Events

Upcoming Events

There are no upcoming events

Past Events

Filters

Event Formats

Focus Areas

1136 Results

Newest

David Fahrenthold: Reporting on President Trump

David Fahrenthold: Reporting on President Trump

February 7, 2017—David Fahrenthold, a political reporter for The Washington Post, discussed his investigations of President Trump’s charitable giving during the 2016 campaign season, and provided insight about how to cover the president and his administration during a visit to the Shorenstein Center. Fahrenthold recently won acclaim for his coverage of the 2016 United States […]

Event

The Future of News: Journalism in a Post-Truth Era

The Future of News: Journalism in a Post-Truth Era

Featuring William Kristol, editor at large, The Weekly Standard; Kathleen Kingsbury, managing editor, digital, The Boston Globe; Gerard Baker, editor in chief, The Wall Street Journal; Lydia Polgreen, editor in chief, The Huffington Post; David Leonhardt, op-ed columnist, The New York Times; Lolly Bowean, reporter, Chicago Tribune; and Brian Stelter, senior media correspondent, CNN. With […]

Event

Lydia Polgreen
The U.S. Digital Service: What We’ve Learned So Far

The U.S. Digital Service: What We’ve Learned So Far

This session will look at the U.S. Digital Services (USDS) work and how it has attempted to modernize government. Born in the rescue effort of healthcare.gov, the USDS has been working to modernize immigration, improve the veteran experience, and create better tools for students.  This session will be a frank discussion about lessons learned both from successes […]

Event

Kelman Seminar: The Role Dignity Must Play in Post-Election Healing

Kelman Seminar: The Role Dignity Must Play in Post-Election Healing

Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution with speaker: Donna Hicks is an Associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. She has been involved in numerous unofficial diplomatic efforts in the Middle East, Colombia, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Northern Ireland, Cuba and elsewhere. She has developed the Dignity Model, a method of intervention that […]

Event

Kelman Seminar: The Role Dignity Must Play in Post-Election Healing

Kelman Seminar: The Role Dignity Must Play in Post-Election Healing

Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution with speaker: Donna Hicks is an Associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. She has been involved in numerous unofficial diplomatic efforts in the Middle East, Colombia, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Northern Ireland, Cuba and elsewhere. She has developed the Dignity Model, a method of intervention that […]

Event

2016 Theodore H. White Seminar on Press and Politics

2016 Theodore H. White Seminar on Press and Politics

A panel discussion about the 2016 election and news coverage featuring: Bob Schieffer, Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow; political contributor to CBS News; former moderator of “Face the Nation” Nancy Kaffer, columnist, Detroit Free Press; winner of the 2016 David Nyhan Prize for Political Journalism Derrick Z. Jackson, Joan Shorenstein Fellow; Boston Globe essayist Michael […]

Event

John Dickerson, a light skinned man with light reddish colored hair, speaks at a podium below a sign that say s
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.

Sign Up for Event Alerts

Subscribe to get alerts in your inbox about upcoming virtual and on-campus Shorenstein Center events.