Kenneth Lerer delivered the following speech at the Columbia Journalism School Annual New Media Lecture Series on Thursday, April 23, 2009

This is the end of my year at Columbia and I want to really thank you for having me. I've had a totally terrific time. I...

The best way to put a Democrat in the White House in 2008 is to first put more Democrats in the Senate and House...

French youth protesting a youth labor law and US protesters marching against draconian immigration proposals provide an important lesson for ending the war in Iraq. It's a simple lesson:

Elected officials only change their policies when enough people make enough noise. And not until then.

While Arianna is keeping tabs on Russert, as promised I continue to keep tabs on Pet Keeping. Today on Pet Keeping with Marc Morrone, we learned about how to take care of cats, how King Charles Spaniels make ideal pets, and how it's pay-back time, big-time, on the...

Tomorrow we will see if Scooter "one of the most capable and talented individuals I have ever known and has given many years of his life to public service and has served our nation tirelessly and with great distinction" Libby, has the same public relations consultants as Tom DeLay. Will...

I have been waiting for this day for 5 years. The Democrats have found their voice and maybe they won't lose it again.

The Bush Administration is in total disarray. I don't even have to list the many reasons why. We all know them. Suffice it to say their arrogance...

What I learned watching Pet Keeping with Marc Morrone this Sunday instead of Meet the Press with Tim Russert:

Jim Dempsey left his corporate life to follow his dream and founded The Pet Gazette Newsletter. He says, "I wanted to inject a little fun into my life and traded pinstripes...

Billy Frist's stock trading problems are very real, here to stay, and will end his political career. Here's why:

Frist is under investigation by the SEC and US Attorney's office for illegally trading in his family stock (HCA) . Did he trade on inside information? Did he break any...

The Architect is sure not doing a good job on behalf of himself (but to be fair, it's really hard to operate on yourself, just ask Dr. Frist). So here are some ideas for Karl Rove to consider. I am not trying to be presumptuous but it seems with Rove...

Wonder what Karl Rove did this weekend while Judith Miller was in jail?

The problems for Karl Rove aren't going away soon. Here is his problem. Rove is a big shot. He knows when he talks to reporters he gets to set the ground rules and always gets his way. Because if the media doesn't play, they don't get access to him the...