MVBF Opening Night - Jeff Goldberg with Ashley Parker/ Signal vs. Noise

Welcome to the Opening Event of the 2025 Martha's Vineyard Book Festival, held on the grounds of the Chilmark Community Center! Join us on August 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM for a discussion featuring The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, and staff writer, Ashley Parker. When truth is a precious commodity, The Atlantic has emerged at the cutting edge of political reporting. Join us for a deep dive into how journalism is navigating the current U.S. presidency and confronting press access, misinformation, political polarization, and the role of the media in a fragile democracy. Hear about Signalgate, journalistic ethics, interviewing the President, reporting in turbulent times and the future of news.

Jeffrey Goldberg – Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic and moderator of Washington Week With The Atlantic. During his editorship, The Atlantic has set new audience and subscription records, and won its first-ever Pulitzer Prizes.

Ashley Parker – Staff Writer at The Atlantic and former Washington Post senior national political correspondent, is a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner who covered Donald Trump’s first term, and covered the Biden administration as White House bureau chief.

This ticketed event is a fundraiser for the free book festival on August 2-3.

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