This special event at the New York Public Library looks at the ways that the writings of George Orwell can be observed in our current culture. This panel looks at future solutions and what may become of the political landscape. MODERATOR: Ernest J. Wilson III, dean and Walter Annenberg Chair in Communication, Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California PANELISTS: Michael J. Copps, commissioner, Federal Communications Commission Charlayne Hunter-Gault, broadcast journalist, former CNN bureau chief, and chief national correspondent, The Newshour with Jim Lehrer Josh Marshall, publisher of Talking Points Memo, TPMmuckraker, TPM Election Central and TPMCafe Alessandra Stanley, television critic and former Moscow-bureau co-chief, The New York Times

This special event at the New York Public Library looks at the ways that the writings of George Orwell can be observed in our current culture. This panel looks at future solutions and what may become of the political landscape. MODERATOR: Ernest J. Wilson III, dean and Walter Annenberg Chair in Communication, Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California PANELISTS: Michael J. Copps, commissioner, Federal Communications Commission Charlayne Hunter-Gault, broadcast journalist, former CNN bureau chief, and chief national correspondent, The Newshour with Jim Lehrer Josh Marshall, publisher of Talking Points Memo, TPMmuckraker, TPM Election Central and TPMCafe Alessandra Stanley, television critic and former Moscow-bureau co-chief, The New York Times