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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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Who Makes the Rules Governing Tech? The U.S. Experience: High-Tech Rules of the Road

Who Makes the Rules Governing Tech? The U.S. Experience: High-Tech Rules of the Road

This webinar will be given by Jon Sallet, Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Colorado, former General Counsel of the FCC; M-RCBG senior research fellow. This conversation is off the record. Please note that our speaker will be presenting in person at Harvard Kennedy School in Wexner 434AB. Anyone with a Harvard ID […]

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Wexner 434ab + Zoom
12:00 PM

Disrupted media – Disrupted Academy: Rethinking African J-schools

Disrupted media – Disrupted Academy: Rethinking African J-schools

The business crisis facing journalism across the world has profound implications for journalism education, particularly in Africa. Journalism schools train young people for careers as full-time professionals – but is this still valid amid a shrinking job market? Or are there other ways of thinking about journalism that suggest new possible student groups and require […]

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Virtual Webinar

2022 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting Panel Discussion

2022 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting Panel Discussion

The finalists for the 2022 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting joined Shorenstein Center Director Nancy Gibbs for a discussion on the craft and impact of their work, and the importance of investigative journalism in a free society.   Panelists included: Hannah Dreier, The Washington Post Corey G. Johnson, The Tampa Bay Times Meribah Knight, Nashville […]

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A Citizen Perspective on Mis- and Disinformation

A Citizen Perspective on Mis- and Disinformation

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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Online

Innovation in Local News

Innovation in Local News

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

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Behavioral Insights Career Expo 2022

Behavioral Insights Career Expo 2022

The Expo is open to all current Harvard undergraduate and graduate students & affiliates and Harvard alumni.

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Online
9:30 AM – 3:00 PM

The Constitutional Case for Saving the News

The Constitutional Case for Saving the News

This event took place on March 2, 2022 as part of the News Innovation Series, which is supported by a gift from Elaine Schuster.

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Finding Hope: Changing the Climate Crisis Conversation

Finding Hope: Changing the Climate Crisis Conversation

Renowned climate scientist and author Dr. Katharine Hayhoe is a leader in efforts to change the public climate crisis conversation by focusing on solutions that provide hope rather than despair. How do scientists and journalists get the message across to the general public about opportunities to tackle the climate crisis that move beyond the current […]

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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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