Judy Woodruff — America at a Crossroads
Former PBS NewsHour anchor discusses her project exploring political polarization through conversations with Americans across the country.
Date & Time at 7:00 PM PST
Location Brown Chapel, Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, US
Organizer Writer's Symposium by the Sea
Why we picked this
Five decades covering every presidential election since 1976 gives Woodruff a perspective on American polarization that no one else has.
Judy Woodruff anchored PBS NewsHour for nearly a decade and has covered every presidential election since 1976. Her current project, “America at a Crossroads,” takes her across the country to have the conversations about polarization that cable news can’t or won’t have — listening rather than debating, understanding rather than scoring points.
The Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award winner opens the Writer’s Symposium by the Sea’s three-night run. If you’re in San Diego, the whole symposium (Woodruff, Kincaid, Saunders on consecutive evenings) is worth attending as a set.