If you could not attend past Journalism Director's Forums, please watch the below YouTube videos to join the discussion. Joe Mathews, Irvine Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation, spoke about his new book "California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It" and how to solve California's current political issues. Watch the video here. Co-founders of Ebyline Allen Narcisse and Bill Momary focused the discussion on their online forum that connects and streamlines the interaction between freelance writers and publications. Watch the video here. USC Annenberg journalism professor Judy Muller and editor of The Canadian Record Laurie Ezzell Brown talked about Muller's book “Emus Loose in Egnar: Big Stories from Small Towns” and how small-town papers are thriving while big dailies are struggling. Watch the video here. Evelyn Larrubia, associate editor of the Los Angeles Daily Journal, discussed her work as a Knight Fellow at Stanford that enhanced user connectivity by incorporated current events and elements of social media into online communities. Watch the video here. 2011 winner of the Everett M. Rogers Award for Achievement in Entertainment Education Esta de Fossard explained how to be successful in entertainment education. Watch the video here. Ramin Asgard, director of Voice of America’s Persian News Network, will speak at the next Journalism Director's Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 12 p.m.