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The Attack on the First Amendment: A Conversation with Lisa Stark, Champion for Reinstating "Jimmy Kimmel Live"

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Starts:

Thursday December 04, 2025

    11:30 AM

Ends:

 

    2:00 PM

 

For non-member event reservations: please email pfitzgerald@democraticwoman.org or telephone 202-232-7363 Ext. 402 (voicemails will also be accepted).

When satire is silenced and journalists are pressured, what happens to democracy? WNDC invites you to a timely and powerful talk by former ABC correspondent Lisa Stark on the growing threats to freedom of the press. When Disney pulled Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show, Stark rallied 100 former ABC employees to sign a letter calling, on the company to publicly defend journalists under political attacks and resist government pressure.

In an era marked by political intimidation and media suppression, Stark shares what moved her to speak out after Disney temporarily suspended "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and why this moment poses a serious challenge to First Amendment protections. Don’t miss this urgent conversation about the future of a free press.

EVENT DETAILS:

  • Remarks and Q&A, in-person and via Zoom.
  • 11:30 a.m. cash bar opens, 12:15 p.m. lunch (optional), 1–2 p.m. program.
  • $10 lecture or Zoom only, $30 members and $35 guests for lunch (plus tax).

Lisa Stark is an award-winning network news correspondent who has reported for ABC News, Al Jazeera American, and the PBS NewsHour. She has won two Emmys, a Peabody award, and a DuPont award for her work. Stark also worked as a senior member of American University’s media relations team. As AU’s Assistant Vice President for Communications & Media she handled media outreach and crisis communication during the COVID-19 epidemic.

Stark now runs her own communications company offering media training and moderating and emceeing services.

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