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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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Propaganda, News and Politics

Propaganda, News and Politics

February 24, 2005: “Propaganda, News and Politics.” A conversation with Frank Rich, columnist and associate editor, the New York Times. John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, Kennedy School of Government Co-sponsored by the Institute of Politics.

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Finalists announced for 2005 Goldsmith Reporting prize

Finalists announced for 2005 Goldsmith Reporting prize

February 16, 2005 — Six entries have been chosen as finalists for the 2005 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting awarded each year by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. The winner of the $25,000 prize will be named at an awards ceremony on March […]

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A British Journalist’s Reporting from Washington

A British Journalist’s Reporting from Washington

February 15, 2005: “A British Journalist’s Reporting from Washington.” Brown-bag lunch with Julian Borger, U.S. bureau chief, the Guardian.

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Secrecy in the Bush Administration: Protecting Intelligence or Disguising Ignorance?

Secrecy in the Bush Administration: Protecting Intelligence or Disguising Ignorance?

February 8, 2005: “Secrecy in the Bush Administration: Protecting Intelligence or Disguising Ignorance?” Scott Armstrong, investigative journalist and executive director of the Information Trust and founder of the National Security Archive.

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The Shorenstein Center announces its spring 2005 fellows

The Shorenstein Center announces its spring 2005 fellows

February 1, 2005: The Shorenstein Center announces its spring 2005 fellows. Among the six fellows are the opinion editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, a digital media pioneer, a professor of communications at University of Mainz, a foreign correspondent for the New York Times, a professor of political at McGill University, and a journalist who […]

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Conference looks at blogging, journalism and credibility

Conference looks at blogging, journalism and credibility

January 21 , 2005 — On January 21, bloggers, traditional journalists, and media enthusiasts alike, descended upon the campus of the Kennedy School to take part in a two-day conference titled “Blogging, Journalism and Credibility: Battleground and Common Ground.” Organized by the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, the Berkman Center for […]

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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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