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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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Influence Is Your Superpower: A Discussion with Prof. Zoe Chance

Influence Is Your Superpower: A Discussion with Prof. Zoe Chance

Join Professor Zoe Chance for a discussion of her new book “Influence is Your Superpower: The Science of Winning Hearts, Sparking Change, and Making Good Things Happen.”

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Virtual - Zoom
3:00 PM

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The Digital Transformation of The Metro Daily

The Digital Transformation of The Metro Daily

The News Innovation Events Series at the Shorenstein Center virtually convenes journalists, news entrepreneurs, policy makers, and funders working on some of the most creative solutions to address the crisis in local journalism and the challenges facing the news media in the age of disinformation at scale. The events in this series are supported by a generous gift from Elaine M. Schuster.

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Librarians and Misinformation: Curating the Information Needs of Communities

Librarians and Misinformation: Curating the Information Needs of Communities

While trust in political institutions rapidly deteriorates and the technology and media companies that we rely on repeatedly fail to meet our information needs, the public still overwhelmingly trusts libraries. That’s because librarians fulfill a service mission as community information stewards–long serving as the only place people can go for free internet access, computer instruction, […]

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Virtual Webinar

Telegram 101 for Journalists

Telegram 101 for Journalists

Reporters and researchers working in newsrooms and at academic institutions are invited to a 1-hour training session with the Technology and Social Change team at Harvard’s Shorenstein Center, to learn how to investigate and analyze Telegram. As Russia’s war on Ukraine escalates, Telegram continues to be an increasingly vital source of news for people in […]

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Virtual Webinar
2:00 PM

Who Makes the Rules Governing Tech: Can there be an alliance of the like-minded?

Who Makes the Rules Governing Tech: Can there be an alliance of the like-minded?

This webinar will be given by M-RCBG senior research fellow Tom Wheeler, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (2013-2017). This conversation is off the record. Please use this registration form if you wish to join us online. Please note that our speaker will be presenting in person at Harvard Kennedy School in Wexner 434AB. Anyone […]

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Wexner 434ab + Zoom
12:00 PM

Nyhan Prize Celebration of Steve Lopez

Nyhan Prize Celebration of Steve Lopez

Steve Lopez, columnist at the Los Angeles Times and winner of the 2021 Nyhan Prize for Political Journalism, accepted his award and joined 2018 Nyhan Prize winner David Von Drehle in a conversation about his career and the importance of political journalism that centers on the lives and interests of everyday people. 2021 Nyhan Prize […]

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Memory and Belief Regression After the Correction of Misinformation

Memory and Belief Regression After the Correction of Misinformation

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

New Visions for Journalism

New Visions for Journalism

This event is part of the News Innovation Series, which is supported by a gift from Elaine Schuster.

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Virtual Webinar

2022 Goldsmith Awards Ceremony

2022 Goldsmith Awards Ceremony

Honoring Goldsmith Career Award winner Michele Norris, the finalists and winners of the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting, and the winners of the Goldsmith Book Prize.

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JFK Jr Forum at Harvard Kennedy School, and livestreamed online

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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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