CNN White House Correspondent and Duke alum, John Harwood '78, kicks off The Chronicle's Fall 2020 Speaker Series on Tuesday, October 6th at 7 pm. REGISTER HERE to receive a Zoom link. David Graham '09, adjunct professor and staff writer for The Atlantic, will lead the discussion. There will be a chance to ask questions … Continued
Hosted by Polis: Center for Politics In addition to marking the 2020 election, this virtual symposium on voting will provide an opportunity for our intellectual community to think seriously about democratic citizenship and to look to the future with the goal of renewing democracy and making it more equitable. As we grapple with challenges like … Continued
If you are interested in learning more about the PJMS Certificate, please join us at the Major Fair! You can watch our certificate program video by clicking here or you can join us on Zoom on Tuesday, October 20th between 10-2. We look forward to speaking with you! Click here to learn more about … Continued
Please join The News & Observer for a live virtual event exploring election disinformation from noon-1 p.m. on Oct. 20, 2020. Professor Phil Napoli will be featured on the panel! America’s architects viewed the press as essential to our democracy, including it in the first article of our Bill of Rights. And yet today we … Continued
Professors Jun Yang (computer science) and Bill Adair (journalism and public policy) will discuss their work in automated fact-checking. For the past five years, Jun and Bill have worked together in a variety of Bass Connections, NSF, and foundation-supported projects that have broken new ground in instant fact-checking of political speeches and debates. They’ll discuss … Continued
Professor Jeremy Bowers and his Washington Post colleague, Lenny Bronner, discuss the data behind their 2020 election coverage. You can view the Washington Post’s Election website here. Click here to register!
On Tuesday, October 27, Stefanie Pousoulides (current Investigations Editor and senior Chronicle staffer) will sit down with Seyward Darby to discuss her new book, Sisters in Hate: American Women on the Front Lines of White Nationalism. Darby served as editor of The Chronicle and graduated from Duke in 2007, now serving as the editor of … Continued
How does ABC News prepare to cover one of the most important nights of the year? Join us as we talk to ABC News Special Events Producer, David Reiter ’93, about how they prepare for election night programming. He’ll also discuss issues particular to this year, such as how to deal with misinformation, vote integrity … Continued