Pentagon Reporter Speaks on the Importance of a Local Press at League's Annual Meeting

COOPERSTOWN—J.J. Green, the national security correspondent for radio station WTOP in Washington, D.C., was the guest speaker at the League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area’s annual meeting on Thursday, June 5.

Green, who focuses on the Pentagon and reports on international security, terrorism, and cyber developments, spoke via Zoom to LWV members and guests. He outlined his concerns about the current state of our country, focusing on the importance of journalism to democracy.

“Because at the end of the day, journalism isn’t about journalists,” he said. “It’s about the people who practice it. It’s about creating the kind of informed public that democracy depends on, especially now, in America.”