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Past Discussion 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


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


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


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


March 28, 2019 · 4:30 pm6:00 pm · A71 Simpson International Building

Migration, Journalism, and the Question of Representation: Panel Discussion

Joanna Kakissis, NPR; Griff Witte, The Washington Post


March 26, 2019 · 4:30 pm6:00 pm · A71 Simpson International Building

Migration, Journalism, and the Question of Representation: Panel Discussion

Joe Stephens, Journalism; Deborah Amos, Journalism; Princeton student journalists


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


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

“The Sixth Extinction” – A Conversation with Elizabeth Kolbert

Elizabeth Kolbert, journalist and author


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


January 22, 2019 · 6:00 pm8:00 pm · Artworks, Trenton

Inside Stories from a Changing City/Historías Íntimas de una Ciudad Cambiante

Purcell Carson, Woodrow Wilson School


November 26, 2018 · 4:30 pm6:00 pm · Bowl 16, Robertson Hall

Can We Build a Better Society?

The International Panel on Social Progress


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


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


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 9, 2018 · 6:00 pm · Artworks, Trenton

The Trenton Project Remembers April 9, 1968


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