Democracy in Crisis: CNN anchor Jake Tapper | Policy Talks @ Ford School

Join the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and Wallace House Center for Journalists for its Fall 2023 Democracy in Crisis event. The event will feature a conversation with Jake Tapper, CNN anchor and chief Washington D.C. correspondent, and Lynette Clemetson, Director of Wallace House Center for Journalists.

Their wide-ranging discussion will cover the state of democracy and the role and responsibility of the press in a democratic society, as well as how Tapper’s experience of being an anchor and correspondent informs his craft of writing fiction. Tapper’s newly released book, “All the Demons Are Here,” will also be available for purchase at the event. The author will stay for a short book signing after the program.

Detroit Public Television and “One Detroit” proudly partner with the University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy to bring you this livestream.

From Jake Tapper’s Bio:

CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper joined the network in January 2013. Tapper currently anchors a two-hour weekday program, The Lead with Jake Tapper, which debuted in March 2013. He has hosted CNN’s Sunday morning show, State of the Union, since June 2015. In April 2021, he became the lead anchor for CNN for Washington, D.C. events.

About the Democracy in Crisis series:

In Spring 2022, the University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Wallace House Center for Journalists, and Democracy & Debate launched the series “Democracy in Crisis: Views from the Press,” launched a series featuring award-winning journalists to share their insights into the forces threatening and protecting American democratic structures and systems. The series, which will continue into the 2023-24 academic year, also explores the current state of journalism and the role of the press in upholding democratic institutions.