>> building one of the largest cloud data centers in secure mountain facility in utah. it's doing so because its surveillance needs require that degree of storage and security. the u.s. government's chief information officer three four years ago ordered u.s. government agencies to move to

the cloud and as a result even civilian agencies are turning to cloud services. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on the communicators on c-span 2. >> my name is katherine. i go to signature school in indiana. >> so tell us what this program is about and how did you get here. >> it's about getting the young people of america especially those who are really interested

in public service showing them a political life close up and inspiring them to work together and hopefully get involved in our future. >> what did you have to do to get accepted for this? >> it varied by state. but for indiana we had to get to the finalist round of ten people. we had to write an essay about a political question. and then in the finalist round we had to take a political knowledge test, write another essay and go through an interview. >> dan,, tell us about you. >> i'm dan from munster, indiana. this program to me has really what it embodies is an opportunity for the people who are really interested in government to see it first-hand and to really find out all the back workings, all the behind the scenes things that go on in government. we see these political figures on tv that are so in the press

so often but we don't really see the people who have the back stage responsibilities, that really make it all work. so this program exposes us to that. >> so what did you do to get selected? >> well, being also from indiana, like katherine, we did the same process that went over the resume, essay, and interview, a test. so it was a pretty rigorous process. but i survived. >> thank you both. these folks have been here for a week. this is a hertz foundation activity with the united states senate united states senate youth program. going to ask you folks to take a seat and then we will start moving around and ask everybody in this audience to get involved. first question of the hour is tell us somebody that said something this week that you'll always remember and i'll go to the first hand up here and give us your name. please stand up, too.

>> i'm from atlanta, georgia. i think the thing i'll remember the most is yesterday when we met president obama, the president of the united states, he said to us don't worry so much about who you want to be. worry more about what you want to do. and especially as we begin our mat trick lation through college that's something we all must try to remember. >> what is your intention on college? >> i want to get into public policy or economics and sort of use that to help poor immigrants communities or communities of color improve their lives. so that's what i want to do. what i want to be i'm not ensure sure yes. >> is there somebody else who wants to tell us about somebody you met, somebody you heard from. please stand so we can all see you. >> i go to wichita high school east. i think the thing that will stick with me most is when senator joe manchen came to speak with us.

he said people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care. and that really struck a cord with me because sort of in our politics today people are always trying to prove how smart they are or how much better or how much more they know. if you ever watch cable tv and pundzits going after each other. but that's not really important until we actually care about what we're doing, care why we're here or -- why politicians are here to serve the people. and really all their knowledge doesn't mean anything to us as the american people unless they put it to good use, caring for our country. >> next. yes, sir. >> charlie. i go to school in connecticut. when charles talked to us about the modern space race between american companies. i think that there's a lot of

people that think america losing its dominance in space, a symbol of changing times and balances of power in in the world. but to hear him have such confidence in the american ability to innovate and develop new technologies and be a leader in space was inspiring and made me have more faith. >> what's your own personal intention? >> i want to be a comedian and host the tonight show. >> can you show us at this moment any particular comedic talent? >> kind of putting me on the spot here. this is tough. this is really tough for me. i'm trying to think of a good joke. come back to me. >> no problem. next year. ok. all right. let's get a hand back here. yes, ma'am. please stand and tell us who you are. >> maria from new jersey. one of the most important moments this week has been meeting my senator cory booker

who was the mayor of a town close to me that has had issues and he started to rebuild the community. newark, new jersey. she didn't view issues in that community as modular. he said they need to be worked on simultaneously. >> what did you get involved? >> sophomore year i joined the junior state of america. it's a debated and political activism organization. it's taught me you can make a difference even if you're just a high school student. >> what's next? >> i thought i wanted to pursue a career in law but after this week my options have opened up quite a bit. >> give us a reason why you might not go to law. >> well, after this week i've seen that you can make a big difference without trying to pursue a career in what you thought would make a lot of money. so journalism is one thing i never considered but yet after this week it's something i've been thinking about a lot. >> just broken the hears of all

those deens of law schools who are having trouble right now getting enough students. yes, sir. >> good morning. my name is victor. i live in north carolina. i go to cape fear academy. the most memorable moment of this week was hearing senator corry gardner at our lunch yesterday say you need to be firm in your principles but flexible in the details. because i think it needs to reflect the solution the harsh polarization we're seeing across our country and the methodology that if all the senators if all the congressmen and women can adopt we can come together as a country and solve many of our pertinent issues. already what are your intentions? >> i want to seek a career in medicine and become a public servant. >> why? >> because those are two areas i can make an impact the most. >> yes, sir. i'm from washington, d.c. one of the most memorable moments the seeing the reoccurrence each senator and

member they say don't limit your success. i think many came in with the mindset of what we want to do. however it's subject to change and we're not going to limit our success to that one field. >> who is the one individual you most rerble? >> probably senator joe manchen. he's all about giving back. he said it's public service not self-service. >> next. >> i'm kate. my favorite quote came from julie adams the secretary of the senate. she said remember to be humble and have a strong work ethic. be kind to the people you meet on the way up you'll meet them again on the way back down. >> you have a document here that you have a lot of notes in. does everybody have that? >> lots of people are taking notes because all these speakers are so great. >> how many pages do you have there? >> oh goodness. quite a few. one for every speaker. >> anybody else impress you

with somebody that you wrote down? >> actually, yes. on the page before, jung robert h. henry says we probably won't learn to love each other but we can learn to follow the law, a collection of the wisdom of the ages. >> amanda: my name is amanda from kimberly, idaho, and this is an amazing opportunity to hear from major garrett, the chief white house correspondent for cbs news, and he talked a lot about goal setting and how it is important for your life. he also said it is important to flexibility and not get disappointed in yourself if you're at a different place than you thought you would be 10 years from now, so for a group of ambitious people, i think that is something we will all be able to use in the future. brian: and what are your plans? amanda: i definitely hope to be in public service sunday

but specifically i am interested in international relations, so i'm hearing from state department leaders and those who have galvanized my desire. ryan: next. -- brian: next hand. yes, sir? dallas: i am dallas from the great state of tennessee. brian: what high school? what town? dallas: my high school is morris town west in moorestown tennessee. and we were talked to about how the world bank is helping the world reduce poverty as well as bring about great social change in the world. brian: what are your plans? dallas: my plans are to get involved in business as well as science and law. brian: do you have any idea where you are going to school? dallas: hopefully the university of pennsylvania. if not, the university of tennessee. brian: coming back to washington, d.c.? dallas: that is my hope.

>> good morning, my name is jesse osgood. i am from new hampshire. the one speaker that really stood out to me so far was senator susan collins from maine. yesterday, she told us we have no right to complain if we are going to sit on the sidelines, which i think makes total sense. if you're not going to get out, then you cannot whine that the government is not doing what you want because you have not told them. brian: so as you have watched the speakers this week, how many of them spoke without notes or without a script? jesse: i think quite a few. i would definitely say a majority, because oration skills are difficult to acquire but very important. brian: and what do you intend to do? jessie: i intend to figure that out. brian: you mean this did not do it this week? jessie: i am only 18 and have

time to figure that out. brian: next. jonathan: my name is jonathan salazar. brian: and who impressed you? jonathan: the senate parliamentarian. our government currently although we are diverse, not a lot of people of color join our government and do public service. brian: what are your plans? jonathan: i want to be president of the united states. [applause] brian: have you picked the year? jonathan: yes. i plan to be in 2032, when i am 35, when i can actually run. brian: yes, 2032. i am not sure i will be around but if you make it congratulations. all right, back here. yes, sir. john: my name is john.

i go to high school in oklahoma city oklahoma? brian: who impressed you? junco my senior senator, james and senator inhofe. it is kind of cool to see these two pretty important people in the senate, they took their time to spend time with these kids. brian: what did you learn from the parents on the dobbs show? junco senator injohn: senator inhofe is not a huge fan of john kerry. he is really interested in what is going on in syria. his people are giving him updates. the troop movement in tikrit. he is still interested in the goings-on overseas. brian: thank you, sir. yes, ma'am?

>> i was also impressed -- brian: let me just have you do this. ioana: i was also interested in the talk about the government shutdown and how people were unable to cooperate and unable to communicate, and she challenged us to increase our ethical behavior and be far more respectful of others so that when we grow up, our political environment and our human environment is far more productive. brian: we will have to wrestle that microphone from you. it is tough here this morning. what do you want to do? ioana: i was definitely interested in business and law but i did not know specifically what i wanted to do, and when i saw human rights lawyers, a

connection between how that can improve the world, i definitely saw better connections that i can make, and especially in the field of economics. i started thinking more on an international level. brian: thank you. we are going to try to work our way in the back. all of these mentors back here in the back. you think you are -- [laughter] brian: you think you are going to get away with sitting there and not saying anything? tell us who you are. >> i graduated quite a few years ago. brian: probably a lot fewer than me. >> yes, sir. brian: what is a mentor, and what have you done this week? >> the military mentors, there are 17 of us, and we are here to

be responsible for the students. the delegates are extremely impressive people. they are here to teach us, and then we are here to teach them as well, so there is a mentorship aspect to it, and we are here for their day-to-day, making sure they get to meet the people that are on the schedule. brian: so they kept the schedule very strictly, from the military standpoint. guest: not from the military standpoint, but i think from their normal schedule, we try to keep them on beat. brian: we do not see a lot of navy people. there is one back here. we must include the navy in this. yes, sir. tell us about yourself. lieutenant mendoza: i graduated quite a long time ago. i am a navy nurse station in okinawa, japan. brian: what have you done? lieutenant mendoza: definitely facilitate and introduce them to various aspects of public service.

brian: what surprised you in watching this 104 group move around this week? lieutenant mendoza: how dated the military mentors are and the generational gap of knowledge. brian: called they are or how dated they are? lieutenant mendoza: how old we are, sir. brian: thank you very much. we have had the navy and the air force. i have to do the marines, and we will get back to our students. sorry, coast guard and, sir. tell us, major. >> first, i am a hoosier, from maryville, indiana. brian: i did not know this. major smith: it was on a voluntary basis. brian: i did not get your name.

major smith: major smith. brian: what have you learned from this group of students? major smith major smith: they : are reaffirming what we do. just a lot of talent. preceding generations sometimes cast aspersions on the following generations. i remember they called us the me generation, but when you see the talent, you know that we are going to be all right. and we have an obligation as mentors to make sure we foster and nurture this talent, and the future that will help us and hopefully to great success. brian: how did you get to be so tall? i am having a problem with this microphone. major smith: mom and dad. brian: let's go to some substance besides what you have been picking up from people that spoke. i would like to turn the issue

to the fact that there was just a poll this week while you were here that suggests from the ap and the university of chicago and another that americans have the lowest feeling, positive feeling towards their president, towards their congress, and towards their supreme court than they ever have in history. congress is down to 5%, people who really think they are doing a good job. the president is about 11%, and the supreme court i think it is about 23%, 26%. what is the reason why americans feel so strongly that the government is not doing what they want them to do? yes, sir. please stand, turn around here and tell us who you are. ian: i am ian, and i go to sacred heart. the first thing that popped in my mind is what major garrett actually said. it is not just the candidates. they are in office for a reason. the voters put them in office,

so he was talking about cable news and all of the political commentary, and if you are a republican, you can just watch fox news, and you can reaffirm your bias, and if you're a democrat, you can watch msnbc and reaffirm your bias, and when we go to the voting polls, all we see are these extreme candidates, so while we have these low reflections on the government, the reelection rate is about 95%. so in actuality, we are all just blaming it on everybody else but not our own candidate, because we are imbued with their own biases and not looking at the other side of the issues. brian: what do you do to get your information? where do you go? ian: personally, i go to the bbc. i do not think there is much commentary. because it is from britain, i think it has a more neutral position towards the issues in america, as well as the magazine the economist magazine, is one

of my favorites. brian: not many people your age read the economist magazine, which i am sure they are excited about. this young lady, as i understand, is giving a speech tonight. would you please stand and face over here so we can see you? could you give us your name? >> i go to lewiston high school in lewiston, maine. brian what speech are you giving : tonight? muna: i and the keynote speaker with some of the philosophies that i follow. brian: you are not going to give away your speech. the question was, why do people dislike this town so much? muna: we had the honor of hearing from a senator from colorado, and he said it is hard to hate up close.

and this week, we got a chance to meet people from behind the scenes. without a chance to meet the president. we are seeing the associate justice later on today, and i realize that once we humanize people, the people we see in the press and on tv and on fox news, once we put a face on them and see them move around like a normal human being, it is harder to make unfair criticism because we have seen them first hand, it really is hard to hate up close. brian: interesting. it is hard to hate up close. thank you and good luck on your speech. i want to go to a gentleman who is also giving a speech tonight. and ask him what his name is and where you are from. guest: i am from madison wisconsin. james madison memorial high school. i want to extend a warm welcome to all the c-span viewers out there, all three of you. i am kidding. brian: you know, the man is going to be a comedy sketch guy. vishal: please do not edit me

out. brian: no, we do not edit anyone out. how did you get selected for this tonight? vishal: today we did a mock caucus. the new jersey delegates they , are doing a fantastic job. we had two or three rounds of elections, a few candidates for each lecture, and we gave stump speeches, and ultimately, the delegates voted or who they preferred to be there speaker or the final day, and i was lucky enough to be selected. brian: why do you split along gender lines? vishal: i have no idea why. brian: ok, what is your reason for this town being so disliked in the polls? vishal: they were saying that congress is less popular popular than

cockroaches, and i think for very good reason, some people have mentioned the politicization of media, and a think congress, we have a lack of true statesmen. as much as i might disagree with him, senator john mccain did something very impressive last year. he committed to the veterans affairs reform bill, reading the torture report, maintaining how staying away from torture is essential to the character of our democracy. i think we are at a point where we have people willing to cross the aisle, willing to make decisions with people whom they may not often agree with. that is essentially what we need to maintain the security, the integrity of our nation as we go along. brian: how long is your speech tonight? vishal: i was told it should be 10 minutes or less. we will see what happens. there will be a recap of the week. i will aim to put in some roast like humor, if you will, and hopefully we will capture the

audience's attention, and my speech will not be a sure cure for insomnia. brian: like c-span. vishal: ouch. brian: i cannot believe i did that. all right, here are some people who have been nodding their heads. please stand up. tell us who you are. jordan: my name is jordan cosby. i go to school in madison, alabama. i think a lot like vishal said it is not so much that you have extremism, that you have people with far right or far left views, people throughout american history have had strong views, but the issue we really hear today is that people are grandstanding, and they won't come together, and we used to have political leaders to come to the table and negotiate, and today, we are not seeing that so much, and we really need more of those statesmen to come together

and solve those problems even when we have strong and very differing views. brian: who impressed you this week? jordan: i think senator collins. particularly with the government shut down last year, and she was very much talking about how people have to come together how they have to solve those problems even when they disagree and that when she made a stand and said we need to come together, other members of the senate very much came out in support of what she was doing and thanked her for that effort. brian: right here, you are shaking your head in agreement with the gentleman over here. serene: serene spring. i go to school in colorado springs, colorado. upon hearing your question there are two thoughts that came to mind. we all have biases. it is just that we want to surround ourselves with people's and ideals similar to what we have. and i think that is a major

problem that all of us have, and it is hard to overcome that, but second, recently i got asked in a college interview if -- can passion be a detriment? and i thought really hard about that, and i thought individually, we all have our passions, things that really matter to us, and they are very diverse. that is why we get elected. that is how we stand out, but when we are try to make legislation and change, it is hard to make sure that our passions are along with those around us. it is not necessarily a bad thing that we are not getting as much done in congress, because the fact that people are as passionate as they can be in spires -- inspires people to also understand their views, and it allows us to open more doors to understanding for those things that are there. brian: ok. anybody at this table? oh, my goodness. robert: i am robert pickering from laurel christian school in laurel, mississippi. and the person that really touched me this week was senator

collins yesterday. i believe she said congress may not be the cause of instability and polarization, but it might be a symptom. it is the communities across the nation, again with the confirmation bias, we also have to realize we cannot just blame it on other people. it is ourselves. what we have realized is there are some great people with completely opposite views that we have, but we cannot let different views stop us from reaching across the aisle and trying to reach a compromise. brian: why -- back to the question about why people feel so strongly negative about this town. robert: i believe it is from the politicization of the media. again, with major garrett, and senator isakson said you can't -- you can beat up anybody and get on tv, but the challenge for many people is trying to do something good and great and get an equal amount of coverage.

we see a great deal of beating up politically, smear campaigns, because it is effective. people pay attention to a negative a lot more often, but president obama yesterday said there are a lot of reasons to be optimistic for the future. i mean, we are living longer. the standard of living is still rising. there are plenty of signs that show us we should be optimistic and hopeful for what is to come. brian: next. who has got their hand up? yes, sir. stand over here so we can see. elijah: my name is elijah, and i am from ironton, ohio. i believe the reason have such a negative view on people in washington, d.c., is because you are many times, politicians are playing the blame game. people are playing the blame game. no one is taking responsibility to work together to make a difference in our nation. it is always if you are a republican, it is a democrat's fault. if you are a democrat, it is a

republican's fault. no one wants to come together and compromise in say that this is a failure to govern, that this is all of our faults, that we are not coming together for the betterment of the people and for our nation. brian: what if you're running for office, and the district you are from does not want you to compromise? elijah: that is too bad. i think for the betterment of the people and the nation, you have to compromise. brian: what if you do not get elected because you do not compromise? elijah: than you do not get elected. i feel like if you devote yourself to one party and one extremism and one believe and not be open to the possibility of working together to make a better change for our nation then you should not be in public service. if you're not willing to go out of your way to help others and to devote yourself to your nation and everyone and not just your party, not just republicans, not just democrats either, you basically do not

need to be in government. you do not need to be in public service. every single one of the 103 delegates here have proven they want to do public service, not for themselves, but for the betterment of society. they want to come together to make sure every human is equally treated, to make sure every human, every citizen in our nation gets the exact same treatment that they should, and they are going to devote themselves to doing that by compromising and working together. you should not have one party ideology stuck in your head so you can get reelected. reelection is not the reason to go into public service. brian: those of you have just joined us on "q&a," this group has been in town for a week. they look so bright and cheery this morning, even though they have been up all night all week, but they have been meeting with a lot of very famous people in this town, and we are trying to find out from them what impact

it has had. one of the things we are talking about right now is why this town is so disliked. anybody have something they want to say? yes, sir. put your hands up, and we will get you as quickly as possible. thomas: i am thomas from stuttgart, germany. i think the reason for people to dislike washington, d.c., is because of the failure of obama administration to lead and the failure of congress to lead the country according to the american views, which was demonstrated in the last election. brian: so you just demonstrated that you can knock both sides and get away with it. thomas: yes. brian: have you changed your mind on anything while you have in in town? thomas: i think i have been exposed to a lot of different viewpoints, and that has been enlightening to me to have discussions with people that i usually do not have discussions with and really learn about

government and how it works, and it really has been an enlightening experience for me. brian: let's switch to the use of the media, because a lot of people are saying young people are abandoning television and spending all of their lives on twitter and facebook and whatever app suits you. i want to ask, tell us about your own particular use of media to get your information, somebody that we have not heard from yet. yes, sir. what is your name, and where are you from? turn around for the camera. caleb: i am from virginia, and the personal use of media involves around news these days. they say it is a dying industry, but it is still the most reliable source of media. personally, i do not really like watching tv news networks and the 24 hour news cycle because of what we talked about, the polarization and the partisanship of the media outlets themselves.

we see a lot of bias on a lot of commentary happening, and i think many of us in our generation, we are just getting exhausted by that. we want to see people come together. we do not want to see the arguments as much, and by reading our news, we do not necessarily feel as attacked watching it. brian: you know, all of my life, we have had clashes between people who do not agree, and now that you have choice on television, what is wrong with that? caleb: what is wrong with television? brian: what is wrong with choice? what about relying on me to tell you i am fair, balanced, and objective? caleb: the democratic republic themselves stand on the fact that factions and dissidents within a society is good. other differing opinions help

provide a different perspective that might have a better answer to the problem then you yourself, so when you only go to one news source, and you only choose to go to a news source that might push one side of the aisle, they are only reaffirming your values, but they are not necessarily opening your eyes to a different perspective. brian: what is your first choice when you want your news in the morning? caleb: the new york times or bbc news. brian: next. emily: my name is emily johansson, and i am from illinois. i think something a lot of delegates have commented about is the urgency of news. yesterday when we spoke to president barack obama, he provided us with a quotation you're entitled to your own opinion but not your own facts and that is something else that major garrett provided to us. there is so much commentary in the news, and it is the 24 hour news cycle. it is great for social movements

and it is great to spread awareness to other people who would not normally see that news, it is hard to get facts, because everyone is providing their own commentary, and people do not always get the straight facts, the hard news. a lot of it is soft news, so you might receive a certain fact from a news source, and you might receive a different fact. anything almost in contracts to what caleb was saying, when you do have one person, fewer choices, they are more likely pressured to report straight facts rather than their own commentary. brian: what proof do you have of that? emily: i do not have any solid proof of that, but i think a lot of delegates here are aware of this problem, and i think we search out new sources that are relatively unbiased. bbc news is a great example. i think a lot of us have bbc up on our phones. that is what we check in the morning to discuss stuff at breakfast. brian: what makes you think that

the bbc is unbiased? if you go to great britain, you will find an enormous amount of people who think it is not unbiased. emily: that is a great point. i think coming from an american standpoint, they are not citizens of our nation for the most part, and they can look at our politics and our government with an objective point of view. it is also great to look at world issues because they have such a wide range of reporting and it is great to get all of your stories from one source and then you can go and compare it to another source, and it is really up to people today to do further research. and find out what seems to be the most credible news source. brian: so which one of the networks do you want us to shut down? emily: i think i should keep that to myself. brian: do you think the government should shut them down? emily: no, i do not think so. it should be free. it should not necessarily be competitive, but let the american people decide what is credible to us. what we want to listen to.

maybe not everybody is making the greatest choices in what they are listening to. maybe they are not listening to straight facts. we have freedom of press. brian: thank you. who is next? i want to get another. i will be back to you. yes, sir. nick: my name is next throughout low nick fury aloe. i go to school in washington. i enjoy pbs, npr, and al jazeera america. they give more in-depth reporting, i think. that is when the problems i see. there is a lack of depth in reporting. i think one of the most egregious examples of this was during the boston marathon bombings, when you saw the news networks just totally in chaos and there were so many incorrect facts reported, and major garrett, when he was here, he spoke on the demand for immediacy in reporting today and how that can create a really negative impact in the media and i just, when i go to my new

s sources now, i do not want to try to find who has got the information right now, who has got it first. i want it to be well thought out, well researched, and i want it to be accurate. major garrett says we are going to be second and right before we are first and wrong, and i think that is more of what we need from the media today. brian: where do you get your information first in the day? nick: i go to twitter first. i enjoy twitter because i can see views from a number of different news outlets. it is interesting to see how one story is reported 10 different ways, but i like twitter because you can see how a lot of the traditional media outlets are adapting. we maybe do not sit down and watch a cable news program, but you can see a one minute clip, and then you can elect to read the story, so it is really interesting to see from twitter how different outlets are adapting and creating new types of content for the readers of today. brian: i am confused. listening to the folks over here, they want to reduce the

number of choices so we are not confused with the facts, and you are saying you want to look at 10 different things on twitter. help us out. what are we supposed to do, and what network do we want to shut down? nick: we do not want to shut them down. the first amendment protects everyone to give their opinion and share their view. but what does concern me is that we are all going to a news outlet that reaffirms what we believe, so especially if you go on facebook or twitter, and there are ads, and you say like if you support president obama and all of a sudden you start getting stories on your news feed that show headlines that would get you excited that reaffirm what you believe in and they make it so that you see the news and the events happening in the way that you want to see it, so i think that is important, to get a diverse amount of news media outlets, so

make sure the ones you are looking at are not just the ones that i going to make you feel good about how you believe. brian: yes, sir. you had your hand up and wanted to contribute. what is your name? where are you from? matthew: my name is matthew, and i go to school in columbia maryland. brian: where do you go for your news? matthew: generally, i go to the new york times and al jazeera america. brian: who owns al jazeera? matthew: the royal family from qatar. brian: why would you trust them? matthew: it is more than the traditional news agencies in situations like countries in syria and libya and throughout the arab world. brian: there are at least three different services, including aljazeera america, aljazeera arabic, and al jazeera english. which one of those has the truth?

matthew: i think they are all marketed to different audiences, so i think al jazeera in arabic has a different slant, and they are trying to influence people there with a qatar bias. whereas al jazeera america, they have a qatari bias, where at the same time, if you look at the united states relations, we you qatar as a major ally in terms of defense in the region, so i do not necessarily disagree with everything the royal family does, but i do recognize that bias. brian: thank you very much. what about over here? do you have a joke yet? i have to check with you. i should not do this. charlie: i do not know if i have one that is good for the c-span viewership. brian: david?

david: i am from rochester minnesota. i think in the modern day, when you have twitter shrinking things down to 140 characters, it sort of provides information where everything has to be brief, so you have to boil it down to the core, and sometimes to get viewer attention, you have to make it very polarized and that is another reason why i guess we hate washington, and we hate the news. well, i am not saying we hate the news. brian: where do you go for yours? david: my parents are chinese, so we watch the chinese government news, and with the commendation of the japanese and the nhk and some american sources. brian: so when you watch central chinese television news, how much of it do you believe? david: none of it. it depends. for example, when i watch a particular news story, china

will be blaming america, america will be blaming china. and it is just -- brian: do you ever find american reporters blaming china because they are americans? david: yes. they have their own bias. it is interesting that their own cultural values that are deeply reflected in their news stories. brian: who haven't we talked to? yes, ma'am? your name? ashton: i am ashton, from arkansas. kind of putting a different perspective on social media the government, i think it has been extremely positive. living in arkansas, you might not always think that the people in washington are working and making progress towards actually doing something, but having social media and sources like twitter and facebook, i can get posts from barack obama and secretary john kerry and just see what they are doing, the

work they are getting done every single day, which just provides a look for me to see that work is getting done, and we are making progress toward something. brian: what is your first choice for news? ashton: like was said earlier, i like going to twitter. being able to see a link and be able to follow it somewhere else and watch a short, brief clip, it is beneficial and helpful. brian: how do you know if someone is telling the truth? ashton: honestly, i do not know if there is a right answer to that. anytime, someone could be lying to you. finding the common denominator's is the best way to find where the truth is. brian: what table had i not been to? yes, ma'am. morgan: i go to school of the arts in west palm beach florida, and i think it is interesting to note how social media has changed government. yesterday, when we heard from major garrett, he explained to

us how when barack obama announced his plan for free community college, he did not do that by posting a video to the white house facebook page. he went around the press altogether, so it is interesting as time goes on to see how social media continues to change the relationship between the press and the government. brian: which media personality probably the highest-paid person in radio and television news and information lives and operates out of palm beach, florida? morgan: i know oprah winfrey has a house in palm beach. brian: anybody in this room know? gerald: would it be rush limbaugh? brian: it would be. brian: what about your first source of news? gerald: we are doing some media

outreach to south dakota, and it is very interesting to get that regional perspective on things happening in minnesota and the area. brian: how do you know someone is telling the truth? gerald: you cannot know. unless you know the facts yourself, you cannot know 100% the truth. brian: how do you find the facts yourself? gerald: i look for an outside perspective. as someone with an interest in journalism, i would like to think that we should look at the facts first and forming opinions second, so the economist comes to mind because they are outside the u.s., so they report with an outside perspective. they give you the facts.

they let you formed the opinion for yourself. brian: i want to ask you a question and be able to show the hands. how many in this room use in your studies wikipedia? put your hands up. that did not exist when i was your age. it shows you how much things change. who had their hand that back here? yes, sir. we have heard from you. i want somebody who has not talked, please. i am sorry. it takes so long to get here. trevor: my name is trevor owens from south carolina. brian: so where do you go for your news? trevor: i like a broad variety of news outlets. i do use twitter because contrary to popular belief politicians, a lot of them do tweets. we talked with somebody from

secretary kerry's communications and his media team put a lot of work into every tweet. they proofread and reread and try to get the most accurate information out to best represent secretary kerry. brian: so whenever you see a tweet from the john kerry office, you believe it? trevor: that is what secretary wants to get out. that is what his team commits to do. brian: that is two different things though. believing it and what he wants to get out are two different things. where do you come down on those? trevor: i do believe that the secretary would not give wrong information, because that is not something he would do, and he would try to get it out as best as possible to what he knows. brian: how can you tell if someone is telling the truth? trevor: you can look them in the eye. brian: do i look like i am telling you the truth? trevor: yes, sir, and there is also a polygraph. [laughter] [applause]

brian: thank you. that is the best answer of the day. somebody who has not talked. your name, please. mara: i am from wilmington, delaware and i have resources. i am a megan kelly fan. i think it is good to get both sources. i am a person who likes to go to television news mostly. and i think it is good to see both of them get the two stories and figure out how they kind of meat in the middle. that is usually where i find the truth lies. brian: why are you a megan kelly fan? mara: she is very strong. i think she reports the news with a lot of passion and conviction, and i think she is

someone who is more bipartisan than other reporters he would see on fox news and msnbc or cnn. brian: in the remaining time we have, i would like to switch to one last topic. we have kind of talked about this, but i want you to kind of erase everything we have talked about. and ask you as individuals who you consider to be the most important mentor in your life. it does not have to be somebody this week certainly. it can be somebody who has made a difference in your life, and why. ben: i go to school in lincoln rhode island. i know it will sound cliche, but the most two important mentor is in my life are my parents, undoubtedly. brian: what would they know about having that kind of influence? ben: my parents have strong views, and they like to express their views, and they taught us

from a very young age that it is important to express your views, but one of the most important things they taught me is it is ok that you disagree as long as you make your point and do so in a respectful way. in my house, we can have a discussion on almost any topic and as long as i tell them what i think in respectful ways, they will listen. they will argue back, and it has allowed me to develop my views in such a way that i am no longer afraid to express what i think about an issue, but i am also much more open to listening to what other people have to say about different issues, it is helping me to grow a lot as a person, especially in regards to an event like this, where i'm coming into contact with people who have their different views from me. i can sit at a table with people who have use way to the left and way to the right of me, but we still have an element of friendship in our discourse. brian: just do not ever run against each other. yes, ma'am. catherine: i am from pittsburgh, pennsylvania, and i go to north allegheny high school. brian: your mentor.

catherine: my sister lily. brian: why? catherine: she has always told me to follow my passion. that has what has wrought -- that is what has brought all the delegates here today because we have a passion for making a difference in this world. brian: you can also for a teacher in this is that is somebody you want to honor. yes, ma'am. paige: i am from delaware. aside from my family, the mentors in the youth program in delaware, like a ymca program where we do a model state legislature, and that is where i found my passion, politics, one of our interim directors, and my delegation advisor, catherine. they have just done so much to foster the youth, that we have a

forum for debate, that we can come together as a state and discuss politics. the amount of faith they have had in us adjust that they have -- that they have had in us and just that they have been there to tell us you are going to be the future of the country. you are going to be the ones to help change the world. i love that they have been there, both of them, for a very, very long time, just helping teenagers in delaware, and there are others like them throughout the country. brian: next. excuse me. yes. turn around so we can see you. deanna: i am from los alamos mexico. i want to think the teachers. -- i want to thank the teachers. i would not be here with so many amazing people in this room without them. as youth, it is easy to think we are not going to make a difference, or that people belittle us because we are teenagers, but they have

challenged me to ask questions to learn, to learn from my peers, to be able to form my own opinion and soak up the knowledge, and one of the speakers actually said knowledge is power, so i really realize that through my teachers, and i would not be here today if it was not for them. brian: yes, ma'am. kristin. kristen: my twin sister. she has supported me and what we do. brian: are you fraternal twins? kristen: people always get us confused. brian: how do you differ politically echo? kristen: she is more conservative. she is not really interested in politics, so i kind of go to her and get a different side of the politics i am interested in. brian: thank you very much. yes, we might as well do right here.

jocelyn: i want to give a shout out to mr. lane smiley, my ap biology teacher and another teacher who have expanded my knowledge of science and personal development, but they really helped me to get here and get exposure to the real world. obviously, coming from a state like texas, which has a lot of standardized education, being able to immerse in culture and with the educational endeavors it is extremely important to become an involved citizen, so i thank them for all of their work. brian: thank you. let me -- quickly over here. we are running out of time. elizabeth: i go to sheridan high school in sheridan, wyoming. and i think for me, my mentor would be my grandfather who was an immigrant from ireland nearly 60 years ago, and he has taught me the value of hard work. his first job was moving boxes at a bank, and his final job at

the bank was vice president, which is amazing, and also as a naturalized immigrant, he has taught me about the importance of being involved in government and voting. he is probably one of the most informed people i know. brian: somebody had their hand up over here? yes? jenna: i think my most important mentors have been my social studies teachers. they have taught me that history is not looking from the top down, it is looking from the bottom up. we never focusing on the ordinary people living in really extra maritimes, and we have to -- in extraordinary times, and we have to honor their memory and respect them. so that is what they have really impacted on me. brian: one more, and then we have to shut it down. yes, ma'am. soniya: we were immigrants, and when we came to united states,

my mother worked as a single mother 12 hours a day while she went to obtain a degree. she has taught me not only had to go against the racial stereotype, not only race but being a woman, a woman in the workforce. she has taught me to be a determined individual and how to look at the world from a different perspective and how to accept everyone for their true character and not just the stereotypes. brian: this is the hearst foundation sponsored senate use program. we have been listening to some of the 104 delegates from each state, and some of the military mentors. thank you for being here. thank you. we are out of time, and you all did a great job. [applause] announcer: four free transcripts, or to give us your

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