Public Interest Journalism Events

Events, Past Event Recordings, Prizes & Lectures, Public Interest Journalism,
2025 Goldsmith Awards Ceremony
The annual Goldsmith Awards, presented by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, honors public service...
April 3, 2025
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Past Event Recordings, Public Interest Journalism,
Covering immigration stories in 2025: Expert insights and reporting advice
Join The Journalist’s Resource for an hourlong, on-the-record webinar on how to improve immigration news coverage with data-driven reporting and original...
February 25, 2025
12:00 p.m. ET
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Events, Past Event Recordings, Public Interest Journalism,
Covering tariffs: What journalists need to know
Join The Journalist’s Resource and Econofact for an hourlong, on-the-record webinar about the future of tariffs in 2025, days before the second Trump administration...
January 16, 2025
12 p.m. ET
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Local News, Past Event Recordings, Public Interest Journalism,
Making the call: How the AP calls election results
Hear from a panel of experts on how elections are counted and called as they discuss what to expect for the upcoming presidential election, how to use...
October 30, 2024
2:00 p.m. ET
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Events, Public Interest Journalism,
What Journalists Should Know About Election Security: Threats and Mitigations (NEW TIME)
Join Cait Conley, Senior Advisor to the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) for a practical briefing on known and potential...
August 6, 2024
NEW TIME: 1:00pm-2:00pm ET
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Past Event Recordings, Public Interest Journalism,
Public financing of sports venues
Join co-hosts Clark Merrefield and Michael Klein for a webinar on the public financing of sports venues. This webinar was presented by The Journalist's...
May 16, 2024
10 A.M. ET
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Past Event Recordings, Public Interest Journalism,
The 21st Century Media: Meet the Online Influencers Doing Trusted Accountability Reporting
Investigative Journalist and Walter Shorenstein Media & Democracy fellow Julia Angwin interviews top online creators from YouTube and TikTok about the...
April 29, 2024
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Past Event Recordings, Public Interest Journalism,
2024 Goldsmith Awards Ceremony
The 2024 Goldsmith Awards was held on April 3, 2024 in the JFK Jr. Forum. The Goldsmtih Awards honors public service journalism that has had an impact...
April 3, 2024
6:00 PM ET
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Pulling back the Curtain: A conversation with the 2024 Goldsmith Prize Finalists for Investigative Reporting
Watch the six finalist for the 2024 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting in conversation with Goldsmith Prize judge Bina Venkataraman about the...
April 3, 2024
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Past Event Recordings, Public Interest Journalism,
Objective Journalism in America: A Conversation with Marty Baron
A discussion with Marty Baron on the importance of objective journalism in a democratic society and the role of media in a presidential election.
March 21, 2024
6:00 PM ET
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Events, Past Event Recordings, Past Events, Public Interest Journalism,
How to Cover Academic Research Fraud and Errors
This event is hosted by The Journalist’s Resource. The Journalist's Resource is a project of the Shorenstein Center aimed at bridging the gap between journalism...
November 30, 2023
12:00 P.M. ET
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Past Events, Public Interest Journalism,
Susan Glasser and Peter Baker Join Karen Donfried to Discuss Global Hotspots
A conversation on critical global issues with two award-winning journalists at the center of action in the U.S. and hotspots abroad. The discussion will...
October 25, 2023
3:00PM - 4:00PM ET
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Past Events, Public Interest Journalism, Tech Policy,
Online Influencers and the Future of Media: A Conversation with Taylor Lorenz
Join tech journalist Taylor Lorenz and Shorenstein News Lab director Emily Dreyfuss for a conversation about online influencers, culture, and the media....
October 11, 2023
4:30 P.M. ET
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Past Event Recordings, Public Interest Journalism,
How to Read a Court Docket: Tips for Finding Facts and Stories Amid the Arguments
The Journalist's Resource presents an online training session with former-journalist-turned-whistleblower-lawyer Eugenie Reich. JR is a project of the...
June 15, 2023
12:00 P.M. ET
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Disinformation, Documentary Film, Events, Past Event Recordings, Public Interest Journalism,
NAVALNY: Political Opposition in Russia and the Power of Documentary
Join Christo Grozev, Shane Boris, Julia Minson, and Ann Cooper for a discussion about the film NAVALNY, political opposition and media in Russia, and the...
April 25, 2023
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Local News, Past Event Recordings, Public Interest Journalism,
When the World Comes to Your Community: Tips for Reporting on the Local Impacts of International Trade
This event is co-hosted by The Journalist’s Resource and EconoFact. The Journalist's Resource is a project of the Shorenstein Center aimed at bridging...
April 21, 2023
2:00 P.M. ET
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Events, Past Event Recordings, Prizes & Lectures, Public Interest Journalism,
Journalism as a Catalyst for Change: A conversation with the 2023 Goldsmith Prize Finalists
Join the six finalist for this year's Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting in conversation with Shorenstein Center Director Nancy Gibbs about the...
March 8, 2023
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Events, Public Interest Journalism,
She Said: A Story That Helped Ignite the #MeToo Movement
The Shorenstein Center is co-sponsoring this upcoming JFK Jr. Forum event about the reporting that helped ignite the #MeToo movement, with Jodi Kantor,...
November 10, 2022
6:00-7:00 PM ET
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Events, Local News, Public Interest Journalism,
How Opinion Journalism Can Slow Polarization
Is there a future for opinion journalism in today’s media marketplace—and is it even worth saving? Many readers cannot tell the difference between opinion...
September 28, 2022
12:00pm to 1:00pm ET
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Events, Past Event Recordings, Prizes & Lectures, Public Interest Journalism,
Nyhan Prize Celebration of Steve Lopez
Steve Lopez, columnist at the Los Angeles Times and winner of the 2021 Nyhan Prize for Political Journalism, accepted his award and joined 2018 Nyhan Prize...
April 18, 2022
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