Past Events from September 23, 2016 – January 1, 1970 – Page 16 – DeWitt Wallace Center Past Events from September 23, 2016 – January 1, 1970 – Page 16 – DeWitt Wallace Center

Tech & Check Conference

Perkins Library Rooms 217-218

  *               THURSDAY MARCH 31 Duke University, Perkins Library, Rooms 217 & 218   2:00 p.m. – Welcome & introductions. Bill Adair (Duke) and Alexios Mantzarlis (Poynter).   2:35 p.m. – Demos → ClaimBuster: a tool that can analyze transcripts from debates, TV interviews and legislative proceedings and … Continued

Monuts Friday!

Sanford 201 201 Science Drive, DURHAM, NC, United States

        April 15: Speakers and topic specifics to be announced the Monday before. Monuts Fridays!  Discussions of media and politics, with a glazed topping. Just about every other Friday. No RSVP required.

2016 Journalism Awards Dinner: Futrell, Melcher, Merritt

2016 Journalism Awards Dinner For more information about the dinner, please contact Shelley Stonecipher, sls43@duke.edu. HONOREES The Futrell Award for Outstanding Achievement in Communications and Journalism Awarded to a Duke alumnus Laura Gentile T'74 Founder and Senior Vice President, espnW and ESPN Women's Initiatives     The Melcher Award Melcher Family Award for Excellence in … Continued

Meet the Center

Sanford School Terrace 201 Science Drive, Durham, NC, United States

Please join us for our Meet the Center welcome back event on the Sanford School Terrace. Professors and students will share information on classes, research positions, and journalism opportunities around both campus and the Triangle. Representatives from the Raleigh News & Observer, the Duke Political Review, the Duke Chronicle, The Standard and other publications will … Continued

Talk: Greg Veis of Huffington Post Highline

Greg Veis (T'03), executive editor of Huffington Post Highline, will talk journalism over quiche and Krispy Kreme. The publication capitalizes on its digital environment with rich multimedia augmentation while staying consistent with fixed publication schedules and tight editing. Come join this casual conversation as Greg Veis discusses the ins and outs of longform journalism and its role in … Continued

Political Cartoon and Satire Festival

DeWitt Wallace has partnered with the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists to co-host the 2016 Political Cartoon and Satire Festival! Cartoonists and members from the Duke community alike will partake in panels discussing everything from the #BlackLivesMatter movement to caricaturing the presidential candidates.   Students–interact directly with the cartoonists at the Student-Cartoonist Cookout, Friday, from 5-7 p.m. … Continued

Meet the Researchers of Samantha Bee and The Daily Show

Researchers of "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee" and "The Daily Show" will discuss their careers as fact-checkers during the panel discussion Facts and Comedy. The speakers, all three Duke alums, are excited to share stories and insight from their work and to answer any questions about getting into the industry!   Featuring: Adam Chodikoff, Senior Producer of "The … Continued

‘Spotlight’ Reporter Matt Carroll Talks Investigative Journalism

Rhodes Conference Room Sanford Building, Durham, NC, United States

The DeWitt Wallace Center is thrilled to host Matt Carroll, member of the Spotlight team, as he discusses journalism and the future of investigative team journalism.   His talk will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 28th, in the Rhodes Conference Room of the Sanford Public Policy Building. The talk is free and … Continued

Monuts: ‘The Weirdest Presidential Election Ever’

  Kathleen Parker, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The Washington Post, will be leading a discussion on the upcoming election.   The talk is open to all and, as it is part of our Monuts On the Trail series, come hungry!


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