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Past Conversation Events

October 17, 2019 · 12:00 pm1:20 pm · 16 Joseph Henry House and Zoom

The Role of Race in the 2020 Elections

Errin Haines Whack, Journalism; with Ali A. Valenzuela, Politics

Program in Journalism

April 11, 2019 · 12:00 pm1:20 pm · 15 Joseph Henry House

Both Sides Now: Writing Contradictory Books on the Same Subject

Pico Iyer, Journalism; with Christy Wampole, French and Italian

Program in Journalism

April 10, 2019 · 12:00 pm1:00 pm · Betts Auditorium

Newsprint Metropolis: City Papers and the Making of Modern Americans

Julia Guarneri, University of Cambridge; Nick Chiles, Journalism

Princeton-Mellon Initiative in Architecture, Urbanism & the Humanities; Program in Journalism

April 9, 2019 · 12:30 pm · Room 002, Robertson Hall

A Conversation With Maria Ressa ’86

Maria Ressa '86, CEO and executive editor of Rappler.com

Office of Communications, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Program in Journalism

March 7, 2019 · 12:00 pm1:20 pm · 16 Joseph Henry House and Zoom

“Fake News” and Real Threats: Accountability Journalism in the Era of Trump

Mike McIntire, Journalism; with Alan Patten, Politics

Program in Journalism

February 21, 2019 · 4:30 pm5:30 pm · 50 McCosh

“The Sixth Extinction” – A Conversation with Elizabeth Kolbert

Elizabeth Kolbert, journalist and author

Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI)

February 15, 2019 · 12:00 pm1:00 pm · Private Dining Room, Mathey College

Politics at the Crossroads—A Newsmaker Lunch Conversation with Mara Liasson

Mara Liasson, NPR Political Correspondent


February 7, 2019 · 7:00 pm8:00 pm · Firestone Room, Mathey College

Blinded by the Spotlight: Celebrity in American Culture—A Newsmaker Dinner with Landon Y. (Lanny) Jones

Landon Y. (Lanny) Jones, acclaimed author and magazine editor


October 24, 2018 · 6:00 pm7:30 pm · Labyrinth Books Princeton

Readings and Conversation with John McPhee, Kushanava Choudhury, and Elisabeth Cohen

John McPhee, Ferris Professor of Journalism in Residence; Kushanava Choudhury, journalist and author; Elisabeth Cohen, author

Labyrinth Books; Humanities Council and Program in Journalism; Princeton Public Library

October 22, 2018 · 7:00 pm8:00 pm · Private Dining Room, Mathey College

Battle on the Border: Inside the Midterm Elections—A Newsmaker Dinner with Kathleen McCleery

Kathleen McCleery, Ferris Professor of Journalism and broadcast journalist with PBS NewsHour


October 11, 2018 · 7:00 pm8:30 pm · Princeton Public Library

Film and Discussion: “Eyes on Mississippi”

Ellen Ann Fentress, producer and director; Errin Whack, Associated Press

Princeton Public Library, Not in Our Town Princeton, Program in Journalism

October 4, 2018 · 7:00 pm8:00 pm · Private Dining Room, Mathey College

Beat the Press: A Newsmaker Dinner Conversation with Michael Calderone

Michael Calderone, Ferris Professor of Journalism and senior media reporter at Politico


September 24, 2018 · 7:00 pm8:00 pm · Private Dining Room, Mathey College

Communicating Excellence: A Newsmaker Dinner Conversation with Brent Colburn

Brent Colburn, Princeton University Vice President and former Obama Administration official


April 18, 2018 · 7:00 pm8:00 pm · Firestone Room, Mathey College

Adventures From a Life of Writing: Finding Success in Journalism, Politics, and Entertainment

Joe Seldner, former creative director and chief speechwriter

Princeton Writes

April 12, 2018 · 5:30 pm · 10 McCosh

A Conversation with Fazal Sheikh and Eduardo Cadava

Fazal Sheikh, artist; Eduardo Cadava, English

Princeton University Art Museum

March 29, 2018 · 7:00 pm8:00 pm · Private Dining Room, Mathey College

On Accountability: A Dinner Conversation with Michael LaForgia

Michael LaForgia, Ferris Professor of Journalism and investigative reporter for The New York Times


February 26, 2018 · 7:00 pm8:00 pm · Private Dining Room, Mathey College

Seeing Grace: A Dinner Conversation with Sarah L. Kaufman

Sarah L. Kaufman, Ferris Professor of Journalism and dance critic for The Washington Post


February 12, 2018 · 7:00 pm8:00 pm · Private Dining Room, Mathey College

About New York: A Dinner Conversation with Jim Dwyer

Jim Dwyer, Ferris Professor of Journalism and columnist for The New York Times


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