roundup
Mar 21, 2025
Broadcasting the hope of freedom from America to the world
Bush Institute staff members recall how Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty broadcasts impacted their lives and those of people close to them.
Mar 5, 2025
Mississippi case highlights challenges for local journalism
Oct 11, 2024
The American Democracy Optimists: October 2024
The George W. Bush Institute's monthly U.S. democracy roundup
Oct 3, 2024
What’s working in local journalism? More than you may think
Sep 20, 2024
We all deserve kindness and grace
Sep 18, 2024
Five things to know about global disinformation in 2024
Sep 9, 2024
Five podcasts on democracy and pluralism you should listen to today
The Strategerist podcast highlights compassion and optimism through conversation with newsmakers, leaders, and people working to change the world. Listen as five inspiring leaders discuss the importance of pluralism and civility and the state of our democracy.
Aug 21, 2024
Audiences must become savvier as journalists turn to self-publishing
Jul 24, 2024
Media pluralism glossary of terms
Jul 24, 2024
News organizations should mirror our communities – here's how they can
Jul 9, 2024
Newspaper endorsements help build community
Video · Jun 27, 2024
SMU student writes children's book encouraging all generations to work across differences
Jun 10, 2024
Choose unity, not division
Apr 30, 2024
Lawmakers must act now to decrease generative AI influence in our institutions
The conversation around generative AI can become a great bipartisanship effort in our country. It’s an opportunity for the public and private sectors to collaborate on addressing innovation around combatting misinformation.
Apr 12, 2024
Dallas Morning News: American institutions can solve America’s problems
Ken Hersh, President and CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, discusses the importance of investing in our institutions for future generations in the Dallas Morning News.
Jun 28, 2023
We the People beckons us to BE THE PEOPLE
Presidential Leadership Scholar Randell Trammell leads the Georgia Center for Civic Engagement – a non-partisan organization whose mission is to educate and equip students to become informed and active citizens. In honor of Independence Day, Trammell reflects on our ongoing shared pursuit of freedom as Americans and the George W. Bush Presidential Center’s Freedom Matters special exhibit.
May 22, 2023
Rebuilding trust in the media starts locally
Video · May 11, 2023
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker on resolving differences in local communities
“Pluralism is a community’s ability to bring people together to work on complex problems. The operative word there is ‘together’ and a willingness to be open to get things done.” - Mattie Parker, Mayor of Fort Worth
Apr 4, 2023
Disinformation on display — and how we can respond
We all have a role to play in responding to disinformation.