ryan costello: it becomes a real challenge. and i would submit that because the rules of the game have changed, there are some elected officials who saw it coming. and i will get into this later because i do not talk too much at the inception of this. comingliticians saw that and got in front of it with stuff that clicked,, bait and stuff that creates sensationalism. and some who i would argue are theer at doing what constitution prescribes that they actually do, do not know what the new rules of the game are. and they suffer. and i would argue that our democracy suffers as a insequence of the breakdown accountabilityls by print media, consumption of print media by citizens in elected officials'constituency. for as much as it is a business challenge for your industry, i think it is a real credibility challenge for elected officials to breakthrough to their youtituency in a way, when do not have citizens relying on the service that you provide is a part of a business model, and frankly under the first amendment as this what it w

next family and former congressman ryan costello, republican representative philadelphia area for two terms. after leaving congress, he started his own public policy. thank you so much for being here. just some housekeeping before we begin occupant i had in case anybody has questions and we do want this to be a conversation in the room. i'm also going to say same time at the end for questions. i want to hear about people's experiences being regional reporters and help people have adopted into this environment. let's begin. i want to start with you jerry. you fitted regional reporters since 1989, i was wondering if you could paint a picture for us about how your job has changed over the years. i'm sure you're spending a lot los time the fax and [laughter] a lot more time on twitter. >> things have really changed when i got here i've covered i got so many faxes from him. things have changed. the changes that the regional reporters face are what

ryan costello, let me just ask you, you heard him at the end saying what we were paraphrasing a minute ago, essentially the press is part of the vetting process to him. that's how he's explaining apparently not knowing about some of these controversies involving ratcliffe. the president blowing that off as no big deal. to republicans in washington, republicans in congress, how do they feel about the vetting process right now? >> well, i think that -- to the point paul was making a little earlier, had it proceeded to a senate confirmation process, the next five weeks in what may or may not have been unearthed, who knows where it may have headed. it was probably the right decision, somewhat entertaining. i was waiting for him to say you guys are savages or something along that nature. but you saved money also. >> a lot of these republicans in the senate didn't know john ratcliffe. he said they would have warmed up. but what was your sense of that? >> he would have been replacing their close friend dan coats, former republican senator who they were very, very comfortable with. felt like c

next to him we have former congressman ryan a. costello -- a republican who represented philadelphia and retired last year. he has his own communications firm. thank you so much for being here. i will keep an eye out in case anybody has questions. we do want this to be a conversation with the room. i will also save a robust amount of time at the end for questions and would like to hear about people's experiences being regional reporters, and how people have adapted in this new environment. jerry, i would like to start with you. you have been a regional reporter in d.c. since 1989. i was winning if you could paint a picture of us for how your job has changed over the years. i'm sure you're spending a lot less time with fax machine a lot more time on twitter. jerry zremski: yes things have changed. when i got here i covered bill paxton and i called him faxing paxton because i got some of the faxes. -- got so many faxes. the changes i think regional reporters face changes that are similar to what reporters face generally. first of all, we are

ryan costello (r-pa) and jim moran (d-va) are among the speakers at a discussion on the future of regional political and policy reporting hosted by the regional reporters association and the national press club journalism institute. it is one hour and 10 minutes. >> thank you. welcome.llerman: on behalf of the national press club and the national press club journalism institute.

joining me now former republican congressman ryan costello. he chose not to run for reelection in 2018. natalia salgado, an organization that encourages voter participation and jelani cobb, staff writer at "the new yorker" and professor at the school of columbia journalism. let me start with you since you lived this. >> i sure did. >> if you were still in congress, when donald trump goes in front of a rally and people shout "send her back." when the president says taunting about elijah cummings's broken in to, what position does that put you? ? >> no matter how much you speak out, i think we were in twanlt where if you oppose trump, and maybe you're a republican or an independent or independent leaning democrat, no matter what your republican member of congress would say as a rebuttal or as an objection to that, it almost didn't matter. >> criorrect. >> what are you going to do? it's a slippery slope. that's why that's the challenge. i might also add, we're talking about the retirements. now we're going into august where everybody gets to go h

number pennsylvania republican congressman ryan costello. former new york congressman joe crowley.to us from washington. let me start with you congressman castillo. has the president got the politics right echo yes on -- politics right? yes on background checks, but politics are not going to make in the house. turku the third piece is red flag lows. that can also be part of the equation along with background checks. david: put about that, joe crowley? is he right red flags are likely to make it through? crowley: the president has a history of saying one things to the cameras. his handlers get a hold of him and say, we cannot do that. we sell that on a number of issues in the past. i do not want to compare this to any other issue before the congress and -- congress in this point in time. extensive background checks would be welcomed. i would be for an assault weapons ban. the majority of democrats would be for that as well. the american people are looking for some answers. these horrific killings. we do not know the death toll yet. others may still die. the lingering effect of this

dextran with former congressman ryan costello, a republican represented a air district to turn a retired last year after leaving the congress he start his own public policy and strategic communications firm. so thank you so much for being here. just housekeeping for we begin i'll keep an eye out in case anybody has questions and we do want this to be a conversation with rupert uncoated save time at the end for question. i want you about your experiences been regional reporters and how people have enacted in this new environment. with that let's begin. jerry, i want to start with you to give any regional reporter in d.c. since 1989. can you paint a picture for us about how your job has changed over the years? entre spending a lot less time the facts machine and a lot more time on twitter. >> things have really changed. when i tried it i covered i called the named bill paxton and i called and faxon paxton. things have changed. the changes i think the regional reporters face are very similar to what reporters face generally. first of all we are filing all the time now. something is breaking

ryan costello of pennsylvania and jim moran of virginia