Literacy Online
Young children have access to a dizzying array of games, videos, and other digital media. Will they ever learn to read?
In-Person
5:30PM – 7PM EDT
The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop
1900 Broadway, New York, NY 10023
Events
New America is proud to serve as a gathering place for events—both online and in-person—to exchange ideas, spotlight new research, and engage with diverse perspectives. Every year, New America’s events bring together thousands of people across sectors and disciplines to help shape policy discussions and drive solutions to real-world challenges.
Breaking News: Disrupting the Status Quo in Storytelling
Lgacy or digital media, the reality remains: the state of journalism has reached a critical point of transition and transformation.
In-Person
6:30PM – 8:30PM EDT
Civic Hall
156 Fifth Avenue, Second Floor, New York, NY 10010
Nonsense: The Power of Not Knowing
Instant informational gratification isn’t necessarily making us wiser, according to a new book by Jamie Holmes.
In-Person
6:20PM – 8:15PM EDT
Civic Hall
156 Fifth Avenue, Second Floor, New York, NY 10010
Reclaiming Conversation
We text, tweet, snap, and chat all day, but are we ever engaging in meaningful conversation that surpasses 140 characters?
In-Person
6:30PM – 8:15PM EDT
Civic Hall
156 Fifth Avenue, Second Floor, New York, NY 10010
Cybersecurity Initiative Business-Policy Roundtable #1
Deputy Secretary for Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas discusses the role of the Department of Homeland Security in cybersecurity.
In-Person
1:30PM – 3PM EDT
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
RESCHEDULED: The Future of Work in America
If part time work is an increasing option for Americans, what public policies must change to address these challenges and opportunities?
In-Person
10AM – 11:30AM EDT
New America
1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036
Objective Troy
In his new book, “Objective Troy,” New York Times reporter Scott Shane tells the gripping and unsettling story of Anwar al-Awlaki.
In-Person
12:15PM – 1:45PM EDT
New America
1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036
Living City, Living Wage
New York’s economic dynamism has long been a hallmark of the city, but today, many find themselves working for unsustainably low wages.
In-Person
6:30PM – 8:30PM EDT
Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029
Tap, Click, Read
Young children have access to a dizzying array of games, videos, and other digital media. Will they ever learn to read? A new book says yes
In-Person
4:30PM – 6PM EDT
New America
1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036
(T)ERROR
A new film explores the fragile relationship between individual and surveillance state, and asks – who is watching the watchers?
In-Person
6:30PM – 8:30PM EDT
Civic Hall
156 Fifth Avenue, Second Floor, New York, NY 10010