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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
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Conference looks at Supreme Court nomination process

Conference looks at Supreme Court nomination process

March 24, 2006 — What roles do the press, political parties and interest groups play in the Supreme Court nomination process? To answer the question, the Shorenstein Center brought together some of the country’s most prominent political activists, journalists, academics and government officials to discuss the ways in which a nominee’s candidacy for the nation’s […]

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Pincus reflects on decline of in-depth reporting

Pincus reflects on decline of in-depth reporting

March 21, 2006 — At the Shorenstein Center’s brown-bag lunch, Walter Pincus, veteran intelligence reporter at the Washington Post, gave a broad outline of his career so far and offered insights into how the news reporting industry has changed since his early days as a reporter. In particular, Pincus bemoaned what he felt amounted to […]

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New York Times wins 2006 Goldsmith reporting prize

New York Times wins 2006 Goldsmith reporting prize

March 14, 2006 — The 2006 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting has been awarded to James Risen and Eric Lichtblau of the New York Times by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy for their investigative report “Domestic Spying.” Watch the Video Read the Ceremony transcript Read the Seminar transcript The […]

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The U.S.-Islamic Media Challenge: Twenty Versions of One Event — Similarities and Differences

The U.S.-Islamic Media Challenge: Twenty Versions of One Event — Similarities and Differences

March 14, 2006 – “The U.S.-Islamic Media Challenge: Twenty Versions of One Event — Similarities and Differences.” Brown-bag lunch with Marvin Kalb, senior fellow and founding director of the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, and Carol Saivetz, lecturer in Harvard’s Department of Government.

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Covering the Bush White House

Covering the Bush White House

March 1, 2006 – “Covering the Bush White House.” Brown-bag lunch with David Sanger, New York Times White House correspondent. Co-sponsored with the Institute of Politics.

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Global Voices: Learning to Listen to the Rest of the World

Global Voices: Learning to Listen to the Rest of the World

February 27, 2006 – “Global Voices: Learning to Listen to the Rest of the World.” Brown-bag lunch with Rebecca MacKinnon and Ethan Zuckerman of Global Voices, a nonprofit global citizens’ media project sponsored by and launched from the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard Law School.

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Listening for the Story: A Columnist’s View

Listening for the Story: A Columnist’s View

February 21, 2006 – “Listening for the Story: A Columnist’s View.” Brown-bag lunch with Connie Schultz, columnist at the Cleveland Plain Dealer and winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for commentary.

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Melinda Liu awarded 2006 Shorenstein Prize

Melinda Liu awarded 2006 Shorenstein Prize

February 16, 2006 — The 2006 receipient of the Shorenstein Prize for Reporting on Asia is journalist Melinda Liu. The Shorenstein Journalism Award honors a journalist for a distinguished body of work that contributes to our understanding about the complexities of Asia. Liu joined Newsweek in 1980 and opened the Beijing bureau the same year; […]

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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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