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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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Disagreeing Better in a Polarized World: A conversation with Julia Minson and Todd Rogers

Disagreeing Better in a Polarized World: A conversation with Julia Minson and Todd Rogers

This second event on Julia Minson’s new book, How to Disagree Better, will feature a fireside chat between Minson and fellow Harvard Kennedy School faculty member Todd Rogers exploring depolarization as a growing challenge, the promise of behavioral science approaches, and the difficulties of designing interventions that truly work.

 

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HKS campus, Taubman Building, Nye ABC
4:00 PM – 5:15 PM

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2026 Goldsmith Awards Ceremony

2026 Goldsmith Awards Ceremony

A celebration of journalism and storytelling that impact public policy and the functioning of government.

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JFK Jr. Forum, 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA 02138
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

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Content Confusion: Navigating the Media in an Era of Misinformation

Content Confusion: Navigating the Media in an Era of Misinformation

This event took place on November 2, 2022 as part of the Speaker Series on Misinformation, co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School and the NULab at Northeastern University.

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Pakistan Through the Afghan Eyes: A Conversation with Kathy Gannon, Joan Shorenstein Fellow

Pakistan Through the Afghan Eyes: A Conversation with Kathy Gannon, Joan Shorenstein Fellow

The HKS Pakistan Caucus will host Kathy Gannon, a Fall ’22 Joan Shorenstein Fellow at the Shorenstein Center, for a conversation centered on “Pakistan Through the Afghan Eyes: What role can Pakistan play in fostering stability and development?” This event is the inaugural guftugu session for the academic year 2022-23.

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Weil Town Hall (Belfer Building L1)
7:00 PM

Emotional Contagion and the Power of Belief: Why it Matters to Global Health

Emotional Contagion and the Power of Belief: Why it Matters to Global Health

This event is part of the Speaker Series on Misinformation, co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School and the NULab at Northeastern University.

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Virtual Webinar

Unmasking Influence Operations in the Philippines: Launch of New Report and Community Engagement Plan

Unmasking Influence Operations in the Philippines: Launch of New Report and Community Engagement Plan

This event was the formal launch of the report “Parallel Public Spheres: Influence Operations in the 2022 Philippine Elections,” presented by Jonathan Corpus Ong and JM Lanuza. Former Vice President of the Philippines Leni Robredo presented her expert comments about the report and shared her advocacy to combat disinformation. Dr. Joan Donovan presented a global-level view of media manipulation. Sushma Raman, Executive Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights and Policy, served as chair of the discussion.

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Malkin Penthouse, Littauer Building, L-P-9 (non-HUID holders should enter via Wexner with photo ID)

The Rule of Law: A Conversation with Justice Stephen Breyer

The Rule of Law: A Conversation with Justice Stephen Breyer

Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer HLS ‘64 retired in June after nearly 28 years on the Supreme Court of the United States. Justice Breyer will return to the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum to discuss the state of our judicial system and the rule of law in a conversation moderated by Nancy Gibbs, director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, and Daphna Renan, the Peter B. Munroe and Mary J. Munroe Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. This Forum is cosponsored by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy and Harvard Law School.

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John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum

National Coming Out Day

National Coming Out Day

Please join the Institute of Politics, the Shorenstein Center, and centers across the Harvard community for a Forum commemorating National Coming Out Day and discussing the progress and challenges facing LGBTQ+ Americans.

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John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

How Opinion Journalism Can Slow Polarization

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 and news, and are confused and alienated by op-eds about polarized national party politics. On Wednesday, September 28th, Joshua Darr will discuss his research which shows the potential of local opinion pages to bring people together—if they ignore what’s happening in Washington.

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Littauer Building, L-230 Gundle Family Classroom
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

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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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