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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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The New Architecture of Journalism

The New Architecture of Journalism

October 23, 2007 – “The New Architecture of Journalism.” Brown-bag lunch with David Shribman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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The BBC and the Middle East

The BBC and the Middle East

October 16, 2007 – “The BBC and the Middle East.” Brown-bag lunch with Middle East bureau chief Simon Wilson, BBC News.

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A Reporter’s View of the Iraq War

A Reporter’s View of the Iraq War

October 9, 2007 – “A Reporter’s View of the Iraq War.” Brown-bag lunch with contributing editor Linda Robinson, U.S. News & World Report.

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Discussion with Peter Kann

Discussion with Peter Kann

October 2, 2007 – Brown-bag lunch with Peter Kann, formerly with Dow Jones.

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First installment of the 2007–2008 Kalb Report series

First installment of the 2007–2008 Kalb Report series

September 25, 2007 – The Kalb Report: Katie Couric, anchor and managing editor of The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, joins veteran journalist and scholar Marvin Kalb to discuss democracy and the press in the first installment of the 2007–2008 Kalb Report series.

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Landscape for the White House 2008

Landscape for the White House 2008

September 25, 2007 – “Landscape for the White House 2008.” Brown-bag lunch with political analyst Amy Walter.

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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.

Nancy Gibbs and Preet Bharara have a fireside chat during the 2019 Salant Lecture.
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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