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How to access decades of U.S. public opinion polls through Roper iPoll

How to access decades of U.S. public opinion polls through Roper iPoll

Learn how Roper iPoll can inform your reporting during one of two webinars — Feb. 26 or March 4 — hosted by The Journalist’s Resource.

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Zoom webinar
February 26 - 11:00 AM
March 4 - 3:00 PM

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Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics with Ken Burns

Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics with Ken Burns

Attend the 2026 Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics with preeminent documentary filmmaker Ken BurnsShorenstein Center Director, Nancy Gibbs, will hold a fireside chat with Burns in the JFK Jr. Forum at Harvard Kennedy School.

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JFK Jr. Forum, HKS
6:00 PM

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King Coal: A documentary film screening and director Q&A

King Coal: A documentary film screening and director Q&A

The event is co-hosted by The Documentary Film in the Public Interest program at the Shorenstein Center, The Committee on Degrees in Folklore & Mythology, The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability and the Mahindra Humanities Center.

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Thompson Room, Barker Center, Harvard College
6:30 PM

Russia’s Alternatives: Navalny VS Putin

Russia’s Alternatives: Navalny VS Putin

Russian journalist and a friend of Navalny’s of twenty years, Yevgenia Albats, tells the story of the slain Russian opposition leader and what it means for the future of the country.

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L-140 GOODMAN, Littauer Building & Zoom
4:30 PM

BISG Book Talk with Michael Norton (“The Ritual Effect”)

BISG Book Talk with Michael Norton (“The Ritual Effect”)

Join the Behavioral Insights Student Group (BISG) and Zoe Chance in conversation with Michael Norton on his latest book, “The Ritual Effect.”

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Zoom Webinar
12:00 PM

Chinese Independent Film and Distribution of Public Interest Media

Chinese Independent Film and Distribution of Public Interest Media

Karin Chien, in conversation with Jian Yi, charts the evolution of her work at dGenerate Films, acquiring independent Chinese films and releasing them in the US through a partnership with Icarus Films. Karin is a fellow for the Documentary Film in the Public Interest program at the Shorenstein Center. Elsie Chen will moderate this talk. This event is co-sponsored by the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation.

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R-414-AB David Ellwood Democracy Lab, Rubenstein Building, HKS Campus & Zoom
10:00 AM

DEI in Higher Education: Five Truths and Five Myths

DEI in Higher Education: Five Truths and Five Myths

In this webinar journalists will learn the history of diversity initiatives, common myths about DEI today and the latest research showing what works — and doesn’t work — for creating equal opportunity and better outcomes among students, faculty and staff, and college campuses as a whole.

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Zoom webinar
1:00 PM

Behavioral Science, AI, and Public Policy

Behavioral Science, AI, and Public Policy

Join the Behavioral Insights Student Group (BISG) for a panel discussion with three Harvard professors on the intersections of behavioral science and some of the pressing public policy issues of our time.

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Harvard Kennedy School, Wexner Building 434AB (4th floor)

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Theodore H. White Lecture

Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics

Inaugurated in 1989, the Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics is delivered annually by a prominent journalist, politician or historian on a topic at the intersection of media and politics. Past lecturers include Jill Lepore, John Lewis, William Safire, and Walter Cronkite.

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Salant Lecture

Salant Lecture on Freedom of the Press

The Salant Lecture on Freedom of the Press is delivered annually by a prominent journalist, scholar or practitioner on a topic related to press freedom or freedom of speech.

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