Summary: Jim Lehrer, executive editor and anchor of “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer,” the Emmy Award-winning PBS news show, is author of 19 novels, two memoirs and three plays. Mr. Lehrer opened the 2010 Week One morning lecture series: “Roger Rosenblatt and More Friends” to bring his humor and pathos to the forefront of the immensely popular literary theme. In this interview Lehrer sits with Tom Becker, president of Chautauqua Institution, in a conversation about his writing habits, experiences as a presidential debate moderator, journalism versus writing, the development of the 24/7 news cycle and how gatekeepers will function in the future.
