by k talk about the times future in the digital age. about half of the newspaper subscriptions are solely for digital content. a major shift for an organization that began offering digital only subscriptions test four years ago. >> we are in the mode now of testing, learning, and adapting. if you don't have the courage to try new things and grow, you are going to fail. that's just the reality of the world we are in. i actually applaud what dean and his colleagues did which is to increasingly say, let's put this story out when the story is ready. there are some people who are going to read it then and other people are going to read it later under -- in print. but it's not about the device. when i say device, i mean print

as well. as you so eloquently stated some decades ago, we must be platform, -- platform-agnostic. go to where the people are and increasingly, that means mobile. >> let's put it over here the debate of print versus digital. journalism is better today because there are many more tools. i grew up in new orleans. i only had access to one newspaper. the same kid who grows up in new orleans in a working-class family now has access to as many newspapers as he can push a button for your he has access to video and to the whole world. we shouldn't get so caught up in the debates over the form and we shouldn't get so caught up in some of the romantic aspects of journalism, which believe me, i grew up in. it's better and it will be better 10 years from now. >> the future of the new york times in the digital age with

chairman and publisher arthur sulzberger junior and executive editor dean mckay. tomorrow night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. this summer, book tv will cover book festivals from around the country. in the middle of july, we are live at the harlem book fair the nation's flagship african-american larry event with author interviews and panel discussions. at the beginning of september we are live from the nation's capital for the national book festival, celebrated its 15th year. that's a few of the events this summer for book tv. coming up next, actor gary sinise talks about his advocacy for veterans and the work of his foundation. then, the doolittle tokyo raiders are honored with the congressional gold medal for their service during world war ii.

actor gary's and been involved in veteranss' issues since the 1980's. he recently talked at the national press club in washington dc.\ this is one hour. [indiscernible] president hughes: welcome to the national press club. my name is john hughes. i am an editor for bloomberg first news. i am the president of the national press club. our guest today is actor humanitarian gary sinise. he will discuss challenges facing america's servicemen and women, and what can be done to improve their lives and support

their loved ones. but first, i want to introduce our distinguished head table. this group includes press club members and guests of our speaker. from the audience's right, angel lee this, president of d.c. media connection. max r publisher of stars and stripes. jen judson, defense reporter for politico and cochair of the national press club young members committee. amy ficklin editor with war and communication news. derek perkins, staff writer for marine corps times. jim livingston, a metal of honor recipient and guests of the speaker. [applause]

jerry is risky, chairman of the press club speaker's committee, the washington bureau chief for the buffalo news, and a former national press club president. skipping over our speaker for a moment, melissa charbonneau director of communications for fedex, and the speakers committee member who organized today's event. paul shenkman, national security correspondent for u.s. news and world report. andrea mccarran, reporter with the usa -- wusa tv and a usa today contributor. and, starting thursday, the military service dog razor. -- raiser. robert, director of political research at cnn. [applause]

i also want to welcome our c-span and public radio audiences. you can follow the action today on twitter. use the #-- hashtag #npclunch even though this is a breakfast. gary sinise has devoted great energy to raising support and awareness for america's service members and their families. it was here at the national press club in 2011 that he announced the launch of the gary sonny's foundation. the foundation's mission is to boost troop more out and to help build resources and self-reliance for servicemen and women who are in transition. the foundation's projects include providing custom smart homes for the severely wounded. even before the foundation,

sinise used his celebrity status in support of u.s. military personnel. his band has performed around the world, raising millions of dollars to benefit the nation's veterans. the band, of course, is called "the lieutenant band band." it is named for his academy award nominated role, lieutenant dan in the movie forrest gump. you might know sydney's for other roles as well. he spent nearly a decade playing detective not -- mac taylor in "csi new york." but it's his role as servicemen were at the seems to enjoy best. he serves as spokesman for the medal of honor museum, he is a

patron of the g.i. film festival which highlights movies that positively portray veterans, and the military. he has cohosted the national memorial day concert for a decade and is certainly a familiar face here in washington in that regard. he is a recipient of the presidential citizen's metal which is the second highest civilian honor or deeds performed for the nation's service members. tonight, a national association of broadcasters education foundation will award him its highest individual honor. the service to america leadership award. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in giving a warm national press club welcome to mr. gary sonny's. -- gary

sinise. [applause] >> thank you. it's good to be back. i do want to say something last time i was here there was a medallion and on the back and about halfway through my speech and fell down. [laughter] so i'm glad it's not here. i would like to thank the members of the national press club. thank you for the invitation to speak today. it's an honor for me to return to speak since having first had the opportunity in 2007 as a national spokesperson for the american veterans disabled for life memorial which after a 16 year effort it was finally dedicated and opened to the public on october 5 at last year.