Lectures

Gustav Niebuhr told the Hall of Philosophy audience that when he took a pause, they should assume he was thinking very deeply about something. In

Henry Luce, co-founder of Time magazine, once said he “became a journalist to come as close as possible to the heart of the world.” Arzu

Journalism ethics cannot be considered separately from the ethical compass of the country at large. Diane Winston will be talking about what that means for

For Nancy Gibbs, the managing editor of Time magazine, there’s a large difference between making a mistake in a story and intentionally getting a fact

Peter Beinart has been reading James Fallows’ work since Beinart was in junior high school. But that’s not what Beinart and Fallows, associate professor of

Iraqi soldiers stole incubators from Kuwait hospitals and left the babies to die. Hillary Clinton ran a child prostitution ring out of a D.C. pizzeria.

When Michael Gerson began his lecture in the Hall of Philosophy, he said he struggled with his introduction, “given the pace and disturbing nature of

The associate justices of the U.S. Supreme Court in 2017 are the most diverse group in the court’s history, with five Catholics, three Jews and

The news media may finally be catching on to the importance of religion. Gustav Niebuhr, associate professor of newspaper and online journalism and religion at

Arzu Geybulla believes it’s imperative that people speak up for journalists’ rights — not just in the United States, but throughout the globe. “We live

Azerbaijan may not sound familiar to some of you. It is a relatively small country, sandwiched between Russia, Iran, Caspian Sea to its east, Georgia,

When someone visits the doctor these days, they don’t just take the diagnosis at face value — they go online and get a second opinion.

Just as the neutral term “politics” — the art or science of government or governing — has become a pejorative over time, so too has

In times of intense division, sometimes media adds fuel to the fire of deeply entrenched conflict. Peter Beinart, journalist and professor, will talk about how

“My father was a St. Bernard, my mother was a collie, but I am a Presbyterian.” So begins “A Dog’s Tale” by Mark Twain, a

The journalism industry is changing. The digitalization of media has challenged traditional business models and led to heavy downsizing across the industry. Along with this,