DeWitt Wallace Center

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

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

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

  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!

A conversation with Philip Bennett, Eugene Patterson Professor of the Practice of Public Policy and Journalism and Co-Producer of PBS's acclaimed documentary "The Choice," and Frederick Mayer, Duke Professor of Public Policy, Political Science and Environment and director of POLIS: The Center for Political Leadership, Innovation and Service. Pizza will be served. Free and open … Continued

Professor Bill Adair will be hosting his own Periodic Tables talk at Motorco Music Hall. Come discuss politics over drinks! Tickets not required. Open to all.

  Come learn about the launch of iCheck, a new database of voting records that will allow individuals to examine the facts themselves, in this fact-checking talk with Duke professors. Hosted by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.   Excerpt from event's homepage: Are the claims you hear in the media based on good … Continued

  GQ writers Dan Riley and Jason Zengerle will talk about magazine journalism on Friday, Oct. 28, from 10:30-11:30 a.m. in Rhodes Conference Room, Sanford Building. As part of the Monuts on the Trail series, there will be Monuts!! Come hungry and bring a friend.